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"Lone Star" among most promising new shows of the season

First of all, let me suggest, with all due respect, that someone find out if George Clooney and James Wolk's mother were ever in the same town 26 years ago. Wolk is the star of the new Fox drama "Lone Star," debuting Monday night, and his resemblence to Clooney borders on distracting. It's not so much in his outright looks but in his mannerisms, which are Clooney up and down. And that is not a bad thing.
 
But back to the very promising "Lone Star."
 
Wolk plays the uber-charismatic Bob Allen, a born and bred con artist deeply involved with different women in different parts of Texas. We first see Bob with Lindsay (Eloise Mumford) in Midland, Texas. She's a sweet, downhome girl with a simple life, in love with her attentive, ever-traveling boyfriend. This is Bob in Jeans-and-Tshirt Land. Next we see Bob board a plane for Houston, where he greets his wife Cat (Adrianne Palicki from "Friday Night Lights") in their sprawling mansion. Cat is a rich and sophisticated Daddy's Girl (Jon Voight plays daddy), and she's also very much in love with Bob. This is Bob in Suit-and-Tie Land.

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