The networks have announced their fall schedules, but which of the series will actually be worth watching? Throughout the summer, as I watch the pilots, I'll be posting my first impressions. Note that a lot can change before a show actually makes it to air, so these aren't comprehensive reviews, just quick thoughts on how the shows look now. Today's installment: ABC's "Dirty Sexy Money."
What's it about? A lawyer takes over his dead father's job as the personal counsel to a rich, crazy New York family, getting sucked into a world he spent his childhood resenting.
Who's in it? Peter Krause of "Six Feet Under," Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin, Jill Clayburgh, Natalie Zea
The good: Considering the size of the cast, this pilot does an amazing job setting up the dark, decadent world of the Darlings without feeling heavy-handed. Where other pilots rely on expositionary dialogue ("but you're the best-selling author in history!"), "Dirty Sexy Money" has mastered the art of showing and not telling — one of my favorite touches was how the character of each Darling is revealed through a ring tone on Nick's cell phone.
The bad: This pilot does a great job of setting up the world of Nick and the Darlings, but it doesn't give me a great sense of how the show will be structured from week to week. I worry that the wacky Darlings, so amusingly quirky in the pilot, will be tiresome by a few weeks in.
Will I watch? Definitely. Krause alone was enough to get me to give the show a chance, but all the curveballs his character gets thrown in the second half of this pilot will keep me watching.
To watch a preview for the show and check out a gallery of photos, read more
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Photos copyright 2007 ABC, Inc.
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Agh! That one blonde girl looks like the chick that played Anna on The OC! Must check this out.
1Peter Krause.....
2This show looks so good; it's wonderful to see Peter Krause back on tv and in a role that seems to fit him perfectly. Thanks for the preview, Buzz.
3I'll give it a chance for Peter Krause. My darling Nate!
4I love Peter Krause. I'll definitely check it out!
5This pic reminds me of Dynasty. Am I aging myself- anyone remember that?
6This does seem interesting- Peter and Donald should be good.
i think i would give this show a chance.
7and btw mizlynz, the blonde girl played by Samaire Armstrong IS the girl (Anna) from the OC!
"the rumor is you can't act"
"well your poor!"
haha my fav. line from that preview
looking forward to peter krause!
8I love Peter, although this seems very close to his role on Six Feet Under. A son who takes over the family business he avoided all his life....
9I've been really excited for this upcoming fall season, and this show is one of the main shows that's been getting me anxious waiting for premier week. The cast is great and even though it may in so few way resemble it, I get an dramatized Arrested Development feel when I see the previews.
10I know, juju, isn't that hilarious! Back when I interviewed Peter in the spring, he said that was one of the main reasons he almost turned down the role.
11Wow; too ironic. Just yesterday, without knowing about the existence of this show, I was having a conversation with a friend about what ever happened to the other talented Baldwin, Billy. He just disappeared after marrying China. I'm tuning in to see him more than anyone else.
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