The proposed Major Crimes spinoff centered around the S.O.B. (Special Operations Bureau) tactical unit and starring Jon Tenney and Walking Dead alum Laurie Holden (who has since joined NBC’s Chicago Med) is not moving forward, Turner Entertainment Networks CEO Kevin Reilly tells TVLine.
While lauding Major Crimes — which is itself of course an offshoot of the Kyra Sedgwick-fronted The Closer — as “such a valuable show for us,” Reilly said of S.O.B., “We’re not doing that. We’ve moved on.”
While lauding Major Crimes — which is itself of course an offshoot of the Kyra Sedgwick-fronted The Closer — as “such a valuable show for us,” Reilly said of S.O.B., “We’re not doing that. We’ve moved on.”
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I'm not surprised at all. Reilly isn't kidding about wanting the network to change direction.
ReplyDeleteFan of the Closer/Major Crimes but I had very little interest in the spinoff.
ReplyDeleteTNT: We are trying to be 'edgy' now so you won't keep confusing us with USA Network but we're keeping Rizzoli & Isles because we're not savages.
ReplyDeleteWorld: Okay, sounds good.
More like calling him SOB lol
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ReplyDeleteReilly is literally ruining the identity that made TNT work. So far, all of "edgy" fare has been or looks to be a complete disaster.
ReplyDeleteThe same thing has been going on at USA Network for a year or two now.
ReplyDeleteThe decision to change direction at TNT was made before Reilly was hired. May 14,2014 THR "
ReplyDeleteTNT Execs Stress New 'Edgier' Strategy, Need for 'Change".
Now, as long as they bring in a couple of those characters on MC that is fine... Some of them were more interesting than what was going on with MC...but everytime someone said S.O.B. I giggled.
ReplyDeleteI've only ever watched both The Closer and MC casually at best, and as good as I think they both are, I'm really not surprised by this.
ReplyDeleteI liked the concept and would have watched but I'm not surprised that it's not happening
ReplyDeleteI hope that Jon Tenney will get a show that will help him. Really a great but underrated actor.
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