[tv ramblings]

Not much interesting among the pilots for the 2015-2016 season.A lot of remakes(Luther, and a modern version of Frankenstein among others)

Supposedly there is going to be *another* Chicago Fire spinoff. I loved that show..until it turned into too much of a soap opera for my liking.

Looking at what *doesn't* get greenlit is rather interesting.Don't get me wrong, there is a lot that makes it through that you wonder "why?'. The answer to that is "(insert name of network here but NBC is the biggest offender) need to fill their schedules and they kinda don't care what they put on".

(Do not get me started on how they're dealing with Hannibal.We'll be here all damn day.Seriously.)

File this one under "Trying too hard because you know the show is shit". Rainn Wilson has been going around saying his show Backstrom is NOT like House. If we're going by the ads, yeah, it kinda is,Actually, it comes off like a(bad) mash-up of House and Hannibal(truly!). House was good(the last season has't aged well though). But every show that has tried to be like it since it went off the air(Rake, anyone?That show was godawful and got  sub-basement level ratings. The promotion for it called it "The new House". Lemme tell you, that backfired on them.Big freaking time. Nothing could have saved that show) has failed.

Backstrom looks like going the same way.Also, it's had a bit of a history-originally it was going to be on CBS but they changed their minds, and I guess they did a lot of tweaks to it..that may not be enough to help it though-and I like Rainn Wilson a lot.He deserves better.