At the time of its cancellation, I thought the prospects of seeing a well-conceived heist series this season were very grim indeed. But then in January, ABC started showing episodes of the comedy series The Knights of Prosperity, a series that was at one time titled the very descriptive Let's Rob Mick Jagger. And you know what? It has become everything that I had hoped Smith would be. Just as the comedic take on SNL, 30 Rock, ended up being a better fit for telling the story of a sketch comedy show than the morose and self-indulgent Studio 60, so too has Knights proved to be a wonderful venue for telling the tale of a gang trying to better themselves by robbing from the rich.
The series has the heart and pacing that Smith just couldn't match. I mean, when you look at the gang, every member is on some level likable, and you can relate to their reasoning for wanting to pull off this robbery. And the fact that they are amateurs figuring out how to actually scale the mammoth tasks before them makes the struggle on that is compelling to watch, and you can see them gaining confidence and competance week after week.
But what really sticks out for me is there truly is a sense of honor amongst this motley gang of thieves. While they are plotting evil deeds to get ahead, there are certain lines they won't cross. It has come out on more than one occasion that when it comes down to it, they will not willfully and intentionally get another working class person in trouble. The seeming contradiction of burglars having a set of ethics is half the fun of the show, and it keeps it fresh, at least for me.
I look forward to watching more of the kooky schemes of the Knights of Prosperity, and I have a feeling that their plans are going to continue to get more elaborate and expensive as the weeks and months go on.
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