The latest series from Jerry Bruckheimer, which debuts on ABC tonight, is about a team of amateurs who attempt to solve unusual crimes. The story is actually set in the Windy City but is filming in various locations throughout Los Angeles.
That may seem odd, given the growing pressure producers face to keep budgets low by using out-of-state film incentives, such as 30% film tax credit offered in Illinois. That would seem all the more attractive given that "The Forgotten" wouldn't qualify for California's new film tax credit, limited to new series created for basic cable TV, or series that are returning to the state.
But Bruckheimer, whose production company is based in Santa Monica, has a long history of staying close to home. All of his TV shows, including the "CSI" series, "Cold Case" and "Dark Blue," the new crime drama on TNT, shoot in the Los Angeles area.
"I like to keep the business here,'' said Bruckheimer, who is producing the show, which has a crew of 143, with Bonanza Productions and Warner Bros. Television. "It's getting harder and harder because the economy is tough, and the studios are really squeezing us in every budget. [But] "we've got great crews here, and we love working with them."
-- Richard Verrier
You should get to know this 'Modern Family'
“Modern Family†(8 p.m. Central Wednesday, ABC; four stars) has the finest cast of any new fall show and, thank goodness, this excellent comedy gives these talented performers the kind of sharp material they deserve.
In mockumentary style, the series follows three families who share various bonds. Julie Bowen is pitch-perfect as Claire, a mother of three, and Ty Burrell is terrific as her husband, who attempts, to his kids’ horror, to take the “cool dad†approach (not realizing that belting out songs from "High School Musical" is the most humiliating thing anyone's dad could possibly do).
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet are a gay couple who adopted a child, and Sofia Vergara and Ed O’Neill are a newly married couple whose temperaments and ages are far apart.
The themes about family life and its stresses are nothing new, but you couldn't ask for better execution. Creators Steve Levitan and Christopher Lloyd are comedy veterans ("Frasier" and "Back to You" are among their many credits), and "Modern Family" manages to have a light touch while still packing in lots of jokes and some deft physical bits. There's one gag with a BB gun that has made me laugh all four times I've seen it.
With all that going for it, it almost feels like overkill to hear that that actors such as Shelley Long, Edward Norton and Elizabeth Banks will be stopping by to guest star on the show. But if "Modern Family" keeps up the quality of the writing, what the heck -- the more the merrier.
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