ATL Report – Atlanta News and Gossip

Atlanta-based TNT has had its biggest success with dramas featuring doctors, lawyers and cops, be it repeats of “Law & Order” or originals such as ”The Closer” or “Hawthorne.”

But TNT keeps trying to reach beyond that reliable formula. The network came out with a character study dramedy starring Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh based in an ad agency called “Trust Me” earlier this year. That failed. In June, they came out with a Mark Burnett-produced reality show about weddings. That did even worse.

Now TNT tonight is latching onto a Ray Romano vehicle called ‘Men of a Certain Age.”

TNT’s slogan is “We Know Drama” and this show definitely fits into the drama category — with comedic footnotes. It’s focused on three childhood friends in their late 40s grappling with middle age. I interviewed the three actors Ray Romano (”Everybody Loves Raymond”), Scott Bakula (”Quantum Leap,” “Star Trek Enterprise”) and Andre Braugher(”Homicide”). It’s an interesting trio. Romano is from …

Atlanta-based TNT has had its biggest success with dramas featuring doctors, lawyers and cops, be it repeats of “Law & Order” or originals such as ”The Closer” or “Hawthorne.”

But TNT keeps trying to reach beyond that reliable formula. The network came out with a character study dramedy starring Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh based in an ad agency called “Trust Me” earlier this year. That failed. In June, they came out with a Mark Burnett-produced reality show about weddings. That did even worse.

Now TNT tonight is latching onto a Ray Romano vehicle called ‘Men of a Certain Age.”

TNT’s slogan is “We Know Drama” and this show definitely fits into the drama category — with comedic footnotes. It’s focused on three childhood friends in their late 40s grappling with middle age. I interviewed the three actors Ray Romano (”Everybody Loves Raymond”), Scott Bakula (”Quantum Leap,” “Star Trek Enterprise”) and Andre Braugher(”Homicide”). It’s an interesting trio. Romano is from …