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Michael Bay
knows what he likes. He likes a good disaster — the kind that can
really wipe out a planet and shake a sentient race to its core. He also
likes a good boat — you know, the kind that operates on water and
transports passengers or cargo from one place to another. The turn of
the century informed us of these cold truths with
Armageddon and
Pearl Harbor,
two of Bay's biggest feature films. And the sustenance of these
interests is proven with Bay's newest endeavor: a small screen project
called
The Last Ship, which follows a naval fleet after a global catastrophe that takes a heavy toll on humanity.
Entertainment Weekly reports that Bay's program is set to launch as a 10-episode drama on TNT in 2014. The filmmaker is roping in
Grey's anatomy star
Eric Dane for
The Last Ship,
indicating that the director is opting once more for the traditionally
handsome, wavering-between-brutish-and-sensitive leading man. Also on
board are leading lady
Rhona Mitra (none too far a leap from your typical Bay heroine) and Dane rival
Adam Baldwin (just dark-haired enough to be a Bay villain!).
But can Bay's colossal antics work on the small screen?
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