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Check out cable's summer newbies
Of two new shows arriving, "Royal Pains" the better effort, on the USA network
Date published: 6/12/2009 By Rob Hedelt FOR many TV viewers, myself included, the arrival of new series in summer rivals the bounty in fall. That's because the cable networks are quickly supplanting the old broadcast bunch as the suppliers of quality dramas and even now, decent comedies. Indeed, while the broadcast bunch has lapsed into reruns and reality drivel, it's great to see new episodes of cable shows including "The Closer," "Burn Notice," "Amazing Grace," "Raising the Bar" and "Rescue Me." Two new arrivals, one on USA and the other on Showtime, may be worthy of attention. NO 'ROYAL PAINS' Sometimes, the creators of a new show manage to combine just the right actor with just the right story in just the right setting. That's the way it felt watching the premiere of "Royal Pains," the story of Mark Feuerstein ("Defiance," "Good Morning, Miami") is solid and perfectly cast as Hank, the hotshot who lets a hospital benefactor die as he shifts his attention to another patient in trauma. This costs him his job and his model girlfriend. He reacts by turning into a couch potato, to the point where his devil-may-care brother, Evan (Paulo Costanzo) drags him off to a weekend in the Hamptons. At a society party at the home of sketchy mogul named Boris (Campbell Scott), Hank is there and saves a guest during a medical emergency. Soon, everyone assumes he's one of the Hamptons' many "concierge doctors," physicians who cater to the rich and famous. The conscientious Hank doesn't cater to this idea, but he's getting called for more emergencies. And a physician's assistant (an interesting Reshma Shetty) who wants to set up his concierge practice arrives with a portable medical office in the back of her SUV. "HankMed" is born, with brother Evan, an accountant, picking himself as CFO. Still, Hank is ready to head back to the mainland until he meets Jill (Jill Flint), the beautiful and committed administrator of the hospital all the rich folks avoid. She's enough to swing the balance to staying.
Date published: 6/12/2009
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