
Let me start by confessing that every morning, I watched Bravo's back-to-back episodes of
The West Wing. That means I get a dose of Bradley Whitford every weekday. Then, there's
Burn Notice, created by
Matt Nix. I don't miss any of those shows either.
So, the news that
Bradley Whitford is signed for Jack and Dan, Matt Nix's new series for Fox, was happy indeed. My reaction was enthusiastic optimism bordering on a reason to sing.
"Oh, what a beautiful morning, oh, what a beautiful day... "
I like
Bradley Whitford. Chances are you like Bradley Whitford, too. Who doesn't like Bradley Whitford? So, the news today that the Emmy winning star, an NBC favorite from
The West Wing -- and to a lesser-extent
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (although I think he was the best thing on that program) -- is back at work for the network is a good thing.
Whitford will produce and star in Off Duty, a buddy comedy series opposite Romany Malco.
It'll be a single-camera style comedy, telling the story of a veteran, once legendary police detective who has fallen on hard times. He's then paired up with a younger up-and-comer, a straight shooter, played by Malco.
This sounds like a somewhat familiar formula, so what will make or break this project is the chemistry and comic fireworks between the principals.