by AnonymousĬMU Drama has BA and Ma programs. The Monty Clift project would have done better now than this because wouldn't have involved politics at all. (Add to that list anything involving a virus that kills the population is a no-no now.) While I'm sure this show will be good, it will be an uphill climb. Most people don't want political shows right now and are burned out on it as Ryan Murphy is finding out with his Monica Lewinsky series, but he wasn't the only one that has had a political series come out in 2020 or 2021 (so far) which either bombed or people forgot about. The Only Murders in the Building also comes to mind, which has its serious moments but it is also a lot of fun. If you want to get more serious then White Lotus and Hacks. While this film (or is it a miniseries?) may only be "in development" the subject matter in these political witch-hunty times couldn't be more pertinent and I'd bet it will get fast-tracked to production.Īctually, people want shows like Ted Lasso. While he is talented he doesn't often get the right material and I think that's why people think he's just an okay actor. He was good enough at singing and acting to get into CMU a few decades ago. I’m looking forward to watching the next seasons to see what changes they’ll make to keep the audience interested.The Carnegie Mellon drama school is hard to get into, you don't get in if you're not talented The dialogue is witty and moves the show along without needing any cliffhanger sentences that set up their commercial breaks.Īll-in-all the series offers a fresh take on an otherwise stale format. Despite the light and airy feel of the show, the dialogue is not a bunch of cheesy one-liners that one would expect. Neil constantly gets on Burke’s nerves, usually much to the mirth of the viewer. What else does it do well? It has romance, “bromance”, action, drama and it’s actually pretty funny. Where Neil is reckless and compulsive, Burke is calculated and careful. Burke working to slowly transform Neil’s mindset to that of a “good-guy” is a long-running story and character arc of the show. Neil has trouble seeing the point of working for the good guys, and constantly questions why Burke does what he does. Burke, a middle-aged family man has always worked on the right side of the law, but it demands all of his time and he gets little reward for his efforts. This adds a level of mystique to an already mystery-riddled show, where the FBIs unit is trying to capture criminals while keeping track of Neil at the same time.Īs with any good show, the characters mesh well. This aspect of White Collar helps it to stay fresh because unlike the typical cop drama, the main protagonist is neutral, and therefore his true motives are always a little bit of an unknown. His story was portrayed in Spielberg’s Catch Me if You Can (2002).) (Notorious young forger Frank Abagnale was given a similar deal to work for the FBI in the 1960s. There have been other cases of this happening, both in real life and in successful media adaptations. He is given an offer to commute his sentence if he works as a special consultant (albeit with a tracking anklet) under Burke to help him catch other criminals, which he has little choice but to accept. ![]() They begin their work together when Neil is going to be put back in jail after escaping, and is facing 20+ years there. ![]() He is caught by agent Peter Burke (Tim Dekay) the head of the FBI’s “White Collar” unit, a unit devoted to apprehending high-stakes criminals such as bank robbers, con-men, and art thieves, etc. The show stars Neil Caffery (Matt Bomer) as a young, charismatic con-man, forger, and thief. This obviously differs from the normal format. It’s not your typical cop/detective/”who-done-it” show largely because the main characters are on opposite sides of the law, and therefore not always working towards the same goal. There are too many of them.)īut what makes White Collar stand apart from the pack is that it takes the format, which is unarguably a successful one, picks the best parts from it, and combines it with aspects of a bank-robbery type of format. Law and Order, CSI, NCIS, Southland, In Plain Sight, Chicago Code, Hawaii 5-0, or any of their dozens of spinoffs and look-alikes. ![]() Don’t get me wrong, I dislike most of the cop dramas that plague the current TV landscape just as much as the next guy. In fact, at first glance it’s a show that doesn’t really align with my typical taste. Its tone is light and playful for the most part, something I haven’t really touched upon on any of my other posts. Jeff Eastin’s White Collar is a show that is just really fun to watch.
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