“Franklin & Bash” recap: Finally Landing a Big Boy Job

Title: Franklin and Bash

Episode: 101 'Pilot'

Network: TNT

Air date: June 1, 2011 "“ Series Premiere

Cast: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Breckin Meyer, Dana Davis, Kumail Nanijani, Malcolm McDowell, Garcelle Beauvais, Reed Diamond

 

Lawyers Jared Franklin and Peter Bash are shifty, sarcastic ambulance chasers (almost literally) whose clever handling of a traffic accident case earns them a job offer from a prominent corporate firm. The pair bring their unique practice style to the halls of slick Infield & Daniels, much to the dismay of straight-laced Damien Karp but to the delight of senior partner (and Damien's uncle) Stanton Infield. The pilot episode is chock full of goofy things that just seem to work: witty dude banter, a fist fight, a scantily clad witness, and an almost unbelievable romantic pairing, which isn't suffering from the overused "sexual tension" formula.  Overall this pilot episode is satisfying but has me longing for something a little more stable.  I see potential but hope that in terms of this show's future, this better only be the beginning.

 

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About Stephen Davis

Stephen Davis
I owe this hobby/career to the one and only Stephanie Peterman who, while interning at Fox, told me that I had too many opinions and irrelevant information to keep it all bottled up inside. I survived my first rated R film, Alive, at the ripe age of 8, it took me months to grasp the fact that Julia Roberts actually died at the end of Steel Magnolias, and I might be the only person alive who actually enjoyed Sorority Row…for its comedic value of course. While my friends can drink you under the table, I can outwatch you when it comes iconic, yet horrid 80s films like Adventures in Babysitting and Troop Beverly Hills. I have no shame when it comes to what I like, and if you have a problem with that, then we’ll settle it on the racquetball court. I see too many movies to actually win any film trivia contest, so don’t waste your first pick on me. My friends rent movies from my bookcase shelves, and one day I do plan to start charging. I long to live in LA, where my movie obsession will actually help me fit in, but for now I am content with my home in Austin. I prefer indies to blockbusters, Longhorns to Sooners and Halloween to Friday the 13th. I miss the classics, as well as John Ritter, and I hope to one day sit down and interview the amazing Kate Winslet.

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