On Friday night I checked out the first episode of USA's new drama White Collar and it was damn good. The premise behind the show is simple a con-man, Neal Caffery (Matt Bomer) teams up with the FBI Agent who arrested him, Peter Burke (Tim DeKay) to catch other White Collar Criminals. Now, with that being said I bet you all are thinking hasn't the premise of a Cop teaming up with a Criminal been done before? Well, the answer is yes, but the premise is not why the show is worth watching, it's the characters, which makes White Collar fit perfectly within USA's motto of "characters welcome". Matt Bomer as Neal Caffery and Tim DeKay as Peter Burke

Within the first minute of the show I could only describe the character of Neal Caffery as iconic through him paying tribute to The Blues Brothers by blasting the Sam and Dave classic "Hold On, I'm Coming" on a truck radio as he leaves prison. Caffery, to make himself more iconic even takes on a Humphery Bogart-like image complete with a double breasted suit and fedora which shows the audience that he is a romantic that men want to be and women want to be with. However, no one wants to be Neal Caffery more than Peter Burke. In fact, it seems as if Burke didn't spend years trying to aphrend Caffery based on a grudge, he spent years chasing him in the hopes that arresting Caffery would make him one of the cool kids which is made clear by Burke coming to Caffery for romance advice.

What happens when you mix Belushi and Bogart? You get Neal Caffery.

This concept of Burke going to Caffery for advice is what makes White Collar different than other Cop Criminal stories because the fact that Burke caught Caffery means that he doesn't need help catching criminals but he does need Caffery's help in sorting out his personal life. Actually both Caffery and Burke need each other to sort out their personal lives. This comes based on the fact that Caffery needs Burke's resources at the FBI to track down his long lost girlfriend, Kate who might be in danger and Burke needs Caffery to prevent his job from hurting his relationship with his wife played by Tiffani Thiessen (Kelly from Saved By The Bell but don't let it turn you away from this show).

Tiffani Thiessen as Elizabeth Burke on White Collar and Kelly Kapowski on Saved by the Bell

This dash of romance makes White Collar more acessible to audiences because it becomes a show that guys can watch with their girlfriends or wives, making it a great option for a Friday night when you might want to stay in. With that I would say check out White Collar and tell all your friends because it's one of the few Cop Shows out there that can be called fun.

Watch White Collar Fridays at 10/9c on USA or online.