Will Fox Give New Amsterdam a Chance?
Monday, March 10th, 2008
I’m been enjoying New Amsterdam. I was a little confused with what Fox has been doing with the show, moving it all around with new eps, first Tuesday, then Thursday and now Monday this coming week. I guess they just wanted to get it an audience by showing it after American Idol. Tonight, it moves to it’s regular day and time on Fox, Monday at 9:00 pm ET. I’m not sure if moving a show around like that is a good idea or not. I think it gets confusing for people. Whatever.
John Amsterdam (it does appear that he changes his name occasionally) is a New York City Detective (and he changes his job), who originally came to America in the 1600’s. She saves an American Indian girl by stepping in front of a sword. To thank him, she heals him and makes him immortal, saying he will stay that way until he finds his one true love. OK, it’s hokey, but it works.
As the story unfolds, you see John remembering times past. He has had hundreds of girlfriends, several wives, 36 dogs, and at least two children, he’s been a soldier, a lawyer, a furniture maker and a police detective. And that’s just what we find out about in the first couple of eps. I can just see the possibility for so many stories to be told with this premise. The characters so far seem rich, colorful and interesting.
Anyway, it looks like there are at least four more episodes to air this month, and I’m looking forward to them. If you didn’t catch them last week, remember, due to the miracle of the Internet, you can watch full episodes online and get caught up.
I hope this show doesn’t fall to the Fox curse of good shows that get axed before their time. Although, this is Fox (and ifyou read my blogs, you know how I feel about Fox and how they kill shows), so I’m not holding my breath.
