When you watch something because of the people in it...

Raising the Bar looks like a good show. It's probably not a great show, but it looks good enough to watch, because of the people who act within it. Mark Paul Gosselaar has been on TV for fucking ever starting with Saved by the Bell and going on to Hyperion Bay, D.C., NYPD Blue, he was in a couple of episodes of Over There (short lived, but really good FX Series), he was on Commander in Chief (it's a wonder that didn't work out....) and he was most recently on John From Cincinatti. JFC was a show that no one got, including me, but Gosselaar was good on it even in a reduced role.

Now he's on a Steven Bochco produced show, which isn't a first for Gosselaar who was on Over There and Commander in Chief (both produced by Bochco). Now, this show also stars Jane Kaczmarek (who is married to Bradley Whitford of Studio 60 and West Wing fame) and J August Richards. You'll remember Kaczmarek from Malcom in the Middle she played the mother (Ohhhh right), but unless you're a big fan of Angel starring David Boreanz you won't have a clue who J August Richards is.

Richards played in nearly a 100 episodes the Joss Whedon series Angel playing Charles Gunn; he was also on another show I liked very much called Conviction (created/produced by Dick Wolf of Law & Order fame). Richards' role on Angel actually became my favorite over time on the show, just because of his dialogue and over all demeanor. So, what I'm saying, is that I'll watch this show based on the actors alone. Unless it's written so poorly it cannot be saved.