I’m sorry people, but this DID NOT live up to my expectations at all. I was very disappointed. It’s about the mob, Las Vegas, and sheriff’s from the mind of Nicolas Pilegii. The third god of Goodfellas and Casino with Martin Scorcese and Robert De Niro. So what went wrong?
First of all, CBS is taking a huge gamble here. Last fall proved that period shows do not go so well with the straight off cancellations of ‘Pan Am’ and ‘The Playboy Club’. That’s two shows. Not one, but two.
So why would CBS take this gamble? They are putting this whole show on the line advertising Dennis Quaid as the star and god here and there along with Michael Chiklis. To be honest, I don’t find Dennis Quaid all so cool. He’s nothing special really. Sure, he’s a good actor. But the only thing I find of him to be memorable is ‘The Parent Trap’. And Michael Chiklis? He’s trying so hard to be tough but just like ABC’s ‘No Ordinary Family’, he fails to be a tough guy even though he tries so very hard. As a side note, No Ordinary Family was cancelled after its first season with a huge ass cliffhanger.
The beginning was kinda lame. Dennis Quaid comes to the airport pissed since Vincent Savino’s plane flew in and disturbed his herd. Then Quaid just beats everyone up.
As the episode went on, we saw that the blueprint of each episode is going to be ‘case of the week’ style. The case for this pilot episode was extremely boring and not interesting at all. No twists, no turns, just a plain case to solve.
I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to like this one. It’s Nicolas Pileggi as the writer for crying out loud. I do hope it picks up a lot as the season progress.
See the promo to episode 2, ‘Money Plays’, below!
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