"You will not grow old. You will not die until you find the one and your souls are wed." says the medicine woman New York City Detective John Amsterdam saves. Of course at the time he saves her he isn't a detective, and New York City isn't quite New York yet. The new show "New Amsterdam" tells the story of the immortal John Amsterdam solving of crimes while looking for 'the one'.
The new series on FOX, has brought up comparisons with Highlander and the book by Pete Hamill, Forever: A Novel (I think Forever may be the closer comparison). So far after the first two episodes, I'm eagerly waiting the third. Just some of the revelations of John's past (and present) as well as having it set in New York makes it very compelling to me.
I was glad to see Zuleikha Robinson playing John's new partner. First noticed her in the movie Hidalgo, then saw her in the HBO series Rome (another big favorite series of mine).
I really liked how the first episode ends with John learning from the Lene Lenape Medicine Woman why he is still and will stay alive then cutting to a stylized/accelerated view of New York City changing from an early settlement to the modern city as John watches. Actually I think what really makes the scene for me is the song played during it. More on that in a future post.
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