Keith, it's not showing n my listings. I'll still check the channel at the
usual hours.
On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 10:03 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
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.
--
If all the world's a stage and we
