Norm! column

Jun2 20, 2008

True 'Vegas Icon' Caan back in town

[Hear Caan for yourself by clicking here]

Veteran actor James Caan says that once NBC went along with the NFL's edict to move the "Las Vegas" series from Mondays to Friday, it was "like a death sentence."

Caan, who is in town this weekend to pick up the inaugural Vegas Icon award at the CineVegas film festival, told Steve Friess and Miles Smith of TheStripPodcast.Com that the league made it clear to NBC in early 2006 that "we're not allowed to even mention Las Vegas."

He added, "Like God forbid somebody should gamble. So they put a show ("The Apprentice") there they could promote, Sunday night for Monday, and moved us to Friday, which is like a death sentence."

Some lame plots also contributed to the failure, Caan said.

"I mean, what, there's not enough stories about Vegas, you've got to make up things about vampires floating in the air and ninjas in full battle regalia?"

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