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Tom Berenger in "Peacemakers"
courtesy of the USA Network
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"Peacemakers" (The USA Network)
Tom Berenger stars in the new original TV series "Peacemakers" on the USA Network. This is a show about the early part of the twentieth century when new types of forensic tests were being discovered. In other words this is "CSI: The Early Years."
This show is also a western, with Berenger playing Federal Marshall Jared Stone. In the opening episode there is a murder of a wealthy land baron. The killing occurs in a railroad car so a Pinkerton Detective is sent to help Stone with his investigation. The detective's name is Latimer Finch (Peter O'Meara) and he is up to date on all of the newest forensic techniques.
Stone and Finch make a good team with each one playing an equal role in the investigation and solution of the crime. Stone is middle-aged and grizzled while Finch is young and energetic. There is also a female undertaker named Katie (Amy Carlson) who looks too be a future love interest for Finch.
Having Berenger as the star of this series is a plus. He is a competent actor with an abundance of charm, sort of like James Garner in his younger days. O'Meara appears to be someone who will grow on you. He isn't instantly likeable but by the show's end he is more appealing.
The setting of the show is in a frontier town where there are different cultures and different classes of people. There are outlaws and law-abiding citizens, and there are scoundrels and there are heroes. It appears that each week we will get a different look at one inhabitant or another who takes part in a new crime which must be solved.
"Peacemakers" premieres Wednesday, July 30th at 10PM and will be seen weekly at that time on the USA Network. |
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