Battle Creek (CBS) -- From Producers Vince Gilligan & David Shore - Blu-ray Forum

djariya · 03-01-2014, 03:09 AM

There wasn't a thread about this, so I thought I would go ahead and post it.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/vinc...-order-at-cbs/

Ordered to series by CBS last September.

Vince Gilligan created the show and will produce it. David Shore, who created House, will be the showrunner.

The cast so far:

Kal Penn

http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/kal-...edium=facebook

Janet McTeer and just announced today, Dean Winters as one of the co-leads.

Winters played Tommy Gavin's brother on Rescue Me and was also on Law and Order SVU.

http://tvline.com/2014/02/28/pilot-d...-battle-creek/

The 2nd lead has not been cast yet.

fatediesel · 03-02-2015, 03:49 PM

Recorded this last night and haven't watched it yet, but it got a terrible 1.0 rating so the show is pretty much dead already.

agoofykindasuperman · 03-02-2015, 04:38 PM

Yeah, I had no interest in this one either... just sounds too generic. Won't even bother.

Darev · 03-03-2015, 10:21 AM

I lived in Battle Creek 25 years ago. I always describe it as a miniature downtown Detroit. Not what I would describe as a 'small town' like they showed on the show.

They couldn't even get the name of the newspaper right. The Battle Creek Intelligencer??

Being a paperboy for the Battle Creek Enquirer was my first job. (I looked it up, it's still called that.)

As for the show itself...it was more comedy than anything else, but I don't see it lasting.

540Blue · 03-03-2015, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darev

I lived in Battle Creek 25 years ago. I always describe it as a miniature downtown Detroit. Not what I would describe as a 'small town' like they showed on the show.

The couldn't even get the name of the newspaper right. The Battle Creek Intelligencer??

Being a paperboy for the Battle Creek Enquirer was my first job. (I looked it up, it's still called that.)

As for the show itself...it was more comedy than anything else, but I don't see it lasting.

My dad is from Battle Creek and I go up there every summer. I'm interested to see what, if any, of the town they use.

djgeneral · 03-04-2015, 01:38 AM

I thought it was alright. I'll keep watching, but if (scratch that: when) it gets canceled, I won't cry.

jokerzwild · 03-04-2015, 02:09 AM

I like alot of the cast from previous stuff but it didn't seem to gel much. Not to mention it seems to be making out the locals to be rubes.

03-01-2014, 03:09 AM	#1
djariya Special Member Member since:Jan 2011 Location:La Palma, CA 4K collection:62 Blu-ray collection:614 DVD collection:340 Trading Score:72	Battle Creek (CBS) -- From Producers Vince Gilligan & David Shore There wasn't a thread about this, so I thought I would go ahead and post it. http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/vinc...-order-at-cbs/ Ordered to series by CBS last September. Vince Gilligan created the show and will produce it. David Shore, who created House, will be the showrunner. The cast so far: Kal Penn http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/kal-...edium=facebook Janet McTeer and just announced today, Dean Winters as one of the co-leads. Winters played Tommy Gavin's brother on Rescue Me and was also on Law and Order SVU. http://tvline.com/2014/02/28/pilot-d...-battle-creek/ The 2nd lead has not been cast yet.

03-03-2015, 10:21 AM	#4
Darev Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 4K collection:259 Blu-ray collection:879 Digital collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:2	I lived in Battle Creek 25 years ago. I always describe it as a miniature downtown Detroit. Not what I would describe as a 'small town' like they showed on the show. They couldn't even get the name of the newspaper right. The Battle Creek Intelligencer?? Being a paperboy for the Battle Creek Enquirer was my first job. (I looked it up, it's still called that.) As for the show itself...it was more comedy than anything else, but I don't see it lasting. Last edited by Darev; 03-03-2015 at 07:56 PM.

03-02-2015, 03:49 PM	#2
fatediesel Blu-ray Count Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Iowa Blu-ray collection:410 Trading Score:47	Recorded this last night and haven't watched it yet, but it got a terrible 1.0 rating so the show is pretty much dead already.

03-02-2015, 04:38 PM	#3
agoofykindasuperman Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Toronto, Canada Home Theater Gallery:27 4K collection:618 Blu-ray collection:2041 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:178	Yeah, I had no interest in this one either... just sounds too generic. Won't even bother.

03-04-2015, 01:38 AM	#6
djgeneral Moderator Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Michigan 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:605 DVD collection:239 Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:161	I thought it was alright. I'll keep watching, but if (scratch that: when) it gets canceled, I won't cry.

03-04-2015, 02:09 AM	#7
jokerzwild Power Member Member since:Feb 2012 Blu-ray collection:53 Digital collection:135 iTunes collection:63 Trading Score:191	I like alot of the cast from previous stuff but it didn't seem to gel much. Not to mention it seems to be making out the locals to be rubes.

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