1) Franchise Creep
Brand recognition has long been a cornerstone of Hollywoods idea-generation process.
Twice, CBS tried to expand its grotesqueCriminal Mindsempire, butCriminal Minds: Suspect Behavior(a.k.a.
Criminal Minds at Quantico) andCriminal Minds: Beyond Borders(a.k.a.
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Criminal Minds Overseas) both failed to find an audience and sputtered out.
And the loneCSIspin-off to launch this decade,CSI: Cyber, barely lasted two seasons.
Undeterred, CBS will launchFBI: Most Wanted a spin-off of their solid-but-unremarkable performerFBI next month.
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Is there any hope that the madness will end?
The good news is the aforementioned shows are just in the development stage.
And sometimes common sense prevails: AproposedALFreboot from Warner Bros.died after failing to find a buyer.
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(Had any of the writers ever been to Brooklyn?
Or an apartment building?)
kindly, TV Gods, stop trying to make anotherThis is Ushappen.
Netflix
Its not going to happen.
4) Endings That Arent
Controversial opinion alert: Some shows should end after one season.
And it was a thrill to see Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, and Reese Witherspoon together on screen.
Rather than developing a new project for the actresses this is what anthologies are for, ladies!
HBO delivered a second season that was ultimately a rehash.
Unfortunately, those 10 additional episodes only served to diminish the power of their original story.
5) Christmas Movie Overkill
When does holiday cheer start to feel like a hostage situation?
It would take you nearlynine full daysto watch them all back to back and thats just the new ones!
There are only 24 hours in the day, even for the most dedicated Christmas movie fan.
More importantly, there are only so many interesting story ideas.
Seriously guys, even comfort food will make you sick if you eat too many helpings.
