Thanks to a Fox marketing ...
Question: Thanks to a Fox marketing push, I was able to see the premiere episodes of many Fox shows. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed
Justice. I was initially interested in it only because of
Victor Garber, but I ended up liking the show overall. But here's my concern: Is there really room for yet another crime/law drama like this? I know people have been asking about
CSI and
Law & Order oversaturation for years. But can a new show that isn't part of a franchise, and that doesn't air on CBS, make it?
Answer: I would be more worried about
Justice's chances if shows like
House and
Bones hadn't caught on earlier. There is clearly an audience on Fox, no doubt primed by the breakthrough success of
24, for more grown-up shows in the legal/crime (or in
House's case, medical) arenas. The fact that
Hugh Laurie is a Fox superstar is also a sign that a more mature actor (say, Victor Garber) can find a happy home on this network. There's no question there are too many crime and courtroom shows on TV these days, but the appetite for them appears to be bottomless, and as long as they're well done, I wouldn't bet against them right now. As I noted in my
review this week,
Justice isn't groundbreaking, but doesn't need to be. What it excels at is being a typically flashy
Jerry Bruckheimer production, a mix of
David E. Kelley bravado and
CSI-style visuals. I could absolutely see
Justice working on CBS, but that doesn't mean it won't work on Fox.
