Hey Keith. I really liked it as well and for the same reasons. I'm looking forward to seeing more.
__________________________________________________________________ James Landrith ja...@jameslandrith.com cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 AIM/MSN/Yahoo! IM: jlandrith http://www.twitter.com/jlandrith http://www.linkedin.com/in/jlandrith http://www.facebook.com/jameslandrith http://www.jameslandrith.com http://www.multiracial.com http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/ __________________________________________________________________ On Mon, June 7, 2010 8:49 pm, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > Anyone else watch this show's premiere a few weeks ago? It's from "Burn > Notice" creator Matt Nix. I found the first show to be hilarious. It's a > campy, non-stop action fest that has the humour and even look of something > from the '70s. The silly hyperkinetic energy and jokes puts me in mind of > things like  "Cannonball Run", "Smokey and the Bandit", or the better > "Police Squad" stuff. The characters are quirky, especially Brad Whitford, > who looks and acts like a cop from a '70s picture. The plots are > convoluted and improbable, but oh so fun. The premiere had something to do > with a pawn shop and a hair dryer, and before the show was done, we're > caught up in gunplay--a lot of it--and car chases across Dallas. Look > closely and you can definitely feel the "Burn Notice" energy, along with > the feel of other fun cable shows like "Psych". > > Not sure how long it'll last, but it's definitely a fun, silly > time--something that unfortunately might have a better chance on USA or > one of the other cable channels. > > > > > > *************************************************************** > > > > http://www.fox.com/goodguys/about/ > > > > From Matt Nix ("Burn Notice"), comes THE GOOD GUYS, a new action comedy > about what happens when an old-school cop and a modern-day detective > expose the big picture of small crime. > > > > Once upon the 1970s, DAN STARK (Bradley Whitford) and his partner, Frank > Savage, were big-shot Dallas detectives. So big, in fact, that they were > lauded as American heroes after saving the Governor's son. Thirty years > later, Dan Stark is a washed-up detective who spends most of his time > drunk or re-hashing his glory days. A stranger to modern police work who > would much rather trust his old-school police instincts, Dan has the > reputation as being a bit of a wild card. Able to skate by on the heroic > deeds of his yesteryear, he is still a semi-active presence on the force, > and with the help of his liquor of choice, occasionally comes through to > solve a petty crime. > > Dan's new partner, JACK BAILEY (Colin Hanks), is an ambitious, by-the-book > and overall good detective, but is sometimes a bit too snarky for his own > good. His habit of undermining himself has earned him a dead-end position > in the department, and he is stuck solving annoying petty theft cases that > nobody else wants. Worse, he's been given the thankless task of > babysitting Dan, the drunk pariah who can never keep partners for long. > Jack may not see it, but he has little chance of getting out of his > situation; his knack for making enemies at the station has assured he is > not going anywhere. > > > > His only ally is ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY LIZ TRAYNOR (Jenny Wade), a > quick witted former girlfriend whom Jack hasn't quite gotten over and the > one person he turns to for help with his current professional predicament. > Until Jack finds his way out of this situation, he is stuck awaiting the > day when he can turn everything around, get back to solving actual cases > and return to being a real detective. > > > > On one fairly typical day, as Jack and Dan are pursuing a Code 58, the > Dallas police code for routine investigations, which puts them hot on the > case of a stolen humidifier, they inadvertently become engaged in a > shootout over a stolen golf bag belonging to a notorious drug smuggler. > This starts Jack and Dan on a wild chase to retrieve the bag, recover the > contents inside and go after the drug smuggler - all while dodging his > hired assassin! > > The excitement of the case reminds Dan of the way he and Frank busted > punks back in the good old days, and he convinces Jack to go along for the > ride. Needless to say, many departmental rules are again broken in the > reckless pursuit, showing their boss, LIEUTENANT ANA RUIZ (Diana Maria > Riva), that Jack and Dan will be spending many more days in the Property > Crimes Division, assigned to investigate seemingly minor crimes in order > to keep them out of major trouble. > > > > THE GOOD GUYS is produced by Fox Television Studios. Matt Nix and Mikkel > Bondesen serve as executive producers. Tim Matheson will direct the pilot > episode. > > >
