"Las Vegas", the new NBC show about security staff in a casino, aired their first episode this week. Thankfully the Monday Night Football game was largely a bust last night by the time "Las Vegas" aired, so I watched the pilot almost exclusively. My reaction was lukewarm. The show was OK, but once again suffered from similar flaws to "Lucky" -- way over-the-top characters, spotty acting, and very unrealistic gambling scenes.
Nevertheless, James Caan really saves the show from being terrible, and I thought the other male lead was pretty decent. It has a distinctively more "hip" feel than "Lucky" did, and I think there is a lot of story that can be squeezed out of the situation (security staff in a nice casino). I can't help feel that every episode is going to involve crazy capers and wild-goose chases though.
I'm keeping a wait-and-see attitude to the show. One huge issue for me personally is that they've pitted it up against Monday Night Football, which is going to win 75% of the time. This review agrees:
...like a winner on a hot streak, NBC has lost perspective, as it comes up craps by scheduling this guy appeal homage to vice and dice against the truer testosterone testament, ABC's "Monday Night Football." So expect "Las Vegas" to go bust, unless it is moved to a more favorable time period.
So we'll wait and see what happens. I wouldn't be surprised if it moves timeslots, and I also wouldn't be surprised if the show gets better with a few more episodes and basic character development.
First off, I can't believe on loveandcasinowar.com, my friend missed the comment, "All's fair in love, war, and casino hosting". Classic line, especially for this site.
As far as the show, I think that it was a great introduction to the characters/vegas life. It has to be over the top, or the American public will quickly bore of it, but I think that the show has alot of potential. Also, the show was foreshadowing mafia ties with James Caan with all of the "family" comments, which can add a whole other dimension to this show. Plus, he's fucking Santino Corleone!
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