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Bookie

Where: Crave
What: Series, 8 episodes, 44 mins.
When: Now
Genre: Dramedy
Rating: NNNN (out of 5)
Why you should watch: Sitcom king Chuck Lorre’s fingerprints are on his latest series but comedian Sebastian Maniscalco in the lead role keeps Bookie from descending into the producer’s trademark schlock. Danny (Maniscalco) is a bookie determined to head off California’s imminent legalization of sports betting with the help of ex-NFLer Ray (Omar J. Dorsey). Mishaps, broken bodies and near-disasters pile up with deadpan comedy as the ever-earnest and perplexed Danny tries to do the right thing. We’d watch anything with Maniscalco, and Dorsey is a great sidekick.

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