TV | White Collar | PASS

The pilot was a superb, fresh take on the heist/caper genre. Everything about this show is top notch and super sharp, never pandering or dumbing anything down for the audience. Starring Tim DeKay (from one of my all-time favorite TV shows, Carnivale) and the very promising Matthew Bomer (Chuck), these two are marvelous and have real chemistry. There is a lot of humor and I laughed all the way through the show. But it isn't the kind of humor that makes fun of others or is tawdry and blue. It's just darn good, witty lines that made me really smile and laugh.

We'll see about putting Tiffani Thiessen (90210) in the cast, but there are some really fine supporting actors like Michael Gaston (Jericho), Willie Garson (you name, he's probably been in it) and Marsha Thomason (Lost, Life). And, from the previews, there looks like a bunch of other great actors in upcoming episodes, too.

Two things bothered us about the pilot. There was one plot hole that gets exploited. The other is the fact that this is yet another show where everybody is smarter than the cops/FBI/law enforcement. Neither of these two things ruin the show in any way.

4.5 out of 5 stars. This show will hopefully keep stylishly and interestingly rolling along, ending up as a really bright spot in TV history or it might fizzle out quickly. Let's hope for the former.