The most depressing thing about a show like Dr. Vegas is seeing so many good actors get wasted so cavalierly. Pantoliana is his usual enjoyably motor-mouthed self, while Sizemore remains ever watchable even relegated to the sidelines. I don't quite buy Lowe as a doctor - his delivery remains too smirkily lightweight, even during the serious crisis scenes - but he's fine with the one-liners. Good to see 'em dispense with the "What happens in Vegas" joke in the first ep, too.

"Vegas is change," Tommy tells us midway into the pilot. "Roll with it or get the hell out. . ." Fair enough, Joe. I'm rollin' the hell out. . .