# Steven Seagal: Lawman (in real life AND on TV) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 2, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712 "2009-12-02T16:11:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/1 "2009-12-02T16:11:54Z")
[SFGate article: ‘Steven Seagal: Lawman’ full of possibilities](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/02/DD3E1ASM6R.DTL) > [@](#): > > …for most people, finding out that Seagal has been a real-life deputy for nearly 20 years in the Jefferson Parish sheriff’s office in Louisiana might come as a mind-rattling shock. Wow, good for him. Maybe he should have been in Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant instead of Nic Cage! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/2 "2009-12-02T17:02:04Z")
Interesting. I wonder if my parents ever encountered Officer Seagal; they lived in Jefferson Parish until the mid-'90s. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/3 "2009-12-02T17:56:55Z")
Think he breaks driver’s necks at traffic stops? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/4 "2009-12-02T20:22:36Z")
I’ll have to remember to watch and see if I recognize anything. Hard to believe [Ro-Bear’s](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=harahan,+la+70123&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.409192,69.873047&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Harahan,+Jefferson,+Louisiana&ll=29.936859,-90.197145&spn=0,359.972878&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=29.936824,-90.197245&panoid=UItvZpaLVj2TAHnaN3Jmiw&cbp=12,323.21,,0,5) sno-ball stand is still there. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/5 "2009-12-02T20:26:47Z")
Next thing you know, Seagal will reveal that he was a chef in New Orleans. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/6 "2009-12-02T21:22:53Z")
I saw ads for this show last night. Color me surprised. I also note that SS is looking pretty puffy these days. Though, I still wouldn’t dare sayin’ that to his face. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/7 "2009-12-02T23:38:25Z")
i remember seeing him ride by with a group of law enforcement people after katrina. the look on anderson cooper’s face as he watched the truck go past was priceless. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/8 "2009-12-03T14:59:02Z")
Looks like they’re covering the opposite side of the river for now, mainly around Marrero. Maybe they’ll eventually show him covering the Mardi Gras parade route in Metairie, then I could recognize something other than bridges and the Westbank Expressway. ---
**Author:** ![mo50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@mo50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mo50)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/9 "2009-12-03T16:02:47Z")
Anyone know why he chose that particular locale? Is he from there or something? I’m sure its a great place and everything, but it just seems so random. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/10 "2009-12-03T16:31:07Z")
> [@mo50](#): > > Anyone know why he chose that particular locale? Is he from there or something? Sometime during the hour, he mentioned that it chose him. Seems the Jefferson Parish sheriff approached him to train some of new officers and liked him so much that he was asked to join the team. ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/11 "2009-12-03T17:04:03Z")
Oh so cheesy and terrible. I couldn’t stop watching. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/12 "2009-12-03T17:18:11Z")
I would be pissed off I I got arrested by some actor grandstanding for a camera. I think there’s a conflict between what the camera wants for exciting TV, and what a policeman should be trying to accomplish which is as little excitement as possible. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/13 "2009-12-03T17:27:08Z")
_Bad actors, bad actors Whatcha gonna do…?_ ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/14 "2009-12-03T17:45:50Z")
I started the thread expecting/hoping that it might generate some funny Seagal comments, but I think his motivations are good. He’s been on the force for many years without any media attention, and says he hopes that the show helps to attract new recruits. The reality-TV aspect is worthy of criticism I suppose–just another paycheck for a C-list actor. I wonder how the citizens of the parish feel about him serving their community? ---
**Author:** ![maladroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/15 "2009-12-03T18:35:32Z")
Good for him. Maybe I’ll stop giggling now every time I see his name. I’m happy for him that he’s done something constructive and fulfilling with his post-movie life. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/16 "2009-12-03T18:37:25Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Next thing you know, Seagal will reveal that he was a chef in New Orleans. Maybe he was a saucier in San Antone. ---
**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/17 "2009-12-03T20:37:04Z")
I wanted to watch but it wasn’t on until 11 here and I couldn’t hang. Also, it was opposite Top Chef; so I’d have probably been flipping between the two. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/18 "2009-12-03T20:39:49Z")
> [@maladroit](#): > > Good for him. Maybe I’ll stop giggling now every time I see his name. I’m happy for him that he’s done something constructive and fulfilling with his post-movie life. [What post-movie life](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=540845)? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/19 "2009-12-03T21:30:28Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > Maybe he was a saucier in San Antone. He briefly owned (or, at least, lent his name to) a restaurant here in Chicago in the early 1990s. It wasn’t in a good location for foot traffic (about a block west of the Merchandise Mart), and I don’t think it lasted six months. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712/20 "2009-12-04T02:41:34Z")
After reading [this review](http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/12/steven_seagal_lawman_review_-.html), i think i’m going to have to give this show a go. It looks hysterical. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steven-seagal-lawman-in-real-life-and-on-tv/519712.md?page=2)