Posts with tag jimmy smits
Posted Jun 5th 2008 6:23PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Dexter, Casting, Cane, Reality-Free
Cane may be gone from the landscape of fictional South Florida, but the actor who starred in that CBS drama seems bound to remain in the Miami area.
Emmy-winner Jimmy Smits will be joining the cast of Showtime's Dexter in the new season.Dexter, which stars Michael C. Hall as a serial killer who murders those he feels deserve to die and remains under the radar thanks to his job as a blood-splatter expert in the Miami Police department, was a breakout hit for Showtime. CBS aired slightly-altered episodes of the twisted crime drama earlier this year, in part of fill the schedule holes created by the writers' strike -- and, ironically, the failure of shows like
Cane.Continue reading Jimmy Smits joins Dexter
Posted Dec 19th 2007 7:19AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Cane
(S01E12) This was a great episode of
Cane. For once, they didn't try to wrap up all the loose ends of a story in one episode. I hate when everything is resolved too quickly. Some of the situations are dramatic and serious and
should be drawn out. The shot of Alex in the rain at the end was great and left me wondering how would he get himself out of this debacle. (Unfortunately, I didn't catch any scenes for next week so I'm not sure about the fate of
Cane as it has been suffering in the ratings.)
Speaking of Alex, all the best episodes of the season have been when the odds were against him. Last night proved no different. He is such a clever strong-willed character so I really like seeing him get into sticky situations and then having to dig himself out.
Continue reading Cane: Open and Shut
Posted Dec 12th 2007 9:21AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Cane
(S01E11) There was a double episode of
Cane last night. I suppose that was because
Cane was not on last week. But whatever the reason, I just wanted to point out before I start talking about "Hurricane" that I
have reviewed both episodes. I linked to the review of
"The Perfect Son" at the end of this post.
Firstly, why did the people in the convenience store start panicking and rushing out like that? I rewound that dialogue a few times to see what Alex said right before the people went nuts. He just told his son to be calm. So, was the uproar because that thug had a recognizable gang tattoo? Or did people start panicking because of something with hurricane?
Continue reading Cane: Hurricane
Posted Nov 28th 2007 11:20AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Cane
(S01E10) Firstly, let me say that I was a little worried when
Cane didn't show any previews for next week. I wonder if it's been affected by the writers' strike. Maybe because of poor ratings they are just taking it off the air. I wouldn't be surprised--they are fine with taking good characters off the show without warning (hello? Santo?). I would be upset if
Cane got canceled though. The show really has so much potential and it would be such a waste of an excellent ensemble cast to cancel it.
Now let's get to the review. Tonight's episode was good. The parallel stories were clever. Alex / Jaime are both confronted with morally gray situations (i.e. a hooker in the hotel room and strippers at a bachelor party). Both, however, stay true to their wives.
Continue reading Cane: Time Away
Posted Nov 21st 2007 11:34AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Cane
(S01E09) So, is it just me or is
Cane a little all over the place? I was convinced last week and in the few weeks before that that Ellis Samuels was genuinely interested in Frank Duque and really wanted to be parted from her despicable father. But this week (because now it's convenient for Alex's character) she is back on the other side with Daddy dearest.
I seem to remember Ellis confronting her father about the death of Lucia Duque. The look on her face said everything: she was in shock and deeply disappointed to discover her father ordered the death of a little girl. Then, her father threw her under the bus with the Cuban land deal. He even rudely ignored her while playing cards with his buddies. It was clear they were not in cahoots.
Continue reading Cane: The Exile
Posted Nov 14th 2007 11:58AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Cane
(S01E08) "There was a time I was especially fond of you." Ellis to Alex
What does that mean? Did Ellis and Alex have a deeper relationship that we will find out about? Now that would be a good twist in this conflict between the Duques and the Samuels. From their conversation last night, I couldn't quite gauge whether Ellis just meant that she used to like Alex as a friend and business peer or if she was referring to a past romantic relationship.
Another good episode of
Cane--it is truly getting better. Sadly, CBS still hasn't changed the time slot and sadly, Santo was not in this episode. I sincerely hope they are not doing away with him. But, on the bright side, some much needed developments happened last night.
Continue reading Cane: All Bets Are Off
Posted Nov 7th 2007 11:33AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Cane
(S01E07) "You've got to stop this vendetta. It will destroy your family" --Pancho
Now, why would Alex stop trying to get revenge on Joe Samuels when things are just getting really good? This episode was great. And that's the first time I said that. As I watched the previews for next Tuesday, I was, for the first time, excited to see what happens next on
Cane.
I need to make one comment before I start the real part of my review though. I think this show would be more popular if it was on at 8 or 9 p.m. I say, get rid of the musical acts (it's not The O.C.) and move to an earlier time slot.. CBS could have a show with the same success and longevity as
Dallas.
Continue reading Cane: One Man Is An Island
Posted Oct 31st 2007 3:01PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Cane
(S01E06) "It's not who you are, it's what you're becoming" --Pancho Duque to Alex Vega
Pancho says it all with this quote from next week's episode of
Cane. What
is going on with Alex Vega? He's a dedicated family man who adores his wife. He's a smart business man who has innovative ideas for Duque Rum. And he's a wrathful man who will exact revenge on anyone who threatens his family. All this in one person. I just don't know if this is believable sometimes.
Continue reading Cane: A New Legacy
Posted Oct 24th 2007 7:23PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Industry, Cane, Moonlight
CBS wants to see where a few of its under-performing shows are going before deciding their fate. The network
ordered four more scripts for both
Moonlight and
Cane.
Moonlight, a series about vampires in Los Angeles, is the net's lowest-rated show on Friday nights (it's in the 10 pm time slot). And
Cane is ranked 8th on Tuesday nights.
While I can't say much about
Cane, I can say that I was mighty disappointed in Moonlight. I'm a big fan of Jason Dohring from
Veronica Mars, but I found him horribly miscast as "the oldest vampire in LA" (or maybe he'll always be Logan Echolls to me).
Continue reading CBS orders more scripts for Moonlight, Cane
Posted Oct 24th 2007 12:27PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Cane
(S01E05) Last night on
Cane things continued to heat up for Alex Vega. He had some close calls with the law. How much longer can he cover his tracks with his involvement in Quinones's murder? Plus, Senator Barnes had to resign because he was found with a male hooker. (Is that the right term? I think Joe Samuels helped would say so.) Guess there's no ethanol deal. Bad news for Alex. Good news for
Cane fans. We get to watch him try to clean up this fine mess.
Continue reading Cane: Brotherhood
Posted Oct 17th 2007 6:08PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Cane
(S01E04) I was pleasantly surprised yet again this week by last night's
Cane. The narrative is really starting to gel in both the overarching plot of the season and within individual episodes. Maybe it's wishful thinking but this show could be the
Dynasty or
Dallas I have been waiting for. Okay, maybe that assessment was premature (I don't want to put that kind of pressure on the Smits), but this episode was great. The show is finally doing a good job of balancing the all the different storylines and making most, if not all, the characters interesting in their own right. For awhile there, it was just Jimmy Smits and his interactions with everyone else.
Continue reading Cane: Family Business
Posted Oct 10th 2007 10:36AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Cane
(S01E03) So I was beginning to have really mixed feelings about this show. I loved the classic themes and plots which allow for so many storylines and conflicts. And of course, no one can argue with this ensemble cast. But I felt like the story wasn't pulling me in and Alex's character wasn't believable or appealing. (I know it's TV so "believable" is a huge demand, but I mean that brand of TV believable.) I watched last week and had this sense that something was just missing. Maybe it has too many characters. Maybe it has too many storylines. Maybe CBS keeps these storylines a little too PG for a show that's slated for 10 p.m. (HBO could turn this plot and this cast into the just-can't-miss-it television that populates the Sunday night time slots.) But tonight, all my mixed feelings about
Cane started to disappear...
Continue reading Cane: The Two Alex Vegas
Posted Oct 3rd 2007 8:18AM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: TV Squad Polls, Episode Reviews, Cane
(S01E02) Last night on
Cane Alex started his new position as the head of the Duque rum and sugar empire but things aren't business as usual: Alex continued to deal with brewing opposition from his "brother" Frank and had to clean up some loose ends from the murder of Quinones.
Some people might say that this show is just
Dallas remixed but I love me some classic rich family drama (this drama is spicier because it includes Jimmy Smits and an array of nice suits). Smits certainly makes a good front man for this cast which also includes Hector Elizondo and the incomparable Rita Moreno.
For more on last night's episode, click continue reading below.
Continue reading Cane: The Work of a Business Man
Posted Sep 26th 2007 8:31AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Cane
(
S01E01) CBS made a lot of noise when they premiered their new schedule. The stodgy old network was finally going to leave the safety and security of "take no chances" programming they have built their recent successes on and try something new.
Moonlight, Viva Laughlin, and
Swingtown are certainly a step in a new direction. And then we have
Cane, which I think of as their safety show.
Continue reading Cane: Pilot (series premiere)
Posted Sep 21st 2007 10:07AM by Julia Ward
Filed under: OpEd, Early Looks, Cane
Rum, sex and scandal? What's not to love? I'm betting the pitch meeting went something like this:
"It's the Latino
Godfather."
"Can we get Jimmy Smits?"
"Yes."
"Who do I make the check out to?"
What CBS has ended up with is a little less
Godfather and a lot more
Dallas, but it's still got TV heavyweight Jimmy Smits at its center. That may just be good enough to score CBS a hit.
Continue reading Cane -- An early look
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_thumbnail.jpg "Henry goes to the hospital.")
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_thumbnail.jpg "Duque Residence")
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