divine angst

So I’m watching Kitchen Confidential, and I’m a little dubious. I mean, it has Will and Xander! But it also has James King.

There is perhaps one thing this show could add that would make me watch it, no matter the quality: Pacey. Then it would star a compelling trio of actors who gained fame on other shows!

I’ll give it a few weeks; it’s on right after Arrested Development, so it’s no hardship to just leave the TV on Fox. But if they disappoint me by making Will a whiner or Xander a complete idiot (you know, like they did on those other shows, at least until each respective character had to step up and do something to save the world), I won’t be able to keep watching it.

Update: OK, the end of the show pulled it out. I can only imagine this episode was the pilot (they usually are), and for a pilot, it was pretty good at using the comic abilities of its actors and developing a story.

Look, Fox is getting pretty good at scheduling these fun, offbeat comedies. (It’s also really good at cancelling them, I know.) Let’s hope this one has a chance to stretch its legs like Arrested Development did. I think it could evolve into a show I will actually watch.