Should You Watch? K-Ville

What better way to pay tribute to the folks who suffered through the events associated with Hurricane Katrina than to crank out a generic cop show that emphasizes not only the crime, but the corrupt institutions in New Orleans? In lieu of a direct donation to relief efforts in 2007, Fox has made its contribution with "K-Ville," a not-so-good show about a black cop/white cop team who go up against all sorts of forces while finding out how mismatched they are, blah, blah, blah.

I only watched the pilot of "K-Ville," and while I found the New Orleans setting novel, the attempt to be stylish in the shooting of the city really took away from some of that and made the episode look like just another wanna-be edgy crime show. That is particularly bad news since the story elements of that debut were so generic that the hour certainly didn't stand out THAT way. There's no reason a show can't use this city and its issues as a backdrop, but there's no reason it can't be a good show.

I really didn't find anything terrible about "K-Ville," but nothing made me want to return there. But maybe you're different.

You Should Watch "K-Ville" If:

*You feel guilty about not sending any money to Katrina relief--not guilty enough to send any money now, mind you, but enough to want to "raise your awareness" by watching a cop show.
*The idea of Anthony Anderson: Supercop makes you run to the store to get nachos and beer to settle in for a night of TV.
*You have no problem distinguishing Cole Hauser from Josh Lucas. Or Rutger Hauer, for that matter.
*You recently "sounded off" to "TV Guide" about the appalling lack of cop shows in primetime TV.
*You're desperate for something that's making New Orleans look worse than the Saints are right now.
*You hate Roger Clemens, think "K-Ville" is about him, and curse Fox for giving him a show. Then you can tune in and be pleasantly surprised.