Houston grown and trained Dennis Quaid is starring this year in a TV show called Vegas. I mention it today because I don’t think it will be around as long as the two previous series with that name – Robert Urich as a private eye from 1978 to 81, or James Caan and Josh Duhamel running a casino from 2003 to 08.
Last night, about 50 minutes into the show, Quaid almost smiled for a split second. His dimples showed and his eyes sparkled, giving him the look that has made him appealing in the past. Otherwise, through the first few episodes, his face might as well have been cast in stone. His only look has been a scowl much more dour than the publicity photo above – he has looked like an old man trying to decide if that raisin in his muffin was a rat turd.
Acting by the minor characters in the series has been over-the-top caricatures of mob guys, while the principals, Michael Chiklis and Quaid, have done no acting at all.
There is another quasi-historical show about an American city that debuts tonight – Nashville – and the pre-release reviews are calling it the best new series of the year. I hope they are right, but compared to shows like Vegas, it won’t have to be very good to take the title.
Yeah! I've been watching it too. Really wanted to like it because I've always loved both Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis, but I have to admit I haven't been very impressed thus far with the show (or either of the star actors)!!! Pretty disappointed :(
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