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Lone Star is poised to be a night time soap offered by Fox; which is bad news for this show. It feels like a show that should be offered in the summer where it can fare better than in the fall. It's a show about con artists. Bob grew up learning the art from his father; a fellow con man. He learned the trade and is now living two cons of his own in Texas. On one side of Texas, he is married to Cat, the daughter of a wealthy oil tycoon played by Jon Voight. His father-in-law wants him to take over the company. However, his father - played by David Keith - thinks he has a great gift. It's a gift not to be wasted by going straight. His father would rather he clean out the family rather than take over the company and live that life for real. Bob leads another life, 400 miles away, with his girlfriend Eloise. There he is busy conning people out of their life savings while pretending to be the perfect boyfriend to Eloise.
Which of these two lives will he choose? Will he need to choose? He seems to be genuinely in love with both women; something that is debatable as possible. He seems to be so comfortable doing cons; he's smug, extremely charming and handsome. All these give him the confidence to think that he can do it both. But you can see there's a sense of guilt in him when he hears Eloise's parents talking about the people who've lost their retirement due to the financial crisis. At the same time, he can't risk being caught; there's a lawyer questioning the deeds of some of the oil wells he supposedly owns. Will he finally be able to lead the normal life - by his standards - that he so craves? Will the viewers keep watching? Apparently not. With such bad ratings, it seems like this show is an early favorite for the first cancellation victim of the fall season. I will miss seeing James Wolk's handsome face.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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I had no idea it did so poorly - I'm surprised - it was getting such great press prior to the premier. We watched it and it was good enough that I was going to continue giving it a shot...
@Steph, yeah, it was rated as the best new show. I thought it was definitely good. I just had this sneaking suspicion that it was not going to resonate with the general american public who seem to be tired of soaps now ala the recent cancellation of 3 soaps. So a nighttime soap offering ala Dallas/Dynasty, is a great idea but risky.
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