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The series was shot in the mountains of Santa Clarita, Calif., chosen for its topographical similarity to the Langham Province of Afghanistan. Austin, strikes a nice balance between his outward military discipline and obvious humanity (and sense of humor) lurking just beneath his gruff exterior. The cast is generally solid and very likeable, with standouts including Coombe - who brings a refreshingly innocent air to Petrocelli - and Thompson who, as Col. How steamy Jane Austen show 'Sanditon' got un-cancelled Jake Johnson on new show 'Minx:' 'The penis montage was very funny' The nuclear nightmare that almost took out the East Coast These polarizing footballs are few and far between, at least in the first three episodes made available for review, and the series doesn’t (yet) descend into overt preachiness.įrom Jeff Bridges to 'Game of Thrones' spinoff: the hot summer shows It checks several politically topical boxes: Alvarez is a Mexican immigrant - her father was deported back to Mexico from Texas and now she too faces deportation “just because some a–hole in Washington wants to get reelected,” says Roback - and there’s a reference to unpaid medical bills due to the high cost of medical care in the US. That’s the basic setup of “68 Whiskey,” which tends to occasionally veer into graphic sexual territory (it’s unnecessary) and drops several f-bombs along the way (to be expected for people living in a war zone and under constant threat). Cristina Rodlo as Rosa Alvarez in “68 Whiskey.” Paramount Network There’s also newbie soldier Anthony Petrocelli (Nicholas Coombe), who provides the comic relief - he befriends an abandoned goat who he thinks is imbued with the traits of a fallen comrade - and a hulking special ops dude nicknamed Sasquatch (Derek Theler, “Dollface”), who’s also romantically involved with Durkin and hates Roback’s guts. Roback’s chief pals are fellow medics Rosa Alvarez (Cristina Rodlo) and Mekhi Davis (Jeremy Tardy), his wingman who (sometimes unwillingly) goes along with Roback’s schemes. He’s sleeping with Corporal Grace Durkin (Gage Golightly, “The Last Summer”), and his rule-breaking behavior is a problem for the unit’s chief doctor, Major Sonia Holloway (Beth Riesgraf), and its exasperated commander, Col. There’s medic Cooper Roback (Irish actor Sam Keeley), the unit’s rogue troublemaker with ongoing side hustles who’s hiding a dark secret from his past.

It’s close to the front line and is home to soldiers from various countries including the US Army’s 22nd Medical Company. The setting here is the NATO Coalition Base Guardian in the Laghman Province of Afghanistan.

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And while it doesn’t quite match the darkly comic tonal resonance of “M*A*S*H” (the movie or TV series), it does eventually settle into a groove that, if not groundbreaking, offers up a cast of colorful characters who will make you want to revisit them on a weekly basis. 15 (10 p.m.) and produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment, takes a while to get going. Paramount Network’s new military dramedy, “68 Whiskey,” posits itself as an updated take on “M*A*S*H” - with Korea swapped out for Afghanistan as the setting for US Army personnel treating soldiers wounded (or worse) in wartime.

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