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THE UNICORN
September 26, 2019  | By David Bianculli

CBS, 8:30 p.m. ET

 
SERIES PREMIERE: In a just and fair awards-show world, Walton Goggins would have won at least two or three Emmys by now, all for his superlative work on FX drama series: as a supporting actor for portraying Shane Vendrell on The Shield and Boyd Crowder on Justified, and as a guest actor for his recurring role as transgendered Venus Van Dam on Sons of Anarchy. He’s also co-starred in HBO comedies, The Righteous Gemstones andVice Principals, but I didn’t like those sitcoms nearly as much. The Unicorn, though, has promise, and more than a little heart. Goggins plays a single parent, a widower, whose friends are urging him to get back into the dating scene – because, after a lengthy marriage with a tragic ending, he’s perceived as a highly coveted single-man rarity. A “unicorn.” Goggins underplays his role, going for a meek and sweet approach – and it works, at least enough to have you watching, and rooting for him. For a full review, see Ed Bark's Uncle Barky's Bytes.
 
 
 
 
 
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