![]() ![]() Who is also an assassin, who just happens to be dabbling in becoming a Quaker. She’s also a midlevel analyst at a hedge fund. Why would you think that? The point is that she isn’t just a nurse. But maybe you would be, too, if you had a brain tumor. Also, is she really a she? We don’t know. Who just happens to have been in the Special Forces. Why? And why hasn’t anything happened in the show yet? The thing is: we already know. But we also get the sense that the person in the photo is naked, except for socks and maybe a large, colorful hat. Our hero might turn, at a poignant moment, and look at the photo and then make a confused face, as if to say, “Who the hell is that?” We don’t know who it is because we can’t see the photo. Maybe a photo will be seen in some shots, but it won’t be explained. But we’ll never see or hear the children. ![]() Seriously, though, what’s it about? It’s about a man and a woman. And funny things that happen in hospitals and also in large buildings. And yet it is almost exactly like all of them, except for the fact that there is no mention of advertising, policing, or PT boats. Think “Mad Men.” Now think “The Wire.” Now think “McHale’s Navy.” Now forget that you thought of any of those, because “The Brand New Show” isn’t like any of them. What is “The Brand New Show” about? What isn’t the show about is perhaps a better question. ![]()
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