ABC has announced that Daybreak will be on its fall line-up of new shows. And hot-diggity-dog, one of the stars of Daybreak will be former female bodybuilder Victoria Pratt.
Taye Diggs ("Kevin Hill") stars in this action-packed thriller that takes a bad day and multiplies it by infinity. Detective Brett Hopper (Diggs) is having a hellacious day; the kind of day where nothing goes his way and he just can't wait to put it behind him... only he can't, because he's living the same day over and over again.
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Caught in the vicious cycle of his horrific day is girlfriend Rita Shelten (Moon Bloodgood, "Eight Below"), who is the first to be sacrificed by the mysterious individuals out to frame Hopper; Rita's ex-husband and Hopper's ex-partner, Chad Shelten (Adam Baldwin, "Independence Day," "Serenity," "Full Metal Jacket") - now with Internal Affairs - is jealous of the relationship and knows much more about what's going on than he's willing to admit; Hopper's sister, Jennifer Mathis (Meta Golding), not only has to deal with the abuses of her husband but is in danger as she and her children are used as pawns to get to her brother; Hopper's partner, Andrea Battle (Victoria Pratt, "Mutant X," "Cleopatra 2525"), is under scrutiny by the department and Internal Affairs - can she be trusted?; and reputed gang leader Damien Ortiz (Ramon Rodriguez) discovers that his police-protected cover has been inexplicably blown and that he is somehow connected to Hopper's dilemma and now a target in the conspiracy.
Victoria Pratt will kick someone's ass
Pratt has been pursuing a career as a serious actress for some time and so it's unlikely that we'll see much flexing and posing in a show that sounds like a cross between The Fugitive and Groundhog Day. Where there's life there's hope, though, and I will watch in anticipation of Pratt whipping off her blazer, striking a double biceps pose and then throwing some expendable through a plate glass window.
Another big plus: Adam Baldwin! I would like Adam Baldwin even if he was one of the countless horde of Alec Baldwin brothers (but thank God he's not). He's a big, tough prettyboy, but anyone who watched "Firefly" knows that he's also very funny and self-deprecating. He's the 2Ks' answer to Ted McGinley, except without the unfortunate jumping-the-shark repertoire. I'm just delighted to see him showing up in another series.
