I enjoyed the premiere of Castle. Sure, it's derivative of the Mentalist, which was derivative of... lots of other shows. Successful shows, so.
And I agree with at least one reviewer's assessment of Castle's home life -- do we really need another precocious teen daughter on television? But...
It was one of Alexis, the precocious daughter's, lines in the written pilot (that I was happy to see make it into the show that aired) that had me sold on the script:
CASTLE... It’s all become so goddamn predictable. Like this party. 'I’m your biggest fan' 'Where do you get your ideas?'
ALEXIS... 'Can you sign my breasts?'
CASTLE... That one I don’t mind.
ALEXIS... Yeah, um, FYI - I do.
Finally -- a precocious daughter who wants her father to act like a father and not necessarily be cool all the time. Maybe even hang onto a little childhood herself while she can. This may be the one precocious daughter I can actually tolerate.
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