Money Plays
The country’s obsession with the 1960s continues with CBS Vegas. But this time around, CBS has turned the popular time period into a crime show, staring Dennis Quaid as the new sheriff in Vegas tasked with cleaning up the lawless city. Michael Chiklis is the antagonist, a mobster from Chicago sent to manage the money better. Natural born enemies.
Last weeks pilot will probably be the most plot driven episode for a while, since it set up the basic premise of the show and how Ralph Lamb got the job as new sheriff of Vegas. The cookie cutter procedural setup starts this week, with a murder or crime of the week for Lamb to solve while keeping his eye on the mob boys in town. Story elements that carry from episode to episode deal with the murder from the first episode and how he is willing to flip in return for not being executed and the mob trying to get rid of any evidence linking the two. At least the show is trying to have some element of story this early on.
The window dressing of the 60s makes Vegas fun, but how long this nostalgic wash will last is the real question. Quaid and Chiklis bring caliber acting, but being shoved into a murder of the week format will drain on the top notch acting. Only so many crimes can happen in Vegas before the show starts to show its age. But in the mean time, enjoy the glitz and glam of Vegas while it is still fresh.
Rating: Watch
Original Air Date: 10/2/12
On CBS, Tuesday’s 10/9 central
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