ABC’s latest new show, Wicked City, premiered Tuesday at the same time as Game One of the World Series. That might have taken away a huge portion of views from the pilot, especially in our area, but those viewers dodged a bullet.

Wicked City is yet another crime drama, true to its name. It fails to achieve the level of complexity of the HBO television content it is clearly reaching for, leaving it merely dark, gruesome and objectifying. The show pales in comparison to other ABC hits like How to Get Away with Murder, Revenge and Once Upon a Time.

Set in 1980s Los Angeles, the show follows a serial killer named Kent, played by Ed Westwick of Gossip Girl fame. In the pilot he kills one woman, sets sights on another, seems to recruit one as a partner (Erika Christensen) and he is about to kill again. Two LA detectives are on his case, which provides the typical storyline of old-school cop meets new-school cop. Each season is supposed to feature a new killer in a new time period.

Westwick seems to be type-cast into charismatic characters with hidden agendas ever since his role as Chuck Bass on the teen drama Gossip Girl. Jeremy Sisto plays yet another TV detective as the deep-voiced seasoned cop with a newbie partner, and he is just a hot mess.

The acting is OK. The audience is thrown between two male leads with polarizing morals but does not feel a strong connection with either. The character of Kent will definitely not be drawing audience sympathy anytime soon.

The show does a spectacular job of displaying one-dimensional, single-purpose women who are disposable. They are there to be killed, perform stereotypical roles or throw a wrench in the killer’s plan. This is disheartening and in stark contrast with the strong female roles of ABC’s other popular shows.

ABC has done it again. It has gotten rid of a good show like Forever<em>Forever</em>, which was canceled after one season, and replaced it with a new show that just isn’t cutting it. , which was canceled after one season, and replaced it with a new show that just isn’t cutting it. Forever, which was canceled after one season, and replaced it with a new show that just isn’t cutting it.

Every spring and fall, we witness the start of a lot of shows and all but a few end up scrapped after one season and replaced with another. How long will Wicked City last? Will it find its audience and find a groove or will it be just another failed show that will be replaced with something else.