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If this show has "no real point," that's probably why I like it... To be perfectly candid, this show's lack of any real "purpose" seems to be just what the doctor ordered, due to recent events. September 11th, 2001 took a lot to accept, and among all the news shows about that tragic event, I need the occasional, idealistic, message-free show once in a while, where the good guys always win, and the bad guys always lose. Even if the protagonists here are "quasi" good-guys (i.e. THIEVES), the show is still harmless fun, and I like watching it so far...

Thieves

A Techtite Review

Admittedly, this is not a flawless show. However, given the type of mindless minutiae that used to be offered on Friday night TV, it's at least nice to see a gritty action-comedy offered, instead of some rubber-stamp sitcom. It also helps that the lead actors --Richard Grieco and Melissa George-- are very likeable, leading to a more than acceptable Friday Night show.

The plot is simple enough; two thieves meet prior to a "big heist," and attempt to work on the job together. They nearly get away with it, when a snafu gets them stuck in the parking lot with police everywhere and the keys stuck in the car. The FBI taking over the investigation, however, give the two more-than-slightly-good thieves a deal; if they agree to work with the FBI on all those cases that require a stealthy hand, they won't go to jail. Obviously, the duo has little choice, which is difficult for them to accept, since, after such a loused job together the first time, they'd prefer not to see each other ever again!

Obviously, the love-hate --or more appropriately, love-to-hate-- relationship between the thieves is the core of the ongoing theme for the show. Even more obviously are the well-scripted bickering between the two, which seems coined directly from a show like Moonlighting. This is a lot like that show, only without the whiney secretary whose boyfriend was the actor who played "booger" in Revenge of the Nerds. Remember them? I'm sorry if I brought back a bad memory. Anyway, this series might have less inspired "cases" to solve, though so what? Yes, you can watch a show that isn't with a big message, nor a news magazine. It's allowed. For me, once in a while, it's absolutely necessary.

So, why am I so lenient with my review of this so-so- show? I think Bart from the Fox cartoon The Simpsons said it best, when he once lamented to little sister Lisa, ""When you get a little older, you'll learn that Friday's just another day between NBC's Must See Thursday and CBS's Saturday night crap-o-rama." The trouble with this comment is, this was when X-files was on Friday nights --during that series' peak of popularity, no less- and therefore Fridays had tolerable, enjoyable television. That hasn't been the case for years. Finally, there are shows on Friday that are at least slightly viewable, and for me that's a very good thing.

 

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