The Morning After: Dark and Light
Last night saw a couple summer-TV debuts I didn't get around to reviewing. We had the Jerry Bruckheimer drama Dark Blue, with the ever-loud Dylan McDermott, in which TNT strove to break the stereotypes established by FX and AMC and boldly prove that a cable network can make a cop show just as formulaic as anything the big networks can do. Comedy Central had a more promising start for Michael and Michael Have Issues, in which State alumni Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter play passive-aggressively (and sometimes just aggressively) feuding comedy partners. Your thoughts on either?
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I am so happy that Leverage is back....although there were some pretty cheesy special effects/moments in the show. I'm totally loving this show, though....
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can't wait to see Michael and Michael Have Issues. Stella, while perhaps an acquired taste, was so funny and I still watch it on Hulu.
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Dark Blue looked like a more noble "Shield" or like the movie "Dark Blue". But I think I will still see it.
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Michael and Michael Have Issues had some moments and looked a lot more promising than some of the other sketch comedies Comedy Central has been showing this past year in the 10:30 Wed. slot.
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