In the mid eighties to nineties, the syndicated market seemed to be doing well for itself. Though I'm not sure that it really "took off," but several dramas, comedies, action adventures, crime dramas, sci-fi and thrillers found audiences enough for more than just one season.
Street Justice was another quality show from the first-run syndication era.
Movie star Carl Weathers led the show with some memorable perfomances by Bryan Genesse, Charlene Ferentz, and Marcus Chong. The crimes and personal problems they faced made for very watchable shows and we really got into these characters. While Carl Weathers' character Adam Beaudreux, a by-the-book cop tries to do as such, it's not always the case, especially when it comes to young friend and fighter, Grady Jameson.
The lovely Charlene Fernetz played Malloy who owns a local bar and gels well with Adam and Grady.
Troubled gang leader, Miguel Mendaz, played by Marcus Chong joins the cast later and brings more interesting stories as he tries redemption with the existing characters/cast.
Very few people remember this show and will remain as such. If you happen upon it, check it out. It comes from an era when syndicated first run shows started to pick up some steam before the market as we knew it started to fade away when time for these shows were hogged by the bigger entities.
