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[Drogo]

‘F.B.I.’: Niels Arden Oplev To Direct Pilot Episode Of Dick Wolf’s CBS Drama Series

[paigow]

Assistant Director Goren??? 

[WendyCR72]

On 2/1/2018 at 7:19 AM, paigow said:

Assistant Director Goren??? 

Oh, I think character last names were clever in Wolf's world. Looking at L&O franchise credits, they were often taken from staff. One of the directors was Norberto Barba (the last name of the ADA on SVU) and another staffer was named Leslie Gyson (which was the name of Goren's shrink in S10 of CI), as just two examples. But I believe there may have been more.

Now, he's recycling instead! And, for the record, Bobby Goren wasn't the first time the name was used in the franchise. I recall either a victim or perp having the last name on The Mothership at one time. Think it was the early Greene/Briscoe era. Another was on SVU in S2, where the perp had the last name, a kid that killed his pedophile guardian.

ETA: Or are you referring to Goren from CI, somehow? Because I can't find any character names for this yet! But I'm dense, so...  :-)

[paigow]

A.D. Robert "Bobby" Goren... If Stone Jr. is possible, Goren encore un fois

[WendyCR72]

2 hours ago, icemiser69 said:

I really don't know were to put this, so I will ask it here.

 

Is this supposed to be a remake of the 1960's series?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_F.B.I._(TV_series)

 

Given how many old shows seem to be making a come back, I just thought I would ask.

I don't think so, but I could be wrong! (I mean, there's the current Hawaii 5-0 and S.W.A.T, so hard to tell.)

[paigow]

Dick Wolf must be tired of Chicago....

[WendyCR72]

1 hour ago, paigow said:

Dick Wolf must be tired of Chicago....

Well, its ratings - the whole franchise - have slipped. I don't think it'll have the longevity of the L&O franchise...

[WendyCR72]

Looks like Jeremy Sisto liked working with Dick Wolf and Company during Law & Order, as he has signed on to this show!

[WendyCR72]

Ebonée Noel, late of Still Star-Crossed, has joined the cast.

[WendyCR72]

Ex-Rookie Blue actress Missy Peregrym is also joining the cast.

[WendyCR72]

The show will officially air at 9:00 p.m. ET Tuesday nights this fall.

[Chas411]

I'm in despite the trailer using the slowest most depressing song ever. 

[dargosmydaddy]

I will let my love of Jeremy Sisto overcome my dislike of Missy Peregrym and give this a shot.

[shapeshifter]

Tuesday, September 25, 9/8 CT premier date (https://mobile.twitter.com/fbicbs ), and it's now FBI instead of the "working title" of F.B.I. —maybe some legal hurdles crossed?

 

And no offense to Connie Nielsen, but I prefer Sela Ward (https://deadline.com/2018/07/fbi-sela-ward-cast-cbs-series-dick-wolf-recasting-connie-nielsen-1202432136/ ).

Edited August 20, 2018 by shapeshifter

[Mysteyman]

Looking forward to this tomorrow.

anybody else?

[WendyCR72]

2 hours ago, Mysteyman said:

Looking forward to this tomorrow.

anybody else?

Going to check it out, since I am a Dick Wolf fanatic as far as the L&O franchise goes. (Less so his Chicago franchise, so I hope FBI is more the former than the latter!)

[WendyCR72]

So which character in this pilot is Sela Ward replacing again?

[HeShallBMySquishy]

I think Sela Ward is replacing Connie Nielsen, a different role in the same capacity, I believe.

[WendyCR72]

1 hour ago, HeShallBMySquishy said:

I think Sela Ward is replacing Connie Nielsen, a different role in the same capacity, I believe.

Thanks!

[illdoc]

Changing showrunners, again. https://tvline.com/2018/10/10/fbi-showrunner-change-cbs-rick-eid-derek-haas/

[WendyCR72]

One thing you can say for Dick Wolf: He seems to stick with many who have worked for him. Haas, of course, works/worked on Chicago Fire, and Rick Eid, as well as part of the Chicago franchise, also worked on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Not sure about the L&O Mothership, but I wouldn't doubt it.

[Waterston Fan]

22 hours ago, WendyCR72 said:

One thing you can say for Dick Wolf: He seems to stick with many who have worked for him. Haas, of course, works/worked on Chicago Fire, and Rick Eid, as well as part of the Chicago franchise, also worked on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Not sure about the L&O Mothership, but I wouldn't doubt it.

NOOOOOOOOOOO. Doesn't sound good for this show for sure. 

[WendyCR72]

The show has a full season order.

[Xeliou66]

This is terrible news, Rick Eid is one of the worst showrunners ever, he was in charge for the god awful season 18 of SVU, then he got sent to Chicago PD and wrecked that show, he was also one of the head writers of season 17 of the original L&O which was the worst season of that show. He’s a disaster and he could very well ruin this show. Just awful news.

[WendyCR72]

6 hours ago, Xeliou66 said:

This is terrible news, Rick Eid is one of the worst showrunners ever, he was in charge for the god awful season 18 of SVU, then he got sent to Chicago PD and wrecked that show, he was also one of the head writers of season 17 of the original L&O which was the worst season of that show. He’s a disaster and he could very well ruin this show. Just awful news.

Maybe this will be mitigated some, though, unlike before as I saw from the weekly BTS credits that Rene Balcer is also involved with this show. And he was involved with the L&O Mothership and the first five seasons of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and he handled both shows well. Maybe he will/can help to rein in the worse tendencies of Rick Eid and Derek Haas.

Maybe? *Crosses fingers*

ETA: Well, IMDB says Balcer was a "Consulting Producer" for one episode. (Had to have been among what has aired as I remembered seeing his name pop up in the credits.) Maybe IMDB is wrong and he'll be around more. I hope so for the sake of the show.

[Waterston Fan]

Who is worse though, Haas or Eid? 

Edited October 15, 2018 by Waterston Fan

[illdoc]

From TVLines "How to Improve 18 New Fall Shows:  

FBI (CBS)

WHAT WORKS: The cast is comprised of compelling actors, and when the show gives them the tiniest sliver of character work, they shine. And if you’re into procedurals, uberproducer Dick Wolf has shepherded yet another solid one that will probably air for years and years, but…

WHAT NEEDS WORK: It’s just another routine Case of the Week show that doesn’t do much to differentiate itself from the pack. Plus, Jeremy Sisto — who was sofunny on Suburgatory — is too often saddled with simply barking instructions at FBI HQ

[WendyCR72]

Renewed for season 2.

[WendyCR72]

And just as he did for the Chicago franchise and the Law & Order franchise, Dick Wolf already has a spinoff of FBI in the works per TV Line.

[Waterston Fan]

Is this episode going to get pre empted? I think President Trump is doing the State of the Union speech. 

[illdoc]

Tonight, there are no new episodes. As to what will happen when the state of the union speech airs next Tuesday (Feb 5)? I'd say it will get pre-empted.

[Dowel Jones]

8 hours ago, WendyCR72 said:

Dick Wolf already has a spinoff of FBI in the works per TV Line.

"The potential series...centers on the division of the FBI tasked with tracking and capturing the notorious criminals on the FBI’s Most Wanted list."

All they need now is a suave, well dressed arch criminal to lead them down the path.

[WendyCR72]

31 minutes ago, Dowel Jones said:

All they need now is a suave, well dressed arch criminal to lead them down the path.

Nicole Wallace of L&O: CI comes to mind, but she ended up worm food, so...  :-)

[Waterston Fan]

Is this show getting pushed back a week because of the President's address? 

EDIT: I know another show that comes on later is being pushed back too. 

Edited February 6, 2019 by Waterston Fan

[illdoc]

More FBI: Most Wanted (aka the spin-off) casting news: https://tvline.com/2019/02/11/fbi-most-wanted-cast-alana-de-la-garza-cbs-spinoff/

[illdoc]

And more FBI: The Spin-Off casting news: https://tvline.com/2019/02/13/fbi-spinoff-kellan-lutz-cast-most-wanted-cbs/

[tvfanatic13]

So is FBI done now?

[Raja]

4 minutes ago, tvfanatic13 said:

So is FBI done now?

To the contrary, they are just trying to build a franchise to replace NCIS 

[illdoc]

15 hours ago, tvfanatic13 said:

So is FBI done now?

I think it is done for the season ("The Code" is replacing it). It will be back next season, along with its spin-off "FBI: Most Wanted" (or whatever they are calling it).

[preeya]

9 minutes ago, illdoc said:

I think it is done for the season ("The Code" is replacing it). It will be back next season, along with its spin-off "FBI: Most Wanted" (or whatever they are calling it).

The season finale of FBI is May 14th.

[WendyCR72]

So...another season, yet another show runner from the Dick Wolf stable. Michael Chernuchin, who has worked most recently on L&O: SVU as well as original-recipe L&O and L&O: Criminal Intent (he got around!) will be coming on to FBI as Warren Leight, whom he replaced at SVU, will return there to head S21.

[Waterston Fan]

When is there a new episode? 

[WendyCR72]

5 hours ago, Waterston Fan said:

When is there a new episode? 

Tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. ET.

[WendyCR72]

1 hour ago, rhys said:

Damn, guess no Sela next year. That stinks. We (well I) like seeing women in position. That being said, Dana needed to speak with Kristen & Maggie about their side job of looking into Jason & Angela's phone calls. That was not a good use of fbi resources. It turned into a case, but it was off book sneaking.

Well, there is still no write-up anywhere about Sela Ward exiting, so unless it comes in the next day or two, maybe there will be some lame twist in the fall and Dana will stick around.

[meira.hand]

4 hours ago, WendyCR72 said:

Well, there is still no write-up anywhere about Sela Ward exiting, so unless it comes in the next day or two, maybe there will be some lame twist in the fall and Dana will stick around.

https://deadline.com/2019/05/fbi-sela-ward-bids-farewell-to-cbs-drama-series-1202615275/

[WendyCR72]

8 hours ago, meira.hand said:

https://deadline.com/2019/05/fbi-sela-ward-bids-farewell-to-cbs-drama-series-1202615275/

Well, there it is! I liked Dana and Sela Ward, so this is a bummer. But I can also see why she left. She really didn't have a whole lot to do but look angry or concerned and be the boss to the crew. Good luck with her future projects.

[LisaM]

I started watching this show for Sela Ward. It wasn't a big role but I will miss her presence. I hope she finds a bigger role in another show. 

[helpmerhonda]

The real question is, if they do promote Jubal to fill Dana's position, will he still be so DAMN SHOUTY all the time?

[illdoc]

No promotion for Jubal--https://tvline.com/2019/07/09/fbi-alana-de-la-garza-season-2-cast-most-wanted/

[Xeliou66]

2 minutes ago, illdoc said:

No promotion for Jubal--https://tvline.com/2019/07/09/fbi-alana-de-la-garza-season-2-cast-most-wanted/

I love this!! She was great on Law and Order and I will love seeing “Rubirosa” and “Lupo” working together again!! This was a great move, she was underused in the Most Wanted backdoor pilot and I’m glad she will be sliding in to Dana’s role.