Comedy crime drama Castle, starring geek favourite Nathan Fillion (Firefly), Stana Katic and Molly Quinn, has been ordered to season by ABC. The show is about Nick Castle (Fillion), a murder mystery writer who teams up with the NYPD to catch a copycat killer replicating scenes from his books.
When I first heard about the pilot my expectations weren't high. That was basically because the "copycat killer" aspect hadn't been revealed. At the time, I couldn't fathom why a crime writer would be of any use to real cops. But, having a spate of murders based on his books is a nice little twist. But where can they take it when the killer's inevitably caught?
Anyway, I'm sure Fillion's fans will be glad to see him headlining another TV show. The poor guy's never found a project that's clicked. Firefly was axed by Fox, the film spin-off Serenity underachieved at the box-office, horror-comedy Slither was a turkey, Fox cancelled Drive after a few episodes, nobody saw White Noise 2, etc. Hopefully Castle will reach an audience, and Fillion's run of bad luck will come to an end…
When I first heard about the pilot my expectations weren't high. That was basically because the "copycat killer" aspect hadn't been revealed. At the time, I couldn't fathom why a crime writer would be of any use to real cops. But, having a spate of murders based on his books is a nice little twist. But where can they take it when the killer's inevitably caught?
Anyway, I'm sure Fillion's fans will be glad to see him headlining another TV show. The poor guy's never found a project that's clicked. Firefly was axed by Fox, the film spin-off Serenity underachieved at the box-office, horror-comedy Slither was a turkey, Fox cancelled Drive after a few episodes, nobody saw White Noise 2, etc. Hopefully Castle will reach an audience, and Fillion's run of bad luck will come to an end…
