Still loving this show. I mean, how can you note love a series with lines like, "He's a cop...only porn stars and cops have moustaches like that"...or, "you're amazing with that computer--you're like a 'computer machine whisperer"...or my fav, uttered by a crook betrayed by an informant, "I trusted you! I taught you how to drive a stick!"
Again, since it's from the "Burn Notice" creator, I'm not surprised at how fun it is. Which means I fear it'll be canceled, alas. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Johnson" <keithbjohn...@comcast.net> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 7, 2010 8:49:47 PM Subject: Fun Show "THe Good Guys" On Fox Tonight 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.
