The Sins of the Fathers New Amsterdam Mondays on Fox, 9 PM “Legacy” Written by Barry Pullman Directed by John David Coles I wonder how many times John Amsterdam has lost track of his children, or rediscovered them. In last week’s episode, he confessed to having fathered at least 63 children over his 400 years. Even my shaky math skills can tell me that’s enough, over time, to populate all of Manhattan. No wonder he calls himself Amsterdam–he is the city. I do fervently hope that if he finds his true love in New York, that she turns out to…
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New Amsterdam: “Reclassified”
The Magic Bullet New Amsterdam Mondays on Fox, 9 PM “Reclassified” Written by Eric Overmeyer Directed by Jean DeSegonzac Okay, there’s lazy writing, and then there’s sheer incompetence. When I’m told–repeatedly–that a character has developed leukemia from the lead in his system from a bullet lodged near his heart, and then see in flashbacks that when he was shot the bullet exited his chest in a spray of blood, I’m done with this show. Twice, we are told that John’s first partner on the force, Andy Gleason (Chris Bauer, Numb3rs) was shot in the back during an arrest that went bad. Twice we…