Mar 5 2008, 07:32 PM, updated 18y ago
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New Amsterdam is an American television drama, which premiered March 4, 2008 on FOX. The series is created by Allan Loeb and Christian Taylor, who also serve as executive producers alongside David Manson, Leslie Holleran, Steven Pearl and Lasse Hallström. The latter also directed the pilot.
Produced by Laha Films, Regency Television, Sarabande Productions and Scarlet Fire Productions, the series was greenlit and given a thirteen-episode order on May 11, 2007. The series was scheduled to premiere in the fall of 2007, consequently airing on Tuesday nights at 8:00/7:00c on FOX, but it was held as a mid-season replacement and began airing in March, 2008.
On Tuesday, October 16, 2007, an article in The Hollywood Reporter stated that production on New Amsterdam has been shut down indefinitely, with seven episodes of the series in the can. The article also mentioned that Fox has decided to take a look and then decide whether or not to order new episodes, something considered unlikely. A pre-air version of the Pilot episode was leaked onto Internet file-sharing services on December 2, 2007.
On January 23, 2008 FOX resumed airing commercials for the show stated "coming soon". In addition to the premiere there will be another episode airing on March 6, 2008 (at 9:00 PM / 8:00 PM Central), with the series beginning its regular run on March 10, 2008. It has also been confirmed that the series will air on Global in Canada.[6] Global has scheduled the first episode for 8:00 pm (one-hour before the U.S. broadcast), and the second episode for the following day at 9:00 pm (one day before the U.S. broadcast).
Produced by Laha Films, Regency Television, Sarabande Productions and Scarlet Fire Productions, the series was greenlit and given a thirteen-episode order on May 11, 2007. The series was scheduled to premiere in the fall of 2007, consequently airing on Tuesday nights at 8:00/7:00c on FOX, but it was held as a mid-season replacement and began airing in March, 2008.
On Tuesday, October 16, 2007, an article in The Hollywood Reporter stated that production on New Amsterdam has been shut down indefinitely, with seven episodes of the series in the can. The article also mentioned that Fox has decided to take a look and then decide whether or not to order new episodes, something considered unlikely. A pre-air version of the Pilot episode was leaked onto Internet file-sharing services on December 2, 2007.
On January 23, 2008 FOX resumed airing commercials for the show stated "coming soon". In addition to the premiere there will be another episode airing on March 6, 2008 (at 9:00 PM / 8:00 PM Central), with the series beginning its regular run on March 10, 2008. It has also been confirmed that the series will air on Global in Canada.[6] Global has scheduled the first episode for 8:00 pm (one-hour before the U.S. broadcast), and the second episode for the following day at 9:00 pm (one day before the U.S. broadcast).
Plot:
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The main character is John Amsterdam (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), a New York homicide detective who is immortal. Amsterdam was a Dutch soldier in the year 1642 when he stepped in front of a sword to save the life of a Native American girl during a massacre of her indigenous tribe. The girl in turn rescued Amsterdam by weaving an ancient spell that conferred immortality upon him. It was also prophesied that he would not age until he finds his one true love, and only then will he become whole and ready for mortality. His immortality has resulted in Amsterdam spending over three centuries of his life marked by loss as his friends gradually grow old and die while he is forced to remain alive. Amsterdam is also a former alcoholic who regularly attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, having remained sober since 1965.
The basic back-story appears to have some similarities to the plot of the Pete Hamill book, Forever, which tells the story of an Irish boy who travels to New York at the end of the 17th century to avenge his father's death. After he steps in front of a mob intent on killing an African slave, the slave and his sister reward him by casting a spell which grants him immortality. He is told that the only two ways he can become mortal are to step off the island of Manhattan, or to love a dark woman foretold in prophecy. However, if he leaves Manhattan he will die as a suicide, forbidden from passing to the Otherworld where he can finally reunite with his family.
The basic back-story appears to have some similarities to the plot of the Pete Hamill book, Forever, which tells the story of an Irish boy who travels to New York at the end of the 17th century to avenge his father's death. After he steps in front of a mob intent on killing an African slave, the slave and his sister reward him by casting a spell which grants him immortality. He is told that the only two ways he can become mortal are to step off the island of Manhattan, or to love a dark woman foretold in prophecy. However, if he leaves Manhattan he will die as a suicide, forbidden from passing to the Otherworld where he can finally reunite with his family.
Cast:
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1. Nikolaj Coster Waldau as John Amsterdam, a New York homicide detective who will become mortal after he finds his true love. In the series he is Dutch - in real life Danish.
2. Zuleikha Robinson as Eva Marquez, Amsterdam's partner.
3. Alexie Gilmore as Dr. Sara Dillane, a doctor who pronounces Amsterdam's death after a heart attack. Possibly Amsterdam's true love.
4. Stephen Henderson as Omar, a jazz club owner and an old friend of Amsterdam's.
2. Zuleikha Robinson as Eva Marquez, Amsterdam's partner.
3. Alexie Gilmore as Dr. Sara Dillane, a doctor who pronounces Amsterdam's death after a heart attack. Possibly Amsterdam's true love.
4. Stephen Henderson as Omar, a jazz club owner and an old friend of Amsterdam's.
Sauce:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Amsterdam_%28TV_series%29
http://www.tv.com/show/68703/summary.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0928414/
http://fox.com/newamsterdam/
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