It’s no secret that many followers of the 9-1-1 franchise have combined emotions about including one other collection.
Sadly, the extra collection a franchise acquires, the extra seemingly some reveals will undergo over others. Within the case of 9-1-1, its first spinoff confronted a painful dying on FOX, and we barely had time to grieve earlier than they had been ushering us into a brand new period.
It could be a bit simpler to swallow if 9-1-1: Nashville didn’t already really feel as if it’s too near 9-1-1: Lone Star from location all the best way to character and plot setups.
However one has to think about that Ryan Murphy and ABC anticipated the frustration and malaise of some followers with this concept, so there seems like a aware effort to make sure this newest undertaking is huge.
For starters, 9-1-1: Nashville was lucky sufficient to get a straight-to-series order.
It’s not one thing that occurs too usually, however due to Disney’s cope with Ryan Murphy, it is smart that they’d give him a lot free reign, even when he does provide you with questionable collection, like Physician Odyssey.
With full backing, this newest spinoff seems like they’re going for a fair flashier model of 9-1-1: Lone Star, capitalizing on Disney’s bigger finances and the totally different total vibe.
And nothing confirms that greater than how huge 9-1-1: Nashville goes with its casting. We have already got Chris O’Donnell helming the collection.
He’s a prolific actor in his personal proper in movie and tv, and this may mark his first huge function since he signed off on CBS’ NCIS: Los Angeles.
The O’Donnell casting was undoubtedly a smart selection, not solely as a result of he’s a stable actor but additionally as a result of he has a built-in fanbase who will fortunately flock to his subsequent undertaking, even when it’s one thing that may’ve appealed to him earlier than.
It additionally means we’ve a stalwart actor on the heart of the collection, preserving the identical vein as each 9-1-1 and Lone Star, with established actors Peter Krause and Rob Lowe on the helm.
Frustration over the redundancy of lead character demographic apart, it’s evident that the franchise has a formulation that they’re fortunately attempting to stay to right here.
However now, we’ve the information that Gray’s Anatomy‘s Jessica Capshaw will star within the collection as properly.
It’ll be her first main tv function, significantly as a collection common, since she departed Gray’s Anatomy in controversial trend.
Together with her addition to the collection, it’s beginning to really feel a bit strategic, doesn’t it?
For anybody who had reservations about one more 9-1-1 collection or those that are nonetheless rightfully upset about Lone Star’s cancelation and horrible remaining season, it seems like they’re squashing any dissent with casting selections.
Any Gray’s Anatomy fan will let you know that putting Jessica Capshaw in something is sure to convey legions of followers to the forefront, keen to help one of many collection’ most beloved and fashionable actresses in her subsequent huge function.
If O’Donnell was intelligent, Capshaw is manifestly strategic — sufficient in order that I’m genuinely curious if the collection will cease there (as a result of we’ve to maintain finances in thoughts, in spite of everything) or push it additional with different casting selections that faucet into a few of broadcast’s most dynamic and fashionable collection.
Given the polarizing response to this spinoff, it looks as if 9-1-1: Nashville is deliberately making it more difficult to oppose it.
With every bit of stories trickling in, there’s a deliberate effort to pique curiosity and guarantee they’ve a built-in fanbase of viewers rallying across the present earlier than it even airs.
However perhaps I’m studying an excessive amount of into this.
What do you suppose?
How did you initially really feel about this spinoff?
Has something of late modified your thoughts or opened your thoughts to it?
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