Friday, September 22, 2006
jump the shark?
I watched James Woods' show last night on CBS, Shark. I thought it was terrific. (Looking it up online, I see that Spike Lee directed the episode last night. Heavy stuff for a tv show, eh?) Fairly interesting courtroom stuff, not unexpectedly, but the really interesting part is Woods' character. He's a hard-edged, highly successful attorney (formerly for the defense, now a prosecutor) whose teenage daughter is far more emotionally evolved than he and very much wants to be part of his life. He wants to be part of hers, too, but it's a tad difficult for him. Except for the daughter (understatedly and strongly played by Danielle Panabaker), the supporting cast is so much less adept than Woods - and their parts are far more underwritten - that it's a shame. But the show is definitely a must-see.
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