I was looking for a series that can be watched during travel or after a stressful day to switch off, that can sit on my hard drive and I don't have to wait another week for the next episode if I want to watch it again next day, but it's also no problem to take some time between episodes if I have no time to watch.
Las Vegas was perfect for that, it's fun, interesting, with an adequate dose of action and drama, and sweet in a way that left me in an upbeat mood after each episode. I have been enjoying this show throughout.
In the show we follow the inner-life of running a casino from the perspective of the president, surveillance-security, casino host, hotel management, casino owner and other staff. Million dollars, diamonds, private jets come and go with the wind in an amusing way, often saving the bank in the very last minute. The episodes have some evolution and there's sometimes a story spanning over two episodes, but in general each episode can be watched on it's own.
Varied topics of casino crime and relationship drama among the actors, card counters, robbery, kidnapping, there is all to keep the pace alive in each episode. Josh Duhamel is my favorite, with his naive, but risk taking attitude brings smile so often, and in a duo with James Lesure, they are like Stan and Pan. James Caan created the fun and awkward ambiance of the casino president, who often solves complex issues with a CIA style shortcut. Vanessa Marcil looks gorgeous, no wonder she was on FHM's and Maxims hot 100 list.
The first and second season are the best, with a spark among the eight core actors that lift the stories of each episode to be engaging and fun. The third and fourth season continues this trend, sometimes bringing in a funny fantasy element. In the fifth season only four of the key original actors are left, which shows, especially the departure of James Caan. Instead, we have Tom Selleck, whom I like from the Magnum series, but he just doesn't bring the same fun as James Caan did. The spark from the beginning is gone, and many episodes just pass the line not be boring.
I learned a great deal of how is life in an expensive casino, which I was always curious about. Sometimes I found myself digging in Wikipedia about the rules of Craps and Black Jack to fully understand what's going on, which adds to the fun.
Also an interesting feature of the show is how the technology was in 2003-2007, it follows through the upgrade from VHS tapes to DVD drives, from CRT to flat screens in the surveillance department, but still this is a time when everybody walks around with a clamshell mobile phone.
All in all, I think this is a great show for watching on a tablet or a laptop while traveling, for those times when the time is short to watch a full movie, and just some light-fun entertainment is missing.
My suggestion is to watch the 1-4 seasons, the first episode of the 5th is still good, but the rest of season 5 is just not worth it.
Las Vegas was perfect for that, it's fun, interesting, with an adequate dose of action and drama, and sweet in a way that left me in an upbeat mood after each episode. I have been enjoying this show throughout.
In the show we follow the inner-life of running a casino from the perspective of the president, surveillance-security, casino host, hotel management, casino owner and other staff. Million dollars, diamonds, private jets come and go with the wind in an amusing way, often saving the bank in the very last minute. The episodes have some evolution and there's sometimes a story spanning over two episodes, but in general each episode can be watched on it's own.
Varied topics of casino crime and relationship drama among the actors, card counters, robbery, kidnapping, there is all to keep the pace alive in each episode. Josh Duhamel is my favorite, with his naive, but risk taking attitude brings smile so often, and in a duo with James Lesure, they are like Stan and Pan. James Caan created the fun and awkward ambiance of the casino president, who often solves complex issues with a CIA style shortcut. Vanessa Marcil looks gorgeous, no wonder she was on FHM's and Maxims hot 100 list.
The first and second season are the best, with a spark among the eight core actors that lift the stories of each episode to be engaging and fun. The third and fourth season continues this trend, sometimes bringing in a funny fantasy element. In the fifth season only four of the key original actors are left, which shows, especially the departure of James Caan. Instead, we have Tom Selleck, whom I like from the Magnum series, but he just doesn't bring the same fun as James Caan did. The spark from the beginning is gone, and many episodes just pass the line not be boring.
I learned a great deal of how is life in an expensive casino, which I was always curious about. Sometimes I found myself digging in Wikipedia about the rules of Craps and Black Jack to fully understand what's going on, which adds to the fun.
Also an interesting feature of the show is how the technology was in 2003-2007, it follows through the upgrade from VHS tapes to DVD drives, from CRT to flat screens in the surveillance department, but still this is a time when everybody walks around with a clamshell mobile phone.
All in all, I think this is a great show for watching on a tablet or a laptop while traveling, for those times when the time is short to watch a full movie, and just some light-fun entertainment is missing.
My suggestion is to watch the 1-4 seasons, the first episode of the 5th is still good, but the rest of season 5 is just not worth it.
