hcmcb4-1
Some time ago, the cable network TRIO aired the pilot for LOOKWELL as part of its "Brilliant But Cancelled" series. I TiVoed it and have watched it many times since.Ty Lookwell is the role Adam West was born to play, which is good as it clearly was written for him. The writing plays to West's strengths as a comedian, particularly his surreal delivery of lines that no one else could say without cracking up.It might have been exhausting to keep this going week after week, but I sure would have liked to see them try.Someone should assemble a "great unsold pilots" DVD series; LOOKWELL could certainly headline the comedy edition.
movieman_kev
It's easy to see why this failed pilot didn't get a chance to become a series. Adam West's character Ty Lookwell seemed too one-not to me to every career a series (we get it he's an actor who played a detective in the past and now believes he can be a real detective, but is an idiot), and the writing by the usually capable and very funny Conan O'Brian and Robert Smigal falls flat here, I hardly cracked a smile. IMDb reviewers tend to look at any failed pilot like if it got the green-light for a series would be pure gold. Well guess what, not ALL failed pilots are gold, not even most. I'd wager a VERY few handful. THIS show is not one of those.My Grade: D-
ripplinbuckethead
I saw this show today and was highly entertained! The writing is excellent (I wasn't surprised, knowing O'Brien and Smigel were involved) and Adam West was as great as ever. The type of storytelling here isn't exactly new, but with the writing and the ever-likable West, it really worked. Too bad the networks didn't agree.So, how about now? Would this show work now if they did it again? I'm sure Mr. West would be willing to give it another go, and if it was on NBC, well, they need all the help they can get right now and this is the kind of show that could help them get out of their 4th place rut, if only to a small degree. I know I would love to see this cult hit resurrected! Random thought: if The Max Weinberg 7 played the Lookwell theme as Conan went to his desk and he didn't know about it, I wonder if he'd recognize it?
Rusty-61
My husband saw a clip from this on the Adam West Bio andhunted it down on eBay. It was worth every cent, and actually getsfunnier every time I watch it. It's obvious, if you know andappreciate Conan OBrien's sense of humor, that he had a goodhand in the writing. Adam West is perfectly cast and for those ofyou who thought he had no sense of humor about himself...justwatch. Words can't do it justice... down to the last detail, this pilot ishilarious and if I think for too long about the fact it didn't get pickedup, I wnt to bang my head against the wall (or bette yet, bang somenetwork exec who makes these genius decisions against a wall).I defy anyone with a sense of humor to sit through this withoutgiglling uncontrollably in the first 5 minutes (at least once).10/10 stars. Hunt it down or wait till it's on Trio again...it's worth it,trust me.
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