Guacamole on a Donut

The Good Guys.  Starting last fall there was a great new show on tv called The Good Guys.  And then all of a sudden in December, it was no more.  FOX decided the show no longer had a place in its programing and canceled it.

This is maybe one of the biggest shames in TV this season, in my not so humble opinion.  The show starred Colin Hanks (Tom Hank's son) and Bradley Whitford.  Awesome right?  It gets better.  They play cops.  Hanks is a straight laced rookie cop who has been paired with an old veteran who no one thinks much of.  In his role as this lovable veteran, Dan Stark, Whitford grew an excellent cop 'stache and put on a little weight.  It is a zone I've never seen this actor in before, and he absolutely kills in it.

Though I've never been a big fan of the West Wing (yes, I know - I haven't really given it a chance, and one day I'm sure I will watch it all and fall in love with it as I do with most other Sorkin things, but I digress) I most clearly remember Whitford from Billy Madison as Eric.  Sniveling, very put together, young, no 'stache...those are the memories I have of Mr. Whitford.  This is a think of the past.  As Dan Stark he is a dirty, guacamole on a donut eating, caricature of an old school cop.  I think the thing that makes this show so impressive to me is that that character can be so cliche - most actors would make it so.  But Whitford's Stark is always fresh and always hilarious.  The two lead characters play off of each other so well and the show really has a fast upbeat pace. There is never a dull moment; and the humor, while sophomoric at times, is genuinely funny.



Overall, this show should not have been canceled - and if people didn't like it, I think it is only because the first couple episodes started a bit slow...but it really picked up after that.  I hope this becomes a cult classic - I would definitely buy a Dan Stark shirt.  And if anyone is looking for a BDay gift for me (May 30) please feel free to see if they exist and send me one.

Until the next episode...
Chris