Any thoughts on NBC's run of ...
Question: Any thoughts on NBC's run of
Raines? I actually found myself enjoying it far more than I thought I would. As a procedural, it's solid and unique in its approach.
Jeff Goldblum plays exactly the character you'd expect him to, but it works. As a fan of Graham Yost's
Boomtown, I'm glad to see he got
Raines on the air. Does it have any shot at all at a second season?
Answer: I don't see how. I liked the show's quirkiness, but could tell from the start it was a tough sell, and NBC didn't seem to be going out of its way to sell it. With a limited episode order and a terrible time slot,
Raines was about as transparent and ephemeral to most viewers as the "ghosts" (or whatever they were) who haunted Raines' investigations. I almost wonder, production budget aside, if this wouldn't have been better suited for USA Network (part of the same NBC Universal family) and its lineup of offbeat mysteries (
Monk,
Psych). On NBC, it got lost. And I'd be flabbergasted if it was brought back.
