NEW AMSTERDAM Fox Monday 9pm eastern, centers on a brilliant and enigmatic New York homicide detective unlike any other. And he has a profound secret - he is immortal. Staring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as John Amsterdam, which you would think is the reason for the title, ah but you would be wrong. The Dutch colony of New Amsterdam which flourished in the 1600s later became what is now known as modern day New York City - Ok, history aside, Amsterdam is for all intents immortal ala The Highlander. There isn't any of the there can be only one BS going on here though. John was "saved" in the 1600s by an Indian priestess who tells him that he will not die or grow old until he finds his one true love. Amsterdam, in the show pilot, has become a homicide detective and while chasing down a murder suspect, suffers a mysterious heart attack. He suspects that this is an sign that someone in the crowd was the woman who will be his soul mate. And so the hunt is on. There seems to be something about this show. I had finally sat down to watch the first episode expecting a Highlander ripoff. Though there are some similarities, it would appear that the writers are trying their hardest to steer away from the comparisons. Though there is the bar tender who knows all, Amsterdam does not try to keep an especially low profile. He constantly has running jokes on how long he has been alive, to how long he has been sober, to the name of his dog. Though there are the obligatory flashbacks, they seem to be done in shorter snippets, which I find far less annoying. The dialogue on first breath seems fresh enough, though I can see where the jokes and flashbacks could become old after a few episodes. But for now, I would suggest giving it a looking at. Its not terrible.
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