After Beverly Hills Cop –that didn’t make it to series– Limitless, which started okay before becoming one more disappointment –it was supposed to skew younger than most of their shows, it skews older– and Rush Hour, which is the disaster it was always supposed to be, CBS is trying to turn one more movie into a TV series. When director Antoine Fuqua & original producer Jerry Bruckheimer pitched the idea of a Training Day series to the networks, FOX seemed to be a natural fit. But CBS won it, not without a fight. It’s hard to imagine what they could do with such a beloved and gritty property –for which Denzel Washington won an Oscar– except destroying it and making it as bland as they can. Remember the definition of gritty for them is Criminal Minds. While Fuqua was supposed to direct the pilot, he had to quit because of scheduling issues with his next movie The Magnificient Seven. One bad news leading to another: Ethan Hakwe, who was offered to reprise his role as Hoyt, declined for reasons unknown. However, does it stand a chance to get a series order? I’d say yes. Because it’s not that bad.
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