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NBC'S new drama "The Philanthropist" might be a hit with viewers, but it's a bust with Council on Foundations president Steve Gunderson , who says the show starring James Purefoy is misleading.

While it's easy to find problems with the pilot to The Philanthropist , the work of actor James Purefoy and the beautiful world music soundtrack make it all work surprisingly well.

James Purefoy as Teddy Rist on NBC's 'The Philanthropist.' James Purefoy , the latest British actor to land a lead role in a U.S. network show, stars as bad-boy do-gooder Teddy Rist in "The Philanthropist" on NBC .

What is an Obama-era TV show? NBC's "The Philanthropist'' calls out for that moniker by giving us a billionaire playboy who decides to devote his life to charitable works.

The Philanthropist debut, 10 p.m., NBC. Teddy Rist is a rich businessman with planes and phones and such.

In one of the first scenes of the new series about Teddy Rist, a billionaire playboy inspired to mix business with helping out impoverished and troubled people around the world, Purefoy barely manages to keep his modesty covered as local authorities attempt to rouse his character from a hung-over slumber while storm waters fill up his African hotel ...

What initially looked like a throwaway summer series to me now looks very promising.

I am - " Hercules!! An disappointing drama from writer-producer Tom Fontana , "The Philanthropist" stars the great James Purefoy as a billionaire named Teddy Rist who travels about throwing his money at an array of problems.

Proof that the road to ratings hell is paved with good intentions, NBC presents "The Philanthropist" during the summer silly season.

James Purefoy, who made his mark as Antony in in "Rome" plays a slightly different character in "The Philanthropist" , but far less believable.

"No, I don't think you should," agreed James Purefoy, who plays Teddy Rist in the new series The Philanthropist, which debuts tomorrow night on Global and NBC.

Philanthropist Bobby Sager was in Kabul, Afghanistan, when a group of men- enraged by his attempts to train female doctors- threatened to hold him for ransom.

There are plenty of reasons to suspect NBC's "The Philanthropist" will be awful: It's airing in the summer dumping ground; it was part of NBC's terrible 2007-08 development season; and executive producer Tom Fontana wrote the pilot teleplay, got fired and then got rehired.

As the TV networks scramble to find new, cheaper ways to reach audiences, we can be grateful that good projects come cheaper when packaged and sold around the world.

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Rome star James Purefoy has signed up for the lead role in medieval action thriller Ironclad .

Cleo retells the tragedy of Egyptian queen Cleopatra and her Roman lover Marc Antony through the medium of an Elvis-style musical, with music by indie rockers Guided by Voices.

Just as the Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton version of Cleopatra had its share of off-screen dramas, so, too, the new 20 million 3-D musical version of the great love affair does not appear to be immune ...