Las Vegas (TV series)
Las Vegas (not to be confused with the Aaron Spelling's 1978-1981 series Vega$) is a dramatic television series about an ex-marine working in a Las Vegas casino for the head of surveillance. The show used the style of zoom in-zoom out camera angles popularized by CSI.
Cast and Characters
- Danny McCoy, an ex-marine who works for Ed Deline in security at a fictional Las Vegas casino called the "Montecito". The show is narrated by this character in the first few episodes. Played by Josh Duhamel
- Ed Deline, a former CIA officer, he is now the tough-guy head of security at a Las Vegas casino. Played by James Caan
- Mary Connell, the Special Events Director at the casino. Played by Nikki Cox
- Mike Cannon, a brainy but goodlooking engineer who takes a job as Montecito's head valet parker because it pays so well. Played by James Lesure
- Samantha "Sam" Jane, a hottie casino host. Played by Vanessa Marcil
- Delinda Deline, Ed's daughter and Danny's love interest for the first few episodes. Played by Molly Sims
- Nessa Holt, "The Ice Queen". A casino manager with a shady past. Played by Marsha Thomason
Program Information
Debut Information
The show aired at 9:00 PM, EST/PST, on Mondays starting with September 22, 2003.
Distribution
Critical Review
- TV Guide (Canada) said "NBC needs a new pair of shoes. Las Vegas is going to roll sevens." While the show was "[s]lick and funky", they asked "[i]s gambling really that interesting?"
Trivia
In one episode, an aerial shot of the fictional Montecito showed that it is situated at the corner of Giles St. and Reno Ave., half a mile from the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino. Many of Mandalay Bay's interiors and exteriors (including its wave pool) have been used as Montecito exteriors, although (according to the Internet Movie Database) interiors are now filmed in a California set that is a replica of the Mandalay Bay.
See also: 2003 in television