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Posted Mar 5th 2008 1:18PM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Episode Reviews, New Amsterdam
(S01E01) "Most cops would kill to get into homicide" - John Amsterdam
I like the way this show begins. A brief voice over, a few establishing scenes and some hints as to what makes this series special. In the first five minutes, we learn that John Amsterdam is a homicide detective living in New York who owns a dog, has an active sex life is a recovering alcoholic and was once fatally stabbed in the chest. Makes sense.
Once the show gets rolling, we meet his new partner and his seasoned co-worker. This is where it becomes evident that New Amsterdam is your basic cop show with an added twist.
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Posted Sep 7th 2007 3:00PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, NYTVF, Emmys, New Amsterdam

One of the fun side benefits of covering the
New York Television Festival is that you get to see a few selected fall pilots projected up on a big screen. Oh, and you also get to talk to some of that show's actors and producers, as well. FOX's
New Amsterdam was the first of three network pilots to premiere at the festival; shot in New York, it's a procedural whose main character, NYPD homicide detective John Amsterdam, has lived in the city for over 400 years, searching for his one true love. If it sounds familiar, you're right.
More details and pictures after the jump.
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