THE FIGHTING FITZGERALDS: This offering of Irish-American characters will have to labor to get beyond the clichés. It helps that the star is Brian Dennehy, both a movie and TV icon for years and a recent Tony winner for a revival of Death of a Salesman.
But on this show he’s an Irish Archie Bunker. Reminiscing about parochial school, he defends the usual attack on nuns: “The nuns never hit the priests hit the nuns grab and shake.” Regarding one of his sons seeing a therapist, he says, “So you’re paying somebody to be your friend, huh?” This was typical opening-night stuff. The series has lots of room to get better, so let’s hope it does. Basic laughs, well delivered.
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