ABC’s Nashville is a watermill of genres all working together for the same goal: creating yet another high-concept hit for the network that consistently dominates this field over its competitors. Part Dallas in its soapy southern sass, and equal parts Grand Ole Opry with a sprinkle of The West Wing, Nashville might look very familiar at first glance, but you’ll be blindsided by the amount of depth it contains upon deeper examination. Gender clashing, business rivalry, political corruption, and a deeper exploration of the country music scene in its glorified home base of Nashville, Tennessee are many of the themes and narrative threads that encompass this intriguing new show from Academy Award winner, Callie Khouri (Best Original Screenplay for Thelma and Louise). Connie Britton comes on board as both producer and lead actress (or should I say, “co-lead”?) of the series, and I actually think she’s the best part of the whole show, bias for her greatness in Friday Night Lights and American Horror Story completely aside. If you can get through the horrible first fifteen minutes of the series premiere (an annoyingly ingratiating affair), Nashville demonstrates considerable promise for a show that could play very well at next year’s Emmys.
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