"White Collar" Pilot (2009)

Director:

Bronwen Hughes

Writers:

Jeff Eastin (creator)
Jeff Eastin (written by)

TV Series:

"White Collar" (2009)

Original Air Date:

23 October 2009 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

With a few months left on his sentence, criminal mastermind Neal Caffrey escapes from maximum security prison to save his marriage...

Plot Keywords:

Photo | Priest | Lesbian | Lesbians Flirting | Wedding Anniversary

Cast

Matthew Bomer	...	Neal Caffrey (as Matt Bomer)
Tim DeKay	...	Peter Burke
Willie Garson	...	Mozzie
Marsha Thomason	...	Diana Lancing
Tiffani Thiessen	...	Elizabeth Burke
Mark Sheppard	...	Curtis Hagen
Sharif Atkins	...	Jones
Michael Gaston	...	Thompson
Stephen Singer	...	Vincent
Diahann Carroll	...	June
Neal Matarazzo	...	Warden Haskley
Denise Vasi	...	Cindy
Mike Houston	...	Customs Official
Arnie Burton	...	Tony Field
James Biberi	...	Gaines

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

Jeff Eastin & Warrior George Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In shots of New York City's streets, billboards for Black Hawk Down (2001) and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) can be seen. Neither of those hung at the same time and they are both long gone as of October 2009.

Quotes:

Neal Caffrey: Did you really put Elizabeth under surveillance before you asked her out? Peter, I underestimated you.
Peter Burke: You told him?
Elizabeth Burke: Oh, he said he wanted to make sure I wasn't seeing anybody else. Honey, it's cute.
Neal Caffrey: I think it's adorable.
Peter Burke: I'm putting you back in prison.

Give and take

For a show with one of the dullest titles ever created, WC's pilot sparkled, at least in parts. A veteran FBI agent snags his man, a petty thief and con artist. Instead of having the poor guy rot in jail, the agent puts him to work on a case involving an elusive criminal nicknamed Snow White. The agent and con artist have some very lively dialog between them, which makes up for some of the slower scenes. The agent's wife is played by a familiar TV face fro the past, Tiffany Thiessen, and the con artists's new landlady is played by Dihann Carroll. In a few short weeks, MONK will be gone for good. I imagine USA is banking considerably on the success of this show. If the pilot is any indication, I suspect it will work out just fine.