Michael Chiklis, left, and Dennis Quaid, right, star in "Vegas."
Sin sells. So it makes sense that an entire city of sin - a Sin City, if you will - would offer such a fertile (or sometimes fetid) breeding ground for our TV entertainment.
Vegas, airing tonight on Global and CBS, is a 1960s period drama starring Dennis Quaid as a new sheriff clashing with a Chicago mob boss (played by The Shield's Michael Chiklis) who is setting up gambling operations in the fledgling desert city.
But what happens in Vegas rarely stays in Vegas, at least when it comes to TV. Here's a look at other shows that have been prominently set in the city of second chances.
Once Mel Brooks began to "make a noise," thankfully he never shut up There’s an apt evaluation in the first minute of the documentary Mel Brooks: Make a Noise. "Mel was not interested in the little laugh," observes writer/director Barry Levinson. "He literally wanted you to collapse and fall on the ground and can’t ... Read more
'SNL' season finale full of goodbyes As Stefon would say: This Saturday Night Live had everything. Kanye West, Jennifer Garner, Anderson Cooper, a musical super group, a surprise guest appearance from Amy Poehler and what looks like the departure of not one, but three cast members. Bill ... Read more
Reporter congratulates Matthew Perry on sitcom axe In what could be one of the biggest live celebrity interview fails of all time, a Fox sports reporter congratulated Matthew Perry on the cancellation of his show “Go On” (which lasted one season) during an NHL game. The impromptu interview ... Read more
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