‘The Librarian’ returns to TNT
Nov 20th, 2008 by Rosemary
Premieres Sunday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) on TNT
If you miss Noah Wyle’s Dr. Carter from “ER” then this one’s for you: the affable actor reprises his role as “The Librarian” for this made for TV.
Wyle plays Flynn Carsen, a man with dozens of degrees and very little direction in life. His job as The Librarian has him traveling the world, safe-guarding its most precious and often supernatural, artifacts. (Think James Bond with an Indiana Jones vibe.)
The third TV movie in the series picks up on Carsen, who has come to realize that his job is killing his personal life.
Unfortunately, he doesn’t have time to contemplate finding a new job, since the world is in danger of being overrun by vampires, and the only person who can prevent it from happening is Flynn.
In the film, both Bob Newhart (”Elf,” “The Bob Newhart Show”) and Jane Curtin (”Kate and Allie,” “3rd Rock from the Sun”) reprise their roles as his side kicks.
In this installment of the series, Flynn travels to New Orleans, where he tries to undo a nefarious vampire plot and rescue a kidnapped professor (Bruce Davison – “X-Men,” “Knight Rider”) with the help of a beautiful chanteuse (Stana Katic – “Feast of Love”).
I’ve seen the other two films, “The Librarian: Quest for the Spear” and “The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines” — I think they were better films. This one drags on two levels: first, Flynn is much whinier — which can be annoying to watch; and second the plot –, which is a little too outrageous and campy even for this series.
But hey, check it out for yourselves and let me know what you think.
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1Nancy Plum said:
Will there be another librarian? My husband and I loved the series. Bob Newhart and Jane Curtain are wonderful along side Noah Wylie. Thanks Nancy
