What is happening! If you check out "The Forger," you might well find yourself saying that time and again, as the entertainingly terrible performances keep piling up while the plot dares you not to chuckle at the audacity of it all.

It never for a single moment makes a plausible case for its own existence.

In attempting to spin out its competing storylines, the crime drama "The Forger" never quite gets a handle on either one.

Even though this is far from good, it does have some disarming moments.