TV REVIEW: One of these days, the ‘Knights’ will prosper
Consider yourselves lucky, you are getting the sneak-peek of sneak-peeks. The new ABC comedy “Knights of Prosperity” was slated to premiere Oct. 17, but has now been moved to a mid-season premiere in January. This move will distance it from the frenzy of the fall premiere schedule to give it a little bit more breathing room.
Stephen McPherson of ABC Entertainment told the L.A. Times, “We feel it’s so good, it deserves to have a strong launch.”
I have seen the pilot episode already, and the question is, “Is Stephen McPherson right?” While “Knights of Prosperity” is not the funniest show I’ve ever seen, it has potential. And in this fall season where serial-dramas rule supreme, “Knights” is a breath of fresh air.
The premise of “Knights” alone makes it worth checking out. A group of down-and-out guys form a criminal band, name it “The Knights of Prosperity,” and come up with a plan to rob none other than Mick Jagger. Anyone who wants to steal from Mr. Jagger is a friend of mine.
The criminal band of miscreants is led by janitor Eugene Gurkin (Donal Logue, “Grounded For Life”), who is the one who actually comes up with the master plan of robbing the front-man for the Stones. Other members of the gang include a taxi driver, Gourishankar “Gary” Subramaniam (Maz Jabroni, “E-Ring”), a local night-club bouncer, Rockefeller Butts (Kevin Michael Richarson, “Clerks 2”), and a attractive Hispanic waitress Esperanza Villalobos (Sofia Vergara, “Big Trouble).
“Knights,” has a great cast, and the characters they play are so off the wall they’re funny. There are actually a few cameos from Mick Jagger on the pilot episode, of him showing off his new house in a sort of MTV “Cribs” way.
With the number of new sitcoms this year completely dwarfed by the number of new dramas, there isn’t a big selection of new comedies to chose from. “Knights of Prosperity,” definitely deserves to be found by an audience and have a good run. Whether fiction or not, I just want to see someone rob Mick Jagger.
The “Knights of Prosperity” premiere has been moved from Oct. 17 to January of next year, so I don’t have a specific time for it. But keep your eyes open for it early next year.
Aaron Peck is the television critic
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