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T2 WHATS UP! December 31, 2017 - January 6, 2018 BY KAT MULLIGAN TV Media C hina's Great Wall, Rome's Coliseum, London's Big Ben and India's Taj Mahal — beautiful locations, but so far away, hence the appeal of some of North America's nearby at- tractions. If you like your fun and thrills presented with a side of glamour and a dash of luck, there's only one place to go: Las Vegas. Though, as any- one who's traveled there can tell you, the fun begins the mo- ment you board the plane. A new comedy is set to take view- ers on this trek, with flights from "L.A. to Vegas" set to com- mence Tuesday, Jan. 2, on Fox. The crew of Flight 1610 trans- ports excited — often intoxicat- ed — individuals from LAX to Vegas for 48 hours of entertain- ment, gambling and memories. Fictional passenger and come- dic actor Ed Weeks ("The Min- dy Project") summed up the plot nicely while visiting Break- fast Television Toronto with fel- low castmate Kim Matula ("The Bold and the Beautiful"). Ac- cording to Weeks, the series de- picts a diverse group of passen- gers, "stuck on a plane every weekend, L.A. to Vegas and then Vegas back to L.A.," who start off full of "hopes and dreams go- ing into the weekend," only to return with "shattered hopes and dreams, rings under the eyes [and] alcohol poisoning." The plane is helmed by Cap- tain Dave, played by Dylan Mc- Dermott ("The Practice"), an overconfident, brash pilot with a soft spot for his passengers' well-being. His co-pilot, Alan (Amir Talai, "The Pursuit of Happyness," 2006), does his best to appease Dave's ego. Oth- er notable crew members in- clude flight attendant Bernard (Nathan Lee Graham, "Zoolan- der," 2001) and head flight at- tendant Ronnie (Matula), both of whom juggle the needs and demands of passengers all while trying to navigate the des- tination of their own lives. With the series format being centered around a weekly flight, be prepared to see a combination of fresh narratives and ongoing story arcs, with many passengers becoming Dylan McDermott stars in "L.A. to Vegas" Weekend wagers continued on page T10 TV FEATURE