Well, for those of you who have been living on another planet, (like G889) Wasteland is the high-profile show by the creator of another winner, Dawson's Creek. It's kind of like Dawson Grows Up and Moves to NYC. RG is one of several former college friends who move to New York City to make their fortunes. She gets a job working in an office with an older man that she has a crush on. Unfortunately, her musician boyfriend (who she kind of still has a thing for) is making beautiful (?) music with another one of the gang. YAWN!
Meanwhile, the main character, Dawnie (who makes up these names, anyway?) goes out on a date with a "perfect man", played by Antonio. He wines and dines her, takes her on a romantic carraige ride through Central Park, and does everything right. The catch is that she doesn't want to see him again, because she didn't really get to know him! Well, duh! It was a first date! Here's your "I'm Stupid" sign, honey. Wear it proudly.
I spent the entire hour wanting to smack the entire cast. I didn't care about any of them, or their futile attempts to find the right person. The only partially amusing moment came when a gay guy came out to his "date", who was hitting on this obnoxious woman. Even that didn't hold my interest.
As for Antonio, well, what the HELL did he do to his hair?? Ugh! Buzz-cuts look good on some men, but he's not one of them! Besides, how can you fantasize about running your fingers through his hair this way? His character was a cypher, who could have been played by whichever boy-toy is the flavor of the month. However, if some gorgeous guy had given ME the kind of date that he gave Dawnie, I wouldn't have turned down a second date!
And then there's poor Rebecca. She was the only one of her friends that was working on a Friday night. Awwww... Although, her job was made a lot easier by her hunky boss who stayed to help her out. He was so vulnerable when he told her about his messy divorce, etc. How convenient. How boring. I've seen shows where two people that are attracted to each other work together. Instead of interesting me, this just put me to sleep.
Anyway, you can pretty much guess that I give this show a big, fat ZERO. And I don't mean our friendly drone robot - and the object of Bess's fantasies - either! Do yourself a favor. Instead of watching Wasteland, turn on FOX and watch Action at 9:30 on Thursday. It's much more interesting.