It just sounds like a bit of mutual admiration to me.

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I'm glad that maybe he will come back later, perhaps in the episode about the murder of Beckett's mother? I wouldn't mind some added continuity.

At the same time I do not like the idea that Andrew Marlowe would run another procedural paralell with Castle. I respect him and he must be a very hard working professional, but a day has only 24 hours even for him. I can not imagine that somebody could do two primetime shows at once without the need to set preferencies – and a new show always requires more attention than an established one.

That could be fun, depending on how we will like Pasdar's character in the two-parter. But I agree with halaci, I don't see how Marlowe could run two shows at once, without neglecting any.

This was probably just an idea, but too complicated to carry out. I wouldn't mind seeing Det. Fallon back from time to time, in Castle, which is probably a lot more likely than a spin-off.

Alie said:

Leftfield said:

halaci said:

The site died just when I hit the enter to post the news.

I'm glad that maybe he will come back later, perhaps in the episode about the murder of Beckett's mother? I wouldn't mind some added continuity.

At the same time I do not like the idea that Andrew Marlowe would run another procedural paralell with Castle. I respect him and he must be a very hard working professional, but a day has only 24 hours even for him. I can not imagine that somebody could do two primetime shows at once without the need to set preferencies – and a new show always requires more attention than an established one.

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You've just listed some of the reasons why I think that it's just talk.  Andrew Marlowe seems pretty dedicated to Castle and there are only so many hours in a day.  I don't take the talk of a spin-off seriously, but it might be a case of what happened with Dana Delaney.  ABC put her in a different show altogether, and I might be wrong, but wasn't that in part because they were impressed with her work on Castle?

It sound's more to me like they might like to have him back, in a recurring role, but that's exactly the talk we heard regarding Dana Delaney too.  And nothing happened.  And, as Andrew Marlowe also seemed to kick the question back to the network, I'm not taking any of it too seriously.

 

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Obviously I know lil about this dude, but I would have FLOVED it if they some how kept Dana Delanay as a recurring FBI agent. So far she has been my favorite guest star and is way cooler than Will ever was.
 

I don't think you could ever really create a Castle "spin-off".  It's not like Greys Anatomy and Private Practice or the Law&Order franchise, where the formula is fairly easy to recreate (Authors following detectives don't just fall out of the sky).  They might like the character, but it would be harder to take it much further as a legitamite "spin-off"

Actually, it all depends on the success of a particular show and the strength of its fanbase. Criminal Minds Spin-Off Suspect Behavior premiered yesterday night to better ratings than the original (I know the comparison is unfair because the original has been running for a few years and their is normally heightened interest in the pilots if they are worth a look) and the Bones' spin-off is scheduled to premiere on Fox later this year.

So, it isn't as though a Castle spin-off couldn't work. I think it is important to remember that A. Marlowe and his support staff are in this business for the money (Not the only motive of course). So, it wouldn't be unfair for them to think about extending a successful franchise beyond the current show. Yes, they would have to divert their attention to the new show for a little while. But, if the original has a loyal fanbase and strong ratings, it gives them every opportunity to explore other ideas, knowing that the original show isn't going to last forever. Whether the idea comes to fruition, the show gets picked up by the network and turns out to be successful or not is a completely different matter altogether. Just my honest opinion.

I wouldn't be too concerned.  I'm sure Andrew Marlowe's priority right now is Castle and he'll put off considering a show for Adrian until Castle is done or he feels like he has taken it as far as he can.  Running a show like he does takes a lot more time than we all think and I doubt he'd want to stretch himself too thin.

All this flap and the episodes haven't even aired yet…

advance PR, I guess.

For a minute I feared the "spin-off" was going to be Ryan and Esposito – which would be a great show, except that they cannot leave Castle without causing major damages…