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Re: Castle

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MagnumsLeftShoulder wrote:I've never watched Castle (I probably will eventually on Netflix), but I've been keeping up with the drama surrounding it. It sounds like the exact same thing that happened to JAG. David James Elliott was not going to return for an eleventh season and Bellisario was going to keep it going as a sort of spin-off with Catherine Bell's character. Some reports were that Elliott was fired for cost cutting reasons and other reports were that he did not want to do another season. Ultimately, CBS did not pick up the spin-off, so the finale of JAG had to be re-written and maybe re-filmed at the last second which resulted in a horrible grand finale.

Did the finale of Castle feel rushed and anti-climatic?
The JAG finale was fun IMO, escapist, unrealistic, but fun. The coin toss was great I thought. I'd wanted Chegwidden to make a final(e) appearance but JJ must have not been offered or turned it down.

The Castle finale, hmm, well, what can be said of a show that started out about a quirky writer but morphed into a full-blown cop show. I understand this of course, there are too few cop shows on TV today, those who solve crimes are under represented on the boob-toob. Actually, the finale was action-packed, but it was the very last few scenes that thru me, from out of the blue. I'll admit I was tired that night and might have been zoning out!!! I'd hoped (by now) other MMs would have chimed in about the finale... am I the only one who saw the finale, the only one who felt the very last bit came out of the blue, seemed a "last minute addon"..?

IMO the Castle finale needed 2 hours to make more sense, more time to wrap things up. IDK, if I see it again I might think differently but I was left mostly disappointed.
eagle wrote:MikeS, I agree with you. I loved Castle early on, but recent seasons have not been near as good. I have yet to watch the finale, but I'll catch it this week; after that, I'm down to one current-run show: Blue Bloods.
I would love to get your opinion of the Castle finale, I hope it replays soon... I don't want to spoil it for anyone.

I'd forgotten about Castle busting Beckett in the bathroom reading his book, her expression was priceless.

Blue Bloods, well written and acted but I really don't watch it much.
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Re: Castle

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MikeS wrote:I would love to get your opinion of the Castle finale, I hope it replays soon... I don't want to spoil it for anyone.
I thought it was okay. They did close out the series, and there were certainly some surprises in the episode. I thought the better episodes were in earlier seasons.

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