Talk Back: NBC's "The Philanthropist"

Hurricanes, snake bites, barefoot motorcycle treks through the jungle. Just another week for Teddy Rist.

You had a chance to read my advance review of NBC's The Philanthropist, but now that the pilot episode has aired, I'm curious to hear what you thought of the James Purefoy-led drama.

Were you charmed by Purefoy's billionaire playboy Teddy Rist? Or did you think his conversion from tycoon to altruistic philanthropist was far too easy and convenient? Were you captivated by the combination of action-adventure and inspirational drama? Or was it too earnest and trite for your liking? Did you cringe at the fact that the talented Michael Kenneth Williams (Omar himself!) was given precious little to do?

And, most importantly, will you tune in again next week?

Talk back here.

Next week on The Philanthropist ("Myanmar"), Teddy visits Myanmar after the Maidstone-Rist Company is outed by a human rights organization as having ties to businesses there; Teddy gets advice from Daw May Lin Wai, a revered Burmese democratic leader who has been under house arrest in the country for nearly two and meets a young girl in desperate need of help.