\'Deadline\'

It's really hard for a journalist to objectively view a fictional TV show about journalism. Which is why it is extremely difficult to form an untainted opinion about "Deadline." Although the general viewing public might be able to ignore gross factual errors such as Oliver Platt's Wallace Benton being allowed to interrogate an accused murderer, it's really hard to swallow for anyone remotely connected to the media.\nAt the same time, it's also really hard to fault a show with such a great cast, including BeBe Neuwirth and Lili Taylor. Platt's portrayal of mercenary-esque Benton is nicely cynical and sarcastic, particularly when he's paired with Hope Davis as his co-worker and ex-wife. Luckily, the writers have also decided to do us all a favor and send the annoyingly ignorant students in Benton's graduate seminar straight to the back burner. Hopefully "Deadline" will clean up the errors in its act and become as great as series creator Dick Wolf's other show, "Law and Order"