It looks like it might be easier for Kelli Giddish to put her 'Past Life' behind her than it was for those of us unfortunate enough to have seen the show. Giddish played Dr. Kate McGinn, who used people's past lives to solve modern crimes. The show was even worse than it sounds dropping from 9 million viewers to 3.5 million in only three episodes.

But Giddish has bounced back, with The Hollywood Reporter indicating she's been cast as the lead in the Jerry Bruckheimer NBC pilot 'Chase.' The series would follow a U.S. Marshall in Texas who's team is tasked with tracking down and bringing in America's most dangerous fugitives. While it hasn't been stated, it's probably safe to assume there will be no past life regressions to deal with; just current life transgressions.

'Chase' definitely sounds a lot more action-oriented than most of the crime shows we've seen on television the past ten years or so, including Giddish's own 'Past Life,' which is a good shift. With 'Human Target' performing respectably at FOX, and '24' continuing to bring in viewers, there's enough proof that American audiences still appreciate a good action drama.

Somehow we got sucked into this world of investigations and talking heads with the 'CSI' and 'Law & Order' franchises spinning out into dozens of procedurals, that we forgot how much fun it is to just blow stuff up and shoot at people. Maybe it took 'Saturday Night Live' and MacGruber to remind us that sometimes things getting dangerous is great and its okay to get that adrenaline flowing.

As with all pilot news, this doesn't necessarily mean the project will ever see the light of a television screen, but it's still encouraging to see action projects at least making it this deep into the development process. And Giddish is probably thrilled to see that 'Past Life' hasn't destroyed her marketability completely.