Eddie's, the latest bar themed show
Bars seem to be a part of the American tradition on television. From the day Marshall Matt Dillon sauntered into the Dodge City saloon to say hello to Miss Kitty ( Gunsmoke ), viewers have accepted the bar as an appropriate setting through the decades. Of course, the setting is rarely what dictates the subject of the story. Numerous critically and publically lauded TV programs have embraced the bar and the upcoming series Eddie’s does so with its own twist. The brainchild of writer Alex Scrymgeour, Eddie’s presents a dynamic which is perhaps not so intuitive in current times; an aspect makes it all the more enjoyable for the viewer. Eddie’s tagline is that it’s a place “Where all are welcome.” It’s an idea which bear’s similarity to messages from bygone eras but with a very modern dialect. A message of unity that’s wrapped in a comedic package, this half-hour TV series is poised to takes its place in the lineage of culturally relevant programs which use a bar as a springboard for w...