Moonlight

The latest entry into the apparently burgeoning Vampire Detective genre, "Moonlight" stars Alex O'Loughlin as Mick St. John. Not a lot is known about the show, since CBS hadn't made the full premiere episode available to critics as of early September. But the preview can be boiled down to, "Vampire seeks to use his powers for good, not evil ... and he's lonely." Not helping things is that "Moonlight" has switched executive producers three times and only O'Loughlin remains from the show's original cast. Joining O'Loughlin are "Veronica Mars" bad boy Jason Dohring as a cutthroat Wall Street vampire, and British beauty Sophia Myles (she was "Doctor Who's" girl in the fireplace) as O'Loughlin's mortal love interest. If you found yourself missing "Angel," well, here it is again. Sort of.

The Pitch:	He's a vampire! And he solves crimes! And his name is not Angel! So please don't sue us, creators of the TV series "Angel!"
When It’s On	Fridays at 9 PT/ET, CBS
When It Starts	Mon 9/28
What It’s Up Against	Women's Murder Club (ABC), Friday Night Lights (NBC), Nashville (Fox)
Starring...	Alex O'Loughlin, Jason Dohring, Sophia Myles
Cliche-o-Meter	Sci-Fi Fish out of Water
Fandom Factor	Hot
Do Not Adjust Your Set:	Since CBS picked up the show, the entire pilot was reshot and recast with only crime-solving vampire Alex O'Loughlin making it to the premiere. Perhaps he truly is among the undead...
Why It Will Be First To Go:	When you recast your show, reshoot the first episode and slap it on a Friday night hoping nobody will notice, you are perhaps not giving it the most rousing vote of confidence ever recorded.
Why It Won't:	There is something about the vampire-as-misunderstood-good-guy that causes otherwise right-thinking people to lose their marbles in a sea of a fan fiction and insane message board posts.
Odds of Failure:	3-1
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