Andre Braugher won't be away from TV for too long: The Last Resort star has landed a co-starring role in an untitled Fox pilot from Parks and Recreation's Mike Schur and Dan Goor, TVGuide.com has learned.
In the comedy, a group of detectives — including Saturday Night Live alum Andy Samberg, Terry Crews, Stephanie Beatriz and Melissa Fumero — form an odd family in their precinct in the outermost neighborhood of New York City.
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[Spoiler alert: This story reveals major plot points from Wednesday's episode of Law & Order: SVU.]
Week after week for the last 14 years, Law & Order: SVU has depicted grisly, gruesome and unspeakable acts of violence. However, Wednesday's episode of the long-running procedural caused a media firestorm in recent weeks not because of what was depicted, but because of...
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Question: While I'm not happy Last Resort was canceled, I would like to thank ABC and the producers for allowing this show to have an actual ending, with [SPOILER ALERT] Marcus showing his love for his country and sub by dying to make sure the Chinese didn't get it. Like you said in one of your daily reviews, any ending is better than a cliffhanger. I was satisfied with the ending. — Foster
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Under the familiar heading of "shows gone too soon," ABC's robust, though at times berserk, military thriller Last Resort is the only failed freshman series from this season's underwhelming fall crop that I would argue deserved more of a chance — or at least a tryout in a more appropriate time period — to catch on as it figured out its sprawling narrative. With the great Andre Braugher and the appealing Scott Speedman leading a strong and (on the island at least) exotic cast, this action drama about a rogue nuclear sub standing up against a homeland gone haywire is unlike anything else on network TV. Which made it a risk, though one well worth taking, and at least ABC let the producers complete the initial 13-episode order, which now comes to a too-early, but let's hope satisfying, end (Thursday, 8/7c).
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