SERIES PREMIERE: Based on the Australian series of the same name, this new Fox show stars Greg Kinnear as a wild, unreliable character – degenerate gambler, compulsive womanizer, irresponsible friend – who just happens to be very good as a defense lawyer, once he manages to get inside a courtroom. It’s the sort of premise David E. Kelley could run with and slam-dunk, but this Americanized remake starts out a little too busy, and a bit too broad, though Kinnear is a winning TV star from start to finish. It’s his facial reactions that often draw the most laughs – which is nice, but you wish some of the spoken lines had been stronger. For a full review, see Ed Bark’s Uncle Barky’s Bytes.

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