ABC’s First Promo for Take Two: It Looks Like Summer Fun is Back!

by Joy D'Angelo Published May 27, 2018

Photos: ABC/David Bukach

Summertime television tends to have a lot of two things: reality shows and heavy duty drama. ABC’s first promo for Take Two suggests they’ve noticed a huge hole in the lineups. For those looking for light drama and wry repartee, Take Two is definitely the new show to check out! It’s from the creators of ABC’s Castle – Andrew Marlowe and Terri Edda Miller (aka “MilMar”). Their love of 1940’s screwball comedies colored Castle, and with just a 3o second promo you can see that love is in full effect.

The First Promo for Take Two

Don’t you love the beach scenes and convertibles with the tops down? That California vibe makes Take Two a perfect summer show!

What’s also clear from the Take Two promo is that co-stars Rachel Bilson ( Hart of Dixie & Nashville) and Eddie Cibrian (CSI Miami & Rosewood) have good comedic chemistry. That’s a must for this kind of show. Also, despite Sam’s long hair, these two characters don’t feel like MilMar is going for the same dynamic. They’re not trying to be Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) & Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) clones.

Bilson’s character is Samantha “Sam” Swift, and she already seems like a lot of fun. For those trying to compare this character to those on Castle, well she’s neither. The bubbly personality being displayed doesn’t fit Castle’s smug charm, which would be the gender swap move. Nor does she appear to be guarded and tough like Beckett was.

As for Cibrian’s character, the only things P.I. Eddie Valetik has in common with Beckett are the annoyance of being stuck with a civilian, being good with a gun, and well…he’s nice to look at. In terms of being like Castle, one might even say Eddie’s ruggedly handsome in that leather jacket – and out of it. However, I doubt he’s the type to point that out about himself.