Image Credit: ario Perez/ABC Record 20852039NBC has snapped up the rights to J.J. Abrams’ new series staring Lost alums Terry O’Quinn and Michael Emerson. Good gravy. The show, once titled Odd Jobs, follows two former black-ops cops. As long as they can work in some kind of guest appearance for Josh Holloway and Ken Leung, I can die happy.
Just kidding, I’ll never die. The idea of a Locke/Ben reunion is certainly thrilling, but when I want to see O’Quinn be sage and rugged, or Emerson be chilling and evil, I can watch Lost. In fact, I did watch Lost, for six long years, and even as a superfan, I’m not in the market for a redux. My sincere hope for this show is that it’s funny. Really funny. Smart, wry, and that these two dudes just looooove cracking each other up. I want the tonal opposite of Lost. I would like to be in on their jokes, for example.
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This could be the greatest thing ever or an epic fail. Let’s hope the writing is good because we know the acting will be!
Couldn’t you say the same thing about pretty much everything?
Um, no! Because Locke and Benry are THAT special.
Yeah, I’m glad to know that its already been decided that this show has absolutely no chance of being merely good.
In other news it’s a good thing Lee didn’t invent the magic eight ball!
I love it, but can we please have a Sawyer and Miles cop spin off? How about a show with Titus and Mark? They were hilarious on Totally Lost!
Has Josh Holloway been signed to the Rockford Files remake?
yeah what happend with that?
I’d tune into Sawyer and Miles just to hear the nicknames they come up with for perps. I hope Miles would still have his “power” though.
I’d like to see Henry Ian Cusick added to the cast.
And Vincent!
OMG This is making my day!!! i hope its a comedy too. These will make it awesome no matter what
I will totally watch this — but I hope there are some awesome older former spy ladies to kick butts alongside/knock heads with these two. Angela Bassett, maybe? Or Sonia Braga? Oh, I know: Michelle Yeoh!
Sydney Bristow!
I completely agree with everything you said here. I like seeing these two together, but I can always just watch my Lost DVDs. If it’s really dry and funny and the complete opposite of Lost, then it might be something I can get behind. Of course, I’ll give J.J. a chance on anything these days.
LOVE THIS but sad that it’s on NBC, Network of the Epic Fails.
My thoughts exactly. Here’s hoping they can overcome their crap network, because I am SO excited about the O’Quinn-Emerson reunion!
I have a feeling that people would be scared of this shows early cancellation no matter what network it was on.
Fox cancelled, Firefly, and Arrested Development just name a few.
ABC cancelled Pushing Daisies, plus all those Lost clones that some people loved to death.
CBS cancelled Jericho.
CW cancelled Veronica Mars and Reaper.
Blah, blah, blah.
sorry not even these 2 can make me want to watch another cop procedural. best of luck though they are both terrific actors.
Agree 100%. Is originality completely dead? How about them playing diametrically opposed political rivals, say senators from the same state across the aisle?
or two former long-time jail cell mates who open a …insert inane business here…company and deal with the outside world
my thoughts exactly. i’m shocked this isn’t at cbs.
L&O: Lost
CSI: The Island
NCIS South Pacific
LMAO…. you guys are on a roll!
Looking forward to seeing them together again, but former black ops? That kind of thing is getting cliche. JJ’s other series is about former spies back in the game. Is originality completely dead? I’d almost rather see them in a new version of The Odd Couple.
THIS!
Actually, replacing the married couple in the Undercovers with O’Quinn and Emerson might make that show actually watchable. Serious lack of chemistry on that show.
I agree. Was really surprised by the lack of chemistry on Undercovers. Snoozefest!
Hmm…You camplain about lack of originality and all you can come with is a new version of The Odd Couple?
yessssssssssssss!!!
I think they have undeniable chemistry onscreen. I would at least give it a chance, but I’m not holding my hopes too high.
I just died.
No wait, I can’t do that yet. I haven’t seen it.
Anywho, I can’t wait for this. The only thing I love more than Terry O’Quinn is Michael Emerson. <3
Can JJ do anything funny?
Well, every one of his previous projects has involved a good amount of humor, so I’d certainly say so.
i want to see evangiline lilly and maggie grace as sweet-on-each-other (bi-curious) teachers just off divorce who teach at a rich high school..damn I should sell that idea..way better than alot of the lame-o stuff that is airing this fall
As soon as I saw this, I thought “That looks like something sparkle the gym bag” would say…then I realized it was!