NEW AMSTERDAM

NEW AMSTERDAM is a new show on FOX, but it's one of, what seems like many, shows that were originally advertised to be on the FALL lineup. As I mentioned in my blog on CASHMERE MAFIA, it makes me very nervous when a series is pushed back in the season. This usually means that it got awful early reviews. So, imagine my surprise when I discovered it was really good! The basic premise is your cookie cutter cop drama, but this one has an interesting twist that saves it from being a total copy cat of others that came before it. Before I get to what the twist is, I'll give you a basic rundown. First you have a hot looking male cop, who is part mystery and part crusty old timer, and of course he gets paired up with a gung ho younger female partner who makes sure to let him know he can't push her around.

I know what you're saying; come on we've all seen this ad nausiem. This is where the cool twist comes in, because the lead character, who happens to be pretty hot, is about 400 years old. It turns out he saved a village of Indian women from being slaughtered in the 1600s, and for that their local shaman blew some type of smoke into his mouth and told him he would not grow old or die until he found "the one." Of course "the one" is supposed to be his ultimate soulmate. I'm not sure if this was a reward for saving this women or a curse for being part of the group that killed their men, either way it appears to have worked.


Our sexy lead character has the obligatory sidekick who knows his whole sorted past, but his 65-year-old confidant is more than just his buddy, he's his mortal son. So you can see how imaginitive the writers of this show are. There have only been two episodes so far, so for all we know he has children he's outlived as well as other senior citizens running around that were sired by him. Based on the interesting direction NEW AMSTERDAM appears to be going in, I will definitly continue to watch. I can only hope it doesn't go the way of the last show that took at a risk at being original, JOURNEYMAN. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you aren't the only one, as this show got cancelled after half a season. That's it for now; check in next week for more advice on what shows are worth your time.