Alas, there is one show on Thursday night we have decided to pass on, and that is CBS's much-hyped "Shark," starring James Woods. Now, we're not passing on the show because it's bad. It's not bad. The pilot was good (and directed by Spike Lee, though you would never, never know it); it just wasn't anything more than good, and the legal drama genre is a crowded genre indeed. (We were going to list all of the shows currently on the air that have to do with crime and legal procedures, and then realized it would probably be easier to name the shows that DON'T.) At this point in the game, you better bring something truly unique, and aside from James Woods, there really isn't anything special about "Shark." Woods plays a hotshot defense attorney who has a change of heart and joins the DA's office. Oh, but he's going to remain a shark, of course, except when he's caring for his teenage daughter!
*Yawn*