Popular British actor David Tennant, best known for playing the title role in the BBC's long-running sci-fi series "Doctor Who," is set to make his American television debut as the title character in NBC's hour-long pilot "Rex Is Not Your Lawyer."The comedic legal drama centers on a top Chicago litigator (Tennant) who begins suffering panic attacks and takes up coaching clients to represent themselves in court.
NBC green lighted the project in August, about two years after it was first developed, and had been trying to find a lead actor for several months until Tennant came along and nailed the part. Tennant, a theater and TV actor, rose to fame playing the mysterious alien time-traveler at the center of "Doctor Who" for the past five years. His performance as the Doctor has been often rated as the top in the franchise's 46-year history.
Well, the good news about this is that we Americans will have an easier time getting our fix of the wonderful actor that is David Tennant. For at least four weeks. Yes, I know it's being touted as a new ongoing series, but considering some of the other decisions the peacock bosses have made lately... (of course, by the time this show airs NBC will be owned by Comcast anyway which means there'll be a completely new set of decision making idiots who not only will be looking to turn a profit but to do it quickly so they can justify their expenditures to the new corporate overlords. Assuming the show makes it beyond the pilot stage to begin with.)
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