Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, right, fights crime shirtlessly. / Jeff Neira/FOX
Before guys’ night on American Idol, Fox ran a promo for its new immortal-till-he-finds-true-love police drama, New Amsterdam: “A cop with over 300 years of experience.” What? I was watching American Idol to get away from the presidential campaign!
As I mentioned briefly in the comments yesterday, this was one of those high-concept genre hybrids we’ve seen a lot of this season. (He raises the dead–and solves murders! He’s a vampire–and he solves murders! etc.) This one left me unmoved, but it did have a romantic streak that might redeem it for some people. And he solves murders.
What say you? Was New Amsterdam ready to entertain you on Day One?
* Yes, I see that Tim Goodman made the same reference at The Bastard Machine. What can I say? We’re both white guys in our late thirties.