Ah, out with the old, in with the new. The television season is dead, long live the next television season. And to prepare for it, I’m going to review new shows as the pilots become available.

Do Not Disturb; Fox, Wednesday 9:00 PM

Let’s watch Robert Wagner’s long and distinguished career self-destruct, shall we?

Ok, before I tell you how stupid and offensive I found this pilot, let me rush through the obligatory plot summary; there’s a high-class hotel owned by R.J. (the afore-mentioned Wagner) badly-run by his son Neil (Jerry O’Connell; Sliders, Crossing Jordan) who is so over-the-top he thinks he’s responsible for the hotel being listed as one of the Times’ 10-best places to stay, with the expected quirky employees who all make fools of themselves by insulting the overweight, gay, blond, black, and any other stereotype the writers could come up with - I’m certain they think they’re being edgy, but, well, not-so-much.
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