John Corbett plays "Michael 'Lucky' Linkletter", a one time millionaire and championship poker player now struggling with bankruptcy and a gambling addiction. ( FX Networks)
Lucky is a comedy about a motley collection of Las Vegas losers. In the title role, the affable John Corbett is so winning a personality you will find yourself unexpectedly absorbed in Lucky's hard-luck life. The series begins a year after Michael "Lucky" Linkletter has won a $1 million poker championship. Now broke and newly widowed, he vows to kick the gambling habit, but seedy circustances keep intruding. His best buddies are bumbling grifters, he's deep in debt to a scary loan shark, and his new and married love interest is a backsliding casino-holic, as well. (The Roush Review, TV Guide) |