My New Amsterdam blog home page can be found
here.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau In April 2011 Esquire
It has been years since I’ve posted anything here, but I couldn’t pass up sharing these scans of Nikolaj Coster-Waldau doing some modeling for the April 2011 issue of Esquire Magazine. Enjoy!
My New Amsterdam blog home page can be found
here.
My New Amsterdam blog home page can be found
here.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Zuleikha Robinson Finds Job on “Lost”
Super Scooper Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive about Zuleikha Robinson, whose last big gig was Fox’s failed ‘New Amsterdam”. Here’s the story:
Exclusive: 'Lost' Recruits 'New Amsterdam' Alum
Sep 4, 2008, 08:08 AM by Michael Ausiello
Her name isn't exactly a household one, but something tells me that's all about to change.
In what reps the first major piece of casting for Lost's fifth season, sources confirm to me exclusively that Zuleikha Robinson has been tapped to play the pivotal role of Ilana.
Couple things: Before you ask, it's pronounced Zoo-Lika. And she's done stuff. Some high-profile stuff. Like Fox's short-lived New Amsterdam, where she played Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's partner in crime. Prior to that, the London-born actress slaved away as Gaia on HBO's Rome and, in her first big break, had a regular gig on another ill-fated Fox drama, the X-Files spin-off The Lone Gunmen.
Robinson's Lost deal calls for her to start off as a recurring player with an option to become a series regular in season 6 (a.k.a. the farewell season).
As I first reported last month, Ilana is described as a European female who possesses great intelligence but who's also dangerous as all get out. She's alluring and apparently used to getting her own way.
At the time, EW's Doc Jensen mused that Ilana "sounds exactly like the kind of lethal lady Sayid would fall for. So I’m wondering if the dashing Iraqi is due for a new love interest, yet another lady whose true motivations will be in question."
Team Darlton's not commenting on Doc's theory, or Robinson's casting for that matter (this radio-silence thing is going to be the death of me!), so I guess we'll just have to wait until the new season kicks off in (ugh) five long months to see if he's right. In the meantime, go ahead and weigh in on Lost's first big season 5 casting and, while you're at it, feel free to toss out your own Ilana theories.
My New Amsterdam blog home page can be found here.
Exclusive: 'Lost' Recruits 'New Amsterdam' Alum
Sep 4, 2008, 08:08 AM by Michael Ausiello
Her name isn't exactly a household one, but something tells me that's all about to change.
In what reps the first major piece of casting for Lost's fifth season, sources confirm to me exclusively that Zuleikha Robinson has been tapped to play the pivotal role of Ilana.
Couple things: Before you ask, it's pronounced Zoo-Lika. And she's done stuff. Some high-profile stuff. Like Fox's short-lived New Amsterdam, where she played Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's partner in crime. Prior to that, the London-born actress slaved away as Gaia on HBO's Rome and, in her first big break, had a regular gig on another ill-fated Fox drama, the X-Files spin-off The Lone Gunmen.
Robinson's Lost deal calls for her to start off as a recurring player with an option to become a series regular in season 6 (a.k.a. the farewell season).
As I first reported last month, Ilana is described as a European female who possesses great intelligence but who's also dangerous as all get out. She's alluring and apparently used to getting her own way.
At the time, EW's Doc Jensen mused that Ilana "sounds exactly like the kind of lethal lady Sayid would fall for. So I’m wondering if the dashing Iraqi is due for a new love interest, yet another lady whose true motivations will be in question."
Team Darlton's not commenting on Doc's theory, or Robinson's casting for that matter (this radio-silence thing is going to be the death of me!), so I guess we'll just have to wait until the new season kicks off in (ugh) five long months to see if he's right. In the meantime, go ahead and weigh in on Lost's first big season 5 casting and, while you're at it, feel free to toss out your own Ilana theories.
My New Amsterdam blog home page can be found here.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Lands New SciFi Role
Good news for Nikolaj Coster-Waldau fans. The Hollywood Reporter advises the "New Amsterdam" star has found a new starring role. Here’s the story:Fox's 'Virtuality' lands lead
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau cast in sci-fi pilot
By Nellie Andreeva
June 24, 2008, 01:00 AM ET
"New Amsterdam" star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is staying at Fox as the star of the network's two-hour sci-fi pilot "Virtuality."
"Virtuality," from UMS and BermanBraun, is set aboard Earth's first starship, which is equipped with advanced virtual reality modules. Coster-Waldau will play mission commander Frank Pike, a born leader.
Ron Moore and Michael Taylor penned the backdoor pilot, which is being directed by Peter Berg.
Coster-Waldau played the title character, immortal New York homicide detective John Amsterdam, on Fox's midseason series "New Amsterdam."
My New Amsterdam blog home page can be found here.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
New Amsterdam Cancelled
Several sources – although none of them from Fox, say that New Amsterdam has been cancelled. Even without Fox’s confirmation, I consider this information to be true, seeing that Fox wasn’t getting stellar ratings from New Amsterdam. So, it appears rather than John's one true love making him mortal and vunerable to death, it appears the real culprit was Fox.Hopefully, though, this will mean that we will see Nikolaj Coster-Waldau appear on some other show soon. He seems to be very talented and also has a great presence – and I hope someone will snap him up soon.
Complete episodes for New Amsterdam can still be found here at Hulu.com.
OK - one more view, for the road:
My New Amsterdam blog home page can be found
here.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Will New Amsterdam Survive?
My vote for continuing the show - this picture
Image from Fox
Will New Amsterdam come back with more episodes? According to E!Online, probably not. And in their article, they didn't spell Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's name correctly. Not a good sign.
Let’s hope there sources are wrong. Here’s the story:
New Amsterdam Probably Won't Live Forever
Though final decisions have not been made, and there are a wealth of fans who are just dying to see Nicolaj Coster-Waldau’s New Amsterdam come back this fall, sources are saying that sadly, it isn’t looking good for a second season.
Fox did give New Amsterdam a vote of confidence, having it premiere in the coveted post-American Idol slot last month. And though it drew a respectable 13.7 million viewers, I'm hearing that might not be enough. (Even last year’s The Wedding Bells earned slightly higher post-Idol ratings, and still that series disappeared quietly.)
Fox boss Kevin Reilly recently told The Hollywood Reporter that Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Back to You are the two most likely freshman candidates to return for a sophomore season, implying that other shows such as New Amsterdam just haven’t caught on with audiences.
Think he’s wrong? I know some of you most certainly do! Sound off in the comments below and let him see the Amsterdam love...
The final decision will be made by mid-May, in time for the New York upfronts, where Fox will announce its new schedule.
My New Amsterdam blog home page can be found here.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
New Amsterdam “Love Hurts” A Slap in the Face
I am going to open my review by saying that I hope this show returns. I also hope that they are able to get their act together when it comes to defining themselves as a cop show, a romance, a drama, or whatever. This series had such a promising start and such an intriguing premise. But they continue to fall flat every week with the complexity of trying to cover too many issues , such as integrating flashbacks with present day cop stories and John Amsterdam’s (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) search for his one true love. Further complicating this is a somewhat weak supporting cast, poor scene transitions, and inconsistency in the style of direction. Something has got to give.
This episode, called “Love Hurts” had John and Eva (Zuleikha Robinson) investigating a drowning death of a young woman, and they discover it may be related to a string of robberies of wealthy men linked to a dating service. During his investigation, John flashes back to the late 1920s when he was a grifter and stole what he thought was a valuable diamond pendant from his lover. We also see John has miraculously recovered from a point-blank gunshot wound, seemingly telling him that Sara Dillane (Alexie Gilmore) is not “The One.” By the end of this episode, I felt that someone had just tried to pull the long con on me.
The problems with the episode itself are many. The drawback with flashbacks is that they sometimes tip viewers off to how the crime is going to play out. In this episode, the flashbacks sucked the suspense from the crime. The other problem with flashbacks is since people that John interacts with are not grounded in the show week to week, one can’t build any interest in them. The only exception may have been Omar (Stephen McKinley Henderson), who we saw as a young man and now as an adult. Sadly, they don’t see to give Stephen McKinley Henderson much screen time, and he seems to be the one character on the show that really seems to work. In “Love Hurts”, the whole con premise seemed too predictable and frankly the show may have been better off without so much focus on it. If this show returns with more episodes, I hope they rework the flashbacks to be maybe a little less in frequency and maybe shorter in length. I think I would prefer they seem a little more fleeting, like a short memory, as opposed to a story in itself.
As far as the crime aspect of the show, it was far too predictable. Eva still seems to be devoid of personality. Detective Santori (Robert Clohessy) is a poor substitute for comic relief and seems to be trying too hard to be the “Lennie Briscoe” of the show. It is just too forced. And speaking of too forced, while I was glad to see Susan Misner come on to the show as John’s boss Callie Burnett, it seems like the show is trying too hard to establish her in the authority role and she is starting to annoy. I think this character can work, but they need to make her, well, more real. In fact, the whole show seems to have difficulty in making the characters seem real, with the exception of John and Omar.
John’s relationship with Sara seemed to take a turn for the worse after his recovery from the gunshot wound. He seems to have come to the conclusion that she’s not “The One”. He gets some encouragement from Omar, who says there could have been someone else on the subway platform at the time John began to “die.” Of course, while John may think he has the perfect poker face to pull off a con, he can’t seem to do it with Sara, and she clearly sees that his interesting is waning. Of course, John doesn’t help matters by hesitating when Sara asks him if there is someone else. Now, we know he has good reason to hesitate as his did, but since Sara does not, she gives him a slap on the face. Maybe it’s just me, but found that to be a strange response. I’m not a person to strike someone when they hurt my feelings, and I suppose I would expect a little more adult behavior from a doctor, too. Still, John’s lack of interest in the relationship as now it seems there is nothing in it for him probably did deserve a good smack on the face. There’s still a bit of a selfish cad in him that we saw in earlier “lives.”
I thank the director for including quite a few shots with John swimming in the nude (some gratuitous screen grabs below). OK, we never really see him nude but it’s just the idea that makes it interesting. See, the show CAN capitalize on one of its best features – Nikolaj Coster-Waldau – to bring some excitement to the show. More please!
The fact that I’ve watched this show every week and have strong opinions about it is a good sign for the show. I think there is enough there that if they just make a few changes, this show can be solid and draw more viewers. Sometimes a show needs a short while to get its footing, and maybe with this show’s production getting a little messed over by the writer’s strike, I hope that Fox gives it more of a chance. If for some reason Fox decides to back away, this would be a nice addition for one of the cable networks like Sci-Fi or maybe even TNT to pick up and run with it. While I don’t expect the show will be immortal like its title character, I would like to see it live just a little while longer.
This episode, called “Love Hurts” had John and Eva (Zuleikha Robinson) investigating a drowning death of a young woman, and they discover it may be related to a string of robberies of wealthy men linked to a dating service. During his investigation, John flashes back to the late 1920s when he was a grifter and stole what he thought was a valuable diamond pendant from his lover. We also see John has miraculously recovered from a point-blank gunshot wound, seemingly telling him that Sara Dillane (Alexie Gilmore) is not “The One.” By the end of this episode, I felt that someone had just tried to pull the long con on me.
The problems with the episode itself are many. The drawback with flashbacks is that they sometimes tip viewers off to how the crime is going to play out. In this episode, the flashbacks sucked the suspense from the crime. The other problem with flashbacks is since people that John interacts with are not grounded in the show week to week, one can’t build any interest in them. The only exception may have been Omar (Stephen McKinley Henderson), who we saw as a young man and now as an adult. Sadly, they don’t see to give Stephen McKinley Henderson much screen time, and he seems to be the one character on the show that really seems to work. In “Love Hurts”, the whole con premise seemed too predictable and frankly the show may have been better off without so much focus on it. If this show returns with more episodes, I hope they rework the flashbacks to be maybe a little less in frequency and maybe shorter in length. I think I would prefer they seem a little more fleeting, like a short memory, as opposed to a story in itself.
As far as the crime aspect of the show, it was far too predictable. Eva still seems to be devoid of personality. Detective Santori (Robert Clohessy) is a poor substitute for comic relief and seems to be trying too hard to be the “Lennie Briscoe” of the show. It is just too forced. And speaking of too forced, while I was glad to see Susan Misner come on to the show as John’s boss Callie Burnett, it seems like the show is trying too hard to establish her in the authority role and she is starting to annoy. I think this character can work, but they need to make her, well, more real. In fact, the whole show seems to have difficulty in making the characters seem real, with the exception of John and Omar.
John’s relationship with Sara seemed to take a turn for the worse after his recovery from the gunshot wound. He seems to have come to the conclusion that she’s not “The One”. He gets some encouragement from Omar, who says there could have been someone else on the subway platform at the time John began to “die.” Of course, while John may think he has the perfect poker face to pull off a con, he can’t seem to do it with Sara, and she clearly sees that his interesting is waning. Of course, John doesn’t help matters by hesitating when Sara asks him if there is someone else. Now, we know he has good reason to hesitate as his did, but since Sara does not, she gives him a slap on the face. Maybe it’s just me, but found that to be a strange response. I’m not a person to strike someone when they hurt my feelings, and I suppose I would expect a little more adult behavior from a doctor, too. Still, John’s lack of interest in the relationship as now it seems there is nothing in it for him probably did deserve a good smack on the face. There’s still a bit of a selfish cad in him that we saw in earlier “lives.”
I thank the director for including quite a few shots with John swimming in the nude (some gratuitous screen grabs below). OK, we never really see him nude but it’s just the idea that makes it interesting. See, the show CAN capitalize on one of its best features – Nikolaj Coster-Waldau – to bring some excitement to the show. More please!
The fact that I’ve watched this show every week and have strong opinions about it is a good sign for the show. I think there is enough there that if they just make a few changes, this show can be solid and draw more viewers. Sometimes a show needs a short while to get its footing, and maybe with this show’s production getting a little messed over by the writer’s strike, I hope that Fox gives it more of a chance. If for some reason Fox decides to back away, this would be a nice addition for one of the cable networks like Sci-Fi or maybe even TNT to pick up and run with it. While I don’t expect the show will be immortal like its title character, I would like to see it live just a little while longer.
Friday, April 11, 2008
New Amsterdam Season Finale “Love Hurts” Episode Information
Photo from NewAmsterdam-Forever.comThe time has come. The season (hopefully not series) finale for New Amsterdam will air on Monday, April 14. The show’s future status is of some concern to me, as press releases and media promotions have virtually dried up for the show. But, after looking at the viewer numbers that NA has been getting (which I think have been in the 6.5 million range), and comparing that to the season premier of Battlestar Galactica (which only drew 2.1 million viewers), I would like to think New Amsterdam would have a life somewhere since there clearly is an audience. Its star, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, has made quite an impression and is probably THE draw for the show. Personally, I think they need some cast changes and maybe some consistency in direction for this show to really shine. My episode reviews may have seemed harsh, and they were that way for a reason. I hoped that the people involved in this show had read them, and took those criticisms constructively in order to make a more solid and more appealing show in the future. The show has great possibilities.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
New Amsterdam “Love Hurts” Season Finale
Airdate: April 14th, 2008
THIEVES OF LOVE ARE FOUND ON THE SEASON FINALE OF
"NEW AMSTERDAM" MONDAY, APRIL 14, ON FOX
Still recovering from his recent gunshot wound, John and Eva investigate what looks to be the drowning death of a young woman. The victim’s death may be related to a string of robberies of wealthy men linked to a dating service. While on the case, John has flashbacks of his life in the 1920s, when he was a grifter and stole a precious diamond pendant from his lover. John also questions if Sara is “the one” who will make him mortal, and as a result, begins to pull away from her. He doesn’t want to hurt her by being untruthful about his past and the quest to find his soulmate on the season finale episode of NEW AMSTERDAM, “Love Hurts,” airing Monday, April 14 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as John Amsterdam; Zuleikha Robinson as Eva Marquez, Stephen McKinley Henderson as Omar, Alexie Gilmore as Dr. Sara Dillane.
Guest Cast: Robert Clohessy as Detective Santori, Susan Misner as Callie Burnett, James Harrold as Mank, Jennifer Van Dyck as Inga Skoll, Laura Interval as Kayla Moore, Annika Peterson as Olivia Behrendt, Darren Pettie as Carl Browning, Curtiss L’Cook as Ray de la Cruz, Andre Blake as Nash, Ned Eisenberg as Fiske, Kevin Carolan as The Mark, Jeremy Beiler as Bachelor #1, Maury Ginsberg as Bachelor #2 and Greg Stuhr as Bachelor #3.
My New Amsterdam blog home page can be found here.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
New Amsterdam “Reclassified” A Mess
Image from NewAmsterdam-Forever.comNew Amsterdam “Reclassified” was filled with too many stereotypes, too much forced dialog, and too much bad acting to be enjoyable. And the initial scene of the story where John is called to a scene and helps negotiate a hostage situation was such a red herring that it seemed a colossal waste of time. It would have made more sense to tie in that story to the main story line – if they did that, I certainly missed it. Still, why waste time on a crime that has no bearing on the main story?
This episode involved John’s (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) first detective partner Andy (Chris Bauer) asking John to help investigate his own murder. Andy felt that a bullet still lodged in his body from an unknown shooter caused his leukemia. During this episode John flashes back to experiences working with Andy, which I felt were uninteresting and frankly added nothing to the main story or even to John’s own story. I was incredibly distracted by the fact that Andy was the healthiest looking man who was only days away from dying from leukemia. He wasn’t convincing at all as a dying man, besides not really being convincing as a detective. And I would sure like to know what Andy did so get his wife suddenly cured from stage 4 lymphoma. That seemed like it could have been a more interesting story but the issue was raised and then dropped, almost like the writers couldn’t figure out what to make of it either. And please, how corny was it that Andy just so happens to pass on while in the ride with John?
John’s investigation into his original partner’s shooting is almost thwarted by his own boss’s desire for John to actually work real, active cases (another trite plot device – the seemingly overbearing, unbending boss). John is directed to the stereotypical Russian mob group with the stereotypical Russian mob leader Viktor Brodsky, played by the stereotypical Olek Krupa. Personally, I think Olek suffers from Law & Order Repeat Offender Syndrome, meaning he’s already been so typecast in that franchise that I’m note sure he can play anything else but the proverbial bad guy foreigner.
Another bizarre thing was that I thought that John actually looked much OLDER when he started working with his partner Andy than he did in the present time. It was a strange look and didn’t quite seem to fit the character and the time.
And Sara’s (Alexie Gilmore) treatments of John’s injuries were inconsistent with what I would expect from an ER doctor. The first time, when he was beaten up, she seemed to react normally for a doctor. But, suddenly when he gets shot, she seems helpless and simply yells for help without really reacting to his injury. If I were a doc, I would tend to him immediately at the same time calling out for help.
Nearing the end of the show after John is shot, we see what seems to be his near-death experience, and suddenly he realizes he’s alive and, well, probably not quite mortal yet. Now he did appear to have that “Oops, maybe she’s not the one” look on his face because he was still alive. But, couldn’t him being alive just be due to the fact that they were able to fix his injury from the gunshot?
Another problem with the show is the waste of John’s co-worker Detective Santori (Robert Clohessy). They had a chance to use Clohessy as a serious detective, yet every week they make him seem either more annoying or more idiotic. In this episode, he has a line that is reminiscent of the goofy controller in the movie "Airplane" who always had witty comebacks. Callie Burnett (Susan Misner) says to John “A neighborhood bookie? What’s next?” and Santori answers “Mah-jong. Bingo.” I thought it was silly dialog, a cheap imitation of Airplane, and another shot at making Santori look like a buffoon. Personally, I think the guy from Airplane played the goofball better – maybe because Airplane was intended as a comedy. This show shouldn’t need comic relief.
I’m consistently annoyed with this series with what I call bad transitions. If this series fixes one thing – well, besides a weak supporting cast – it should be better transitions from scene to scene, and better transitions even to commercials.
I give this episode poor marks overall. Still, I think the whole premise of the show could work if they would just decide what kind of show they want to be, get a better supporting characters and actors, and bring consistency in direction and style. They need to somehow ground the show because it seems too scattered that it may not give fans enough to hold on to, week to week.
My New Amsterdam blog home page can be found
here.
This episode involved John’s (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) first detective partner Andy (Chris Bauer) asking John to help investigate his own murder. Andy felt that a bullet still lodged in his body from an unknown shooter caused his leukemia. During this episode John flashes back to experiences working with Andy, which I felt were uninteresting and frankly added nothing to the main story or even to John’s own story. I was incredibly distracted by the fact that Andy was the healthiest looking man who was only days away from dying from leukemia. He wasn’t convincing at all as a dying man, besides not really being convincing as a detective. And I would sure like to know what Andy did so get his wife suddenly cured from stage 4 lymphoma. That seemed like it could have been a more interesting story but the issue was raised and then dropped, almost like the writers couldn’t figure out what to make of it either. And please, how corny was it that Andy just so happens to pass on while in the ride with John?
John’s investigation into his original partner’s shooting is almost thwarted by his own boss’s desire for John to actually work real, active cases (another trite plot device – the seemingly overbearing, unbending boss). John is directed to the stereotypical Russian mob group with the stereotypical Russian mob leader Viktor Brodsky, played by the stereotypical Olek Krupa. Personally, I think Olek suffers from Law & Order Repeat Offender Syndrome, meaning he’s already been so typecast in that franchise that I’m note sure he can play anything else but the proverbial bad guy foreigner.
Another bizarre thing was that I thought that John actually looked much OLDER when he started working with his partner Andy than he did in the present time. It was a strange look and didn’t quite seem to fit the character and the time.
And Sara’s (Alexie Gilmore) treatments of John’s injuries were inconsistent with what I would expect from an ER doctor. The first time, when he was beaten up, she seemed to react normally for a doctor. But, suddenly when he gets shot, she seems helpless and simply yells for help without really reacting to his injury. If I were a doc, I would tend to him immediately at the same time calling out for help.
Nearing the end of the show after John is shot, we see what seems to be his near-death experience, and suddenly he realizes he’s alive and, well, probably not quite mortal yet. Now he did appear to have that “Oops, maybe she’s not the one” look on his face because he was still alive. But, couldn’t him being alive just be due to the fact that they were able to fix his injury from the gunshot?
Another problem with the show is the waste of John’s co-worker Detective Santori (Robert Clohessy). They had a chance to use Clohessy as a serious detective, yet every week they make him seem either more annoying or more idiotic. In this episode, he has a line that is reminiscent of the goofy controller in the movie "Airplane" who always had witty comebacks. Callie Burnett (Susan Misner) says to John “A neighborhood bookie? What’s next?” and Santori answers “Mah-jong. Bingo.” I thought it was silly dialog, a cheap imitation of Airplane, and another shot at making Santori look like a buffoon. Personally, I think the guy from Airplane played the goofball better – maybe because Airplane was intended as a comedy. This show shouldn’t need comic relief.
I’m consistently annoyed with this series with what I call bad transitions. If this series fixes one thing – well, besides a weak supporting cast – it should be better transitions from scene to scene, and better transitions even to commercials.
I give this episode poor marks overall. Still, I think the whole premise of the show could work if they would just decide what kind of show they want to be, get a better supporting characters and actors, and bring consistency in direction and style. They need to somehow ground the show because it seems too scattered that it may not give fans enough to hold on to, week to week.
My New Amsterdam blog home page can be found
here.
Monday, April 7, 2008
New Amsterdam’s Alexie Gilmore Featured in May’s Shape Magazine
Alexie Gilmore has a brief, half page feature in the May edition of Shape Magazine. She talks about how she stays fit and energized. It’s in the “shape your life news” section, titled “Healthy Hollywood, Staying Energized with Alexie Gilmore.”The article is not available on line as yet – but it is available on the newsstands if you’re interested.
My New Amsterdam blog home page can be found
here.
Friday, April 4, 2008
New Amsterdam “Reclassified” Episode #7 Episode and Cast Information
Image from newamsterdam-forever.com
We’re getting close to the end of the season for New Amsterdam. I say “end of the season” in hopes that it won’t be the end of the series.
PARTNERS 'TIL THE END ON "NEW AMSTERDAM" MONDAY, APRIL 7, ON FOX
John becomes fixated on granting the dying wish of his first partner, Andy (Chris Bauer), who is slowly wasting away from leukemia caused by a bullet lodged in his heart. Andy wants the unknown shooter brought to justice before he dies, but the case is more convoluted than anyone originally believes. Memories of John's beginnings as a homicide detective help him not only piece together clues to his friend's case, but also prompt John to realize he may be nearing the end of his quest for love and mortality. However, he embarks down a precarious path as his investigation leads to altercations with the Russian mafia and culminates with a shocking end.
Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as John Amsterdam; Zuleikha Robinson as Eva Marquez, Stephen McKinley Henderson as Omar, Alexie Gilmore as Dr. Sara Dillane.
Guest Cast: Robert Clohessy as Detective Santori, Susan Misner as Callie Burnett, Chris Bauer as Andrew Gleason, Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Joe Williams, Kristine Sutherland as Didi Gleason, Donnie Keshawarz as Nazir, Tim Devlin as Bobby Randall, Michael Solomon as Uni, David Vadim as Carney, Chris La Panta as Danny, Olek Krupa as Viktor Brodsky, Ivo Velon as Ivan Brodsky, James Lindenberg as Russian Henchman, and Hudson Orbe as Bobby.
My New Amsterdam blog home page can be found
here.
We’re getting close to the end of the season for New Amsterdam. I say “end of the season” in hopes that it won’t be the end of the series.
PARTNERS 'TIL THE END ON "NEW AMSTERDAM" MONDAY, APRIL 7, ON FOX
John becomes fixated on granting the dying wish of his first partner, Andy (Chris Bauer), who is slowly wasting away from leukemia caused by a bullet lodged in his heart. Andy wants the unknown shooter brought to justice before he dies, but the case is more convoluted than anyone originally believes. Memories of John's beginnings as a homicide detective help him not only piece together clues to his friend's case, but also prompt John to realize he may be nearing the end of his quest for love and mortality. However, he embarks down a precarious path as his investigation leads to altercations with the Russian mafia and culminates with a shocking end.
Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as John Amsterdam; Zuleikha Robinson as Eva Marquez, Stephen McKinley Henderson as Omar, Alexie Gilmore as Dr. Sara Dillane.
Guest Cast: Robert Clohessy as Detective Santori, Susan Misner as Callie Burnett, Chris Bauer as Andrew Gleason, Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Joe Williams, Kristine Sutherland as Didi Gleason, Donnie Keshawarz as Nazir, Tim Devlin as Bobby Randall, Michael Solomon as Uni, David Vadim as Carney, Chris La Panta as Danny, Olek Krupa as Viktor Brodsky, Ivo Velon as Ivan Brodsky, James Lindenberg as Russian Henchman, and Hudson Orbe as Bobby.
My New Amsterdam blog home page can be found
here.
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