New Amsterdam: Pilot Review
In the early 17th Century, Dutch colonists settled in an area outside of Fort Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. The settlement was populated with approximately 270 people who were all safe and secure in the ownership of the land thanks to their company director, Peter Minuit who had “purchased” the property from the Manahatta band of Lenape Indians. Needless to say, Minuit got himself one heck of a deal turning over only a few beads and trinkets in return for what would one day become the city of New York.
John Amsterdam (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) was one of those early colonists, a Dutch soldier, he stepped in front of a sword to save the life of one of those Manahatta Indians. So grateful for his selfless act, she placed an ancient spell upon him granting him immortality. But one day, when his soul mate, his one true love appeared and they became one — then the spell would end and Amsterdam would return to his mortal state to grow old and eventually die with his lady love.
I don’t know about you, but that sounds more like a curse than a gift from someone whose life you just saved!
Fast forward to 2008 and John Amsterdam is now a homicide detective in the city he’s called home for 400 years. He lives in back of a jazz club which is owned by Omar (Stephen Henderson), the only man who knows John’s secret. John is an artisan and a photographer and of course, a student of history which makes him a walking encyclopedia of trivia. He recognizes a perfume because it was worn by Sarah Bernhardt and he knows how to find a certain bar because it used to be a speak easy.
It’s a little bit “Highlander,” a little like “Law & Order,” and it’s got “Moonlight” written all over it. Read a full review at our sister site, SFUniverse.com and an interview with star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
Photo Credit: Julie Dennis-Brothers/FOX © 2007 Fox Broadcasting Co.
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