Filling the Felicity time slot on the WB network, Dawson's Creek and Scream creator, Kevin Williamson, premieres a strange new series called, Glory Days. No, it doesn't have a thing to do with high school queens or football heroes. It's about a writer.

Write a naughty novel loosely based on your hometown, friends and family ... and you better not EVER go back there. Or else. And that is what this new series is about ...

Young novelist, Mike Dolan (Eddie Cahill) returns to Glory, "the island of happiness." Sound creepy already, don't it? Well, it is gonna get a whole lot creepier, as this writer's -block sufferer decides to head back to his roots ... for inspiration? Dunno. But this writer did find success with his first best selling murder mystery around his father's accidental, yet mysterious death. This obviously puts the folks of Glory a tad uneasy, as the author returns to his childhood home.

Few, if any, of the town's inhabitants were depicted kindly in the book, and not always too far from the truth: Mike's childhood best friend - now town Sheriff, was the gay village idiot of the town in the book; his already a bit nutty mom was portrayed with having a bipolar disorder; newspaper editor, and older sis, had an "icy cold" disposition in the book; and last but not least, diner owner and past home wrecker (had an affair with Mike's dad) played by Teresa Russell, cast in the fictional work - as the murderer.

Not everyone in Mike's life was used in the book, thus not unhappy with this odd reunion: Mike's spunky younger sister and her slick pal, and son of diner owner, Zane; and new island resident and town's coroner and forensic crime solver, Ellie Sparks. But as freaky and fictional as the novel was, this quiet hideaway community proves to be much more bizarre. Or so we'll find out when this unique series airs January 16th at 9pm eastern (or so - check your local listings).

The promos for this show look awfully good, so check out this odd mystery series on the WB!

Review

Good show, except for the predictability factor of who will never get knocked off (you know, like everyone who had the rotten luck to wear a red shirt in Star Trek). Lots of directions the show can take, great performances even though most didn't get much of a chance in this first episode. And WB continues to push today's musical artists in their programming ... which will continue to push these shows to the top.