John C. McGinley to add some whiteness to CBS’ multiracial cop comedy
We previously reported on Brothered Up, the new multi-camera sitcom pilot picked up by CBS from Man With A Plan co-executive producer Mark Gross. At the time, it was described as a multiracial cop comedy about “an African-American and Pakistani cop working together in Detroit,” in classic mismatched-duo style, with the former being “emotionally guarded” and the latter “emotionally open.” Well, it looks like CBS assessed the state of the show, and thought to themselves, “We should really give some affirmative action to the underrepresented ‘white guys named John C. McGinley’ demographic.” Well, probably not, but that’s what’s happening: Deadline reports McGinley is joining the cast as Commander Lee, a boss who “treats his officers with respect and dignity and always tries to ensure that the team is happy.” So, the opposite of his Scrubs character, basically.