Like father, like son: is this the next generation television stars?

Like father, like son: is this the next generation television stars?

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A fun pre-Father’s Day quiz. What do new series NBC’s _The Event_, _Hawaii Five-O_, ABC’s _Happy Endings_ and Fox’s _The Good Guys_ have in common? They all had a strong showing at the


upfronts: _The Event_ was unveiled as NBC’s flagship new series for next season, _Hawai__i_ is CBS’ marquee new drama offering for fall, _Happy Endings_ was touted by some as one of if not


the best comedy pilot this past cycle, while Fox’s summer dramedy _The Good Guys_ got a surprising upgrade to the fall schedule with an additional episode order. But the four series also


share another common thread: they all star the offspring of famous actors: Jason Ritter, son of the late John Ritter, is the lead in _The Event_, James Caan’s son _Scott _plays Danno in


Hawaii, Tom Hanks’ son Colin stars in _The Good Guys _and Damon Wayans Jr. co-stars in _Happy Endings_. The dads all were the leading men of successful series, _Three’s Company_ (John


Ritter), _Las Vegas_ (James Caan), _Bosom Buddies _(Tom Hanks) and My Wife And Kids (Damon Wayans). Let’s see how their sons will fare. And speaking of sons making their dads proud before


Father’s Day, how about the $56 million Will Smith’s son Jaden kicked up at the box office this weekend? Beats a World’s Greatest Dad mug.