FOX HITS THE BULL'S EYE WITH COMMITTED ACTION OFFERING

FOX HITS THE BULL'S EYE WITH COMMITTED ACTION OFFERING

Quick: Name the best three action shows on TV. What's that? You couldn't even name two? Me neither.

Problem No. 1: There aren't enough pure action shows on the air today. The action shows that do make it to TV are almost always tinged with other genres: sci-fi in Fringe, drama in Sons of Anarchy, some of both in Lost, comedy in Chuck.

Problem No. 2: Contemporary television shows are episodic. Successive installments rely largely on viewers knowing what's already transpired. Miss a week and you might as well wait for the show to come out on DVD.

Finally, Fox has realized enough is enough, and that's where …