At first glance, Breaking In, FOX's new comedy effort, is going to draw a lot of comparisons to Leverage, but they won't last long. The world of soundbites, trailers, and flash promos makes the comparison nearly impossible to avoid, but even the smallest amount of time spent with the actual show will put it out of your mind immediately. Sure, there's a slick, ten-moves-ahead boss running a crew … [Read more...]
Christian Slater will be taking yet another shot at television with Breaking In on FOX. The show premieres on April 6th, and I will have something more like a review shortly, because if the pilot is truly a workable representation, then I'm going to be a fan of this one. I got a chance to talk with him about the show on a Q & A Press call recently, and he was great to talk to. Hints of the … [Read more...]
There's a lot of good stuff this week, so much so that I'm actually putting this together when I had intended to skip this week's edition. Sadly, there aren't really enough DVDs of great interest, and the ones there are will likely be covered individually. One of the more interesting notes, or at least one that has people talking, are the recent TV adds and losses. ABC has given full season … [Read more...]
ABC's the forgotten Premieres Tuesday, September 22 at 10:00 p.m., ET, and marks a second television attempt for Christian Slater. While there's almost nothing I need less than yet another crime show, there's something rather unique about the forgotten, and it may just turn out to be clever enough to work. One more murder investigation show, yes, but there's an interesting interplay among … [Read more...]
