Fall TV: The Playboy Club series premiere

"The Playboy Club" is one of the series I have been looking forward to all summer. Not because of the story, simply because of Eddie Cibrian. I fell in love with him back during "Third Watch" and I am very excited to see him as the lead in his own series, especially on NBC.

Usually, I don't let myself get attached to new NBC series. However, "The Playboy Club" has had a great promotion push all summer, and this is a story that many demographics are going to watch. Interestingly enough, the NBC affiliate in Salt Lake City even banned this show from their channel. A nice way to get more people to watch it if you ask me. However, if it doesn't pick up in ratings, we may not have a chance to get attached. It debuted only with a 1.6. However, it was also against the season premieres of "Hawaii Five-0" and "Castle" both popular series on their networks. I personally think it's worthy of a save.

I enjoyed the Pilot. It was intriguing and didn't take it's time to step into the story. New bunny Maureen accidentally murders a mob boss and keyholder to the club, Nick Dalton feels obliged to help her out. Not only is there a murder mystery for the other characters to solve, but we also get the history of the real Playboy Club. It takes place in a world where all the characters have their own agendas. Throw in a murder and now two of those people have to count on each other... it's bound to cause some great drama. The writing was decent and the acting even better. These are definitely some faces that can make a great ensemble cast.

I just hope NBC realizes the potential they have in this series and don't axe it too soon. But then again... this is NBC we are talking about here. When have they ever made a good decision about a new series?