Still, one finds oneself missing the pitch-perfect broodiness of Angel, to which New Amsterdam so far aspires but misses.

Meh. I thought the “broodiness” of Angel was a little too narcissistically angsty — but I suppose that’s what made it appealing to younger viewers. I occasionally watched it, but sometimes all that tragic hipness would make me gag.

I’ve been watching New Amsterdam, and I agree that it’s somewhat underwritten and half-baked, and has some astounding whoppers in its story lines. Despite this, the characters are appealing, and the fact that I keep watching despite some of the astounding coincidences just goes to show you the power of actors’ chemistry.

After the near darkness of television — yes I’ve REALLY noticed the writers’ strike even if non-scripted shows seem ever popular — I’m very happy to see SOMETHING on TV that is at least trying to be an intelligent scripted show.

I’m also noticing that last week’s debut episode landed at #6. (See here

It also didn’t do half bad in its regular time slot last night; it improved on it’s lead-in show and held up okay against it’s competition. I’ll be watching its numbers closely to see if it at least gets enough episodes to make it to DVD. (At a guess, I’d say it appeals to a slightly older demographic than perhaps what Fox would like. With an impatient network like Fox, which is notoriously quick to pull the trigger, it doesn’t bode well.)
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