USA's White Collar: Where "Crime Can Be Beautiful"

TV Guide — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:34:00 -0500

There are a lot of dark, twisted cop shows on TV; think of Criminal Minds, Law & Order: SVU, CSI. White Collar (premieres Friday, 10/9c, USA) is trying something different: a traditional crime drama spliced with a buddy comedy.

Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) is a career white-collar criminal who makes a deal with FBI Agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay), the man who put him in prison. In exchange for Caffrey's (ankle bracelet-monitored) freedom, he'll help Burke catch the bad guys. It's a premise we've seen before — the Tom Hanks-Leonardo DiCaprio film Catch Me If You Can comes to mind — but White Collar's take is more timeless and, yes, funnier.

See video clips of the cast talking about their characters

Creator/executive producer Jeff Eastin is certainly a fan of edgy crime dramas. "The Shield is possibly my all-time favorite show, and they really did the dark, contemporary cop show to perfection," he says. "I don't think you can beat that. So I kind of wanted...

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USA's White Collar: Where "Crime Can Be Beautiful"