"Traveler": This Is Why I Hate ABC

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson is my nemesis…

Why? Because he thwarts my TV viewing entertainment at every turn.

There’s almost no reason to watch any new shows on ABC because just as I get hooked on them, they get cancelled (“Knights of Prosperity”), their episodes are shown out of order (“In Case of Emergency”) or they’re unnecessarily overhauled until the thing that made them good is completely destroyed (“Commander In Chief”)…

Or in the case of “Traveler,” ABC gives the show a preview in a prime timeslot, but only orders eight episodes and then burns them off in the summer when no one will watch them, giving it no chance of getting picked up for a second season…

Yet, I’m watching anyway, because I just can’t help myself.

Yes, this is why I hate ABC…

“Traveler” begins as the story of three Yale graduate school roommates: Jay, the lawyer, Tyler, the venture capitalist, and Will, the chemical engineer. After graduation, the trio decides to go on a cross-country trip with Will making the plans, Tyler footing the bill, and Jay keeping them out of trouble.

Will begins the trip with a historic art museum in New York City, where he puts Jay and Tyler up to committing a prank. But when Tyler and Jay emerge from the museum, Will is nowhere to be found. Finally, Will calls Jay with a cryptic “I’m sorry I had to do this” before a bomb goes off in the building.

It’s only a matter of time before Jay and Tyler become the prime suspects after the FBI interprets their little prank as something more sinister. And before the end of the hour, it becomes clear to both Jay and Tyler that their friend Will set them up to take the fall. Now, they’re on the run from the FBI, trying to answer the question—Who is Will Traveler?

Like any good serial drama, there are twists and turns around every corner—each wilder than the next. And the show has a great look that just sucks you right in…

Plus, you’ve got the wonderful Steven Culp (Rex, “Desperate Housewives”) in the cast, so what more could you ask for?

Other than the answers we’ll no doubt never get, of course…

A new episode of “Traveler” airs Wednesday, May 30th at 10 p.m. on ABC, following an encore of the pilot at 9…