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03-04-2008, 11:08 PM
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40th Level Warrior
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New Amsterdam
Anyone else watch it? Your thoughts?
Seems like a mix of Highlander and today's cop shows... but without the beheadings, and with sensitive man tendencies. Wasn't quite as good as I'd hoped it would be, but it's worth another look at this point.
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03-05-2008, 08:24 AM
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Re: New Amsterdam
I don't think I've heard of it, what channel is it on?
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03-05-2008, 12:22 PM
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Re: New Amsterdam
Fox. Premier was last night, after Idol.
*edit* Looks like it's going to be on tomorrow night again (Thursday). Didn't see if it's a repeat or a new one.
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03-06-2008, 11:39 AM
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Re: New Amsterdam
Would you reccomend it?
Was New York originally called New Amsterdam?
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03-06-2008, 01:09 PM
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Re: New Amsterdam
Has the question thread migrated?
 I'm up in the air on it so far. The basic premise (he'll live until he finds his one true love, and then he'll finally grow old and die) kind of works, and it's got the Highlander elements of having gone through life before. There are things that concern me as far as its long-term potential. For example, him going to an AA meeting and announcing that it's been 15,373 days since his last drink (more than 42 years, if you're counting) *really* doesn't do much to help him remain incognito. And commenting about someone sounding like his last 609 girlfriends... same thing. IOW, if it's been put together by a standard writer trying to utilize the highlander-type plot line as a hack, fuhgeddaboudit. If it's being put together by someone trying to establish an ongoing intelligent series, I've got high hopes. Until it gets canceled, that is... 'cause intelligent series don't seem to last long...  As for the city.... it was called New Amsterdam until the English conquered it in 1664...
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03-07-2008, 10:04 AM
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Re: New Amsterdam
I TiVoed it, I will watch it this wekemnd and report back. I hope this will replace Journeyman.
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03-07-2008, 02:22 PM
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Re: New Amsterdam
I missed last night's episode... will check if it's online. In any case, it will be on Monday nights now.
I'm definitely interested in your thoughts 
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03-09-2008, 12:11 PM
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Re: New Amsterdam
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03-09-2008, 11:44 PM
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Re: New Amsterdam
The episodes are online at Fox. There's a lot of dutch action in there... the main character (John Amsterdam) previously went by the name of John York...
I'm still up in the air on it. It looks like it could be good, but they're going to have to raise things up a bit, keeping some things mysterious. After just two episodes, it feels like they're releasing lots of new pieces of his past with each episode. Too many, I think... he's only got 400 years of history to go through, and it appears that he's already covered 70 (or so) of them. Still.... Monday night, 9PM, is the next episode. I'll check it out...
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03-10-2008, 07:05 AM
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Re: New Amsterdam
There's a thread on Terry Brooks forum about it too.
I see it as a kind of Highlander meets Angel thing? It seems like he really doesn't care who knows, which is an interesting twist. The old man in it is his son. Even the flashback has him as a Lawyer and his daughter is working for him. ..must be hard, constantly watching your kids grow old and die... I don't really know what they can do with this?
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