I just caught a preview of this and had no idea it was out there:
When’s it airing? I’m curious about it, even though it’s another procedural. After Firefly, Waitress and PG Porn, though, I’ll pretty much watch Fillion read from a laundry list for four hours, he’s so good.
Interesting tidbit: an old friend who’s found herself in L.A. after years in New Zealand is taking on lots of roles as an extra and landed a small background part on this show. I asked her if she got to meet Nathan Fillion, and she didn’t know who he was (I had to explain that he was the star of the show). Anyway, once I explained who he was she said that, no, she hadn’t gotten to meet him because she wasn’t in any of the same scenes as he was AND she went home early with an illness, but she did get to see him around on set.
I just think it’s cool that I now have one degree of separation from Capt. Tight Pants. (And therefore two from Kaylee) 
Saw!=Met
So, you’re still probably six degrees from Nate.
OTOH, you’re four from Kevin Bacon, so there you go.
They better not frakkin cancel this show. Nathan’s got screwed too many times.
I read the pilot script of this that was leaked onto the Internet (along with the scripts for “Caprica,” “Virtuality,” “Dollhouse,” and “Spaced”–yeah, I’m a bad little spoilerwhore 
), and I was pleasantly surprised. I’m not sure I’m sold on the supporting characters (precocious kid and eccentric mother seem a little like stock characters, but it is just the pilot, I suppose), but Fillion’s character was made for him. Really, I can’t see anybody else playing it without making the guy look like a total jerk, but Fillion has an incredible talent for balancing cad-ness with hilarity.
The premise is essentially “Murder, She Wrote,” only instead of Jessica Fletcher, you’ve got a horndog, ne’er-do-well mystery writer. What’s not to love?
Huh? Watchu talkin’ 'bout, Pike?
The premise is essentially “Murder, She Wrote,” only instead of Jessica Fletcher, you’ve got a horndog, ne’er-do-well mystery writer. What’s not to love?
Well, that it’s a procedural (I’m sick of 'em). But it’s got Nathan Fillion in it, which adds +1000000 immunity, so I’ll check it out.
The original idea behind ‘degrees of separation’ is that you could get a message passed, so just seeing someone doesn’t count. Nate is probably still about six degrees from you.
However, you could, theoretically, hand me a letter at the cafe and it would get to Kevin Bacon in three more steps. So you’re four degrees from him, at most.
Now the movie game doesn’t hew to the message conceit, so your friend is one degree by that standard, but unless you’ve worked on a movie with her you have no connection to her at all.
Man, can I overthink stuff or what?
I don’t do the CSI or crime show drama thing, but I am interested in this because of Nathan, and I love that he plays a writer. I have high hopes because I bailed on Fringe.
Hmmm…I was not aware of the intricacies of the rules of the six degrees game. I’ve never worked on a movie with this friend (who only recently started working as an extra), but I did go on a date with her once.
Its rare for me to first hear about I show I would consider watching from a commercial, but in this case, advertising did its job. Definitely looks funny, hopefully interesting as well.
When I first read about the premise, I instantly thought of Murder She Wrote. It’s got Nathan Fillion in it so I’ll definatly watch. I hope it’s good
I’m two degrees from Kevin Bacon. My friend John, who ran one of the community theatres back home, was in a movie with him and they had scenes together. John said he’s a really nice guy.
So there, Armando, through me, you’re three. As for Nate, I got nothin.
Well, the clip I found on YouTube looks kinda dumb, but the description on ABC.com sounds interesting.
Trailers do tend to feature the most widely commercial aspects of a project, so maybe the meat of the story is better.
Castle premiers on Mar. 9.
Big Castle preview on the Oscars! Lot’s of Nathan Fillion! Yay!!!
I get a “Moonlighting” feel for this show from the limited stuff I’ve seen so far. Which works for me.
ps: Moonlighting was a Bruce Willis/Cybill Shepard series with lots of wisecracks and steamy chemistry, for those of you of the non-ancient variety of Alpaca.
I remember seeing commercials for it, but my mom wouldn’t let me watch it.
That hurts, Rach. That hurts.
Would somebody come on over and pull this knife out of my back? Thanks!
Well, it was on, when? 1985? I was 10!
Ow !! Now it’s twisting…