On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 7:39 AM, Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote:
> Haiku explained: > VEGAS (Tue/10p) > Veronica Mars: > "Call Sheriff Lamb. Ke$ha stole > The show's dollar sign" > > From Deadline > (http://www.deadline.com/2012/05/cbs-2012-13-schedule-two-half-men-moves-to-thursday-the-mentalist-to-sunday/): > Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis star in VEGAS, a drama inspired by the true > story of former Las Vegas Sheriff Ralph Lamb, a fourth-generation rancher > tasked with bringing order to Las Vegas in the 1960s, a gambling and > entertainment mecca emerging from the tumbleweeds. Ralph Lamb (Quaid) wants > to be left in peace to run his ranch, but Las Vegas is now swelling with > outsiders and corruption which are intruding on his simple life. Recalling > Lamb's command as a military police officer during World War II, the Mayor > appeals to his sense of duty to look into a murder of a casino worker - and > so begins Lamb's clash with Vincent Savino (Chiklis), a ruthless Chicago > gangster who plans to make Vegas his own. Assisting Lamb in keeping law and > order are his two deputies: his diplomatic, even-keeled brother Jack (Jason > O'Mara) and his charming but impulsive son, Dixon (Taylor Handley). > Ambitious Assistant District Attorney Katherine O'Connell (Carrie-Anne > Moss), who grew up on the ranch next to the Lambs, also lends a hand in > preserving justice. In Vegas, two powerful men - Lamb and Savino - are > engaged in a fierce battle for control of the budding oasis, and for both of > them, folding is not an option. Nicholas Pileggi, Greg Walker, Cathy > Konrad, Arthur Sarkissian and James Mangold, who also directed the pilot, > are the executive producers for CBS Television Studios. This reminds me of The Untouchables (Desilu version). There is a fictional cop, based on a real one, who takes down gangsters in a world several decades before contemporary time. If they don't get too caught up in the Mad Men '60s vibe and they don't make mysterious references to some grand conspiracy every week, I might watch. Having Pileggi on board gives it credibility. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
