Las Vegas

I absolutely love "Las Vegas!" The fast-paced workings of a casino is very exciting, even if at the beginning the story lines were a tad trite. For me, it was Josh Duhamel's star quality that kept me enthralled with this show. I was disappointed to not see more of a storyline for Vanessa Marcil's character, Sam. It's obvious that Ed Deline, played by James Caan, is the star of the show, and Cheryl Ladd's guest spots as his wife are always fabulous. I'd like to see more character development, and more stories that take you through the whole season instead of being wrapped up in one episode. It would also be great if they could bring another guy in, like Danny, to spice up the possibilities for the girls. The team work and star power on this show is amazing. I can't wait to find out what happens this season when Danny comes back from Iraq... will he finally figure out that he should be with Mary? By the end of Season One I was as hooked as I am to "Alias." All I can say is that if you give this show one episode's worth of a chance you will find yourself hooked.

The actors have all been very well chosen for their roles and it's pretty obvious the age range the producers are predominantly appealing to. But as an approaching 50, I still think it's excellent entertainment. The fast finger snapping pace that all the shows are coming out with these days keeps the tension and the viewer gets so caught up in the pace that any gaffs or gaps in the plot are easily ignored.

If I had any criticism at all, it would be that Nikki Cox is a little too well endowed to trust all that cleavage to the benevolence of gravity.

I hope the show runs for a long time to come.

For the most part Las Vegas was a big success that shows what goes on in the inside of a casino. This series had the three major themes Action, Drama, Humor, along with the occasional romance with the perfect mixture of sexiness. The theme song for the first four seasons matched the over all speed of the show. It is because of this that everything fell into sequence. The theme song setting the pace for the show was a good attention grabber to hook the audience and real them in. The only time in this series that I began to lose interest in this show was in the 5th season where they changed the theme song. The new theme song gave the show a off center balance. When the show got rid of the most prominent character in show the mood and the interest was sucked out of me to the point where I almost stopped watching. The only thing that kept me watching is the hope that I would see the wedding of Mc. Coy and Deline or the anticipation of whether their baby is going to be a boy or a girl. If I would have known that it was going to end with a giant cliff hanger I would have stopped watching two episodes into the 5th season. but that wasn't all that was wrong with the 5th season. After the first episode it seemed like they just ran out of cool Ideas, got lazy and replaced them with comedy that had too much effort put into it. Over all this is a good series with the exception of the 5th Season. Therefore I give Las Vegas an 8 out of 10 cause it had my attention hooked for 8 tenths of overall length of the show.

Las Vegas is a criminally underrated show! Is it believable? Absolute not. Is it extremely entertaining? Without a doubt! It has something for everyone...action, drama, comedy, romance, etc. I forgot just how much I loved this show!

This is the best new TV series released to the networks for the 2003 season.

The writing is interesting, characters got developed this season, plot lines were intriguing, and there was comic relief. Check out this show if you have not already seen it on Monday nites.

What I like best about this series is Josh Dahumel. Not only is he eye candy but a good actor, he is fun to watch and you find yourself engrossed in the show. Apparently they have built an elaborate set in Culver City to film some of these scenes, but you can't tell the real shots from the studio shots. They do a good job masking the transition when they show panorama shots of Vegas itself. I often wonder when I view this show, how big their budget is for extras because they do a good job emulating a big casino. This series is strictly entertainment and as long as your expectations are not as lofty as the other reviewer, you will not be disappointed.