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'Ghosted' stars Craig Robinson and Adam Scott on summoning an '80s action-comedy spirit

Given Adam Scott and Craig Robinson's collective comedy credentials - "Party Down," "Parks & Recreation," "The Office," "Knocked Up," "Pineapple Express" and, of course, "Hot Tub Time Machine 2" - seeing their names atop the new Fox series "Ghosted" sets up some expectations for the series premiere on Sunday.

While it capitalizes on their comedy backgrounds, "Ghosted" draws as much from the sci-fi, horror and action genres with its wormholes, secret government bureaus and the occasional headless bad guy. Scott plays a disgraced research scientist who teams with Robinson, a former LAPD detective, to battle unexpected adversaries on a

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