NBC’s ‘Line of Fire’ mixes a procedural and a soap opera on TV

NEW YORK (AP) – If you like crime procedurals, TV creator Joshua Safran suggests you catch the new NBC show "Line of Fire." If you're more of a soap opera person, Safran urges you watch the new NBC show "Line of Fire."

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Meanwhile, the hybrid series features a family of law enforcement officers – one an FBI agent, one a U.S. Marshal, two in the Secret Service and one in the Department of Justice – whose work and home life overlap dramatically.

It sounds like what you obtain when "Quantico" is mixed with "Gossip Girl" and that's not too far from what Safran has concocted. He worked on both those series and has channeled them into a heady network mix. Plus, he's continued a little French farce.

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In short, nBCs Line of Fire mixes a procedural and a soap opera on is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.