‘Fire Country’ & ‘Sheriff Country’ Universe Eyes Expansion With Medical Spinoff In Early Development At CBS

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Procedurals are often easy to write, c**** to make, and have essentially endless longevity. They keep making them because people inexplicably keep watching them.

It’s like they have no more ideas.

I like this. It actually would be more original.

Country Broadcasting System?

Why do people feel the need to insult the intelligence of others? You are not smarter than anyone for watching “prestige” TV.

Chicago Fire is great comfort TV for me.

There’s a reason procedurals have been successful for decades—and it’s not because they’re simplistic. 1. They’re highly effective entertainment for busy people. You can put them on in the background while doing chores or use them to unwind after a long, demanding day. 2. They have a low barrier to entry. Most episodes stand on their own, so you can jump in at almost any point without needing to follow every previous installment. 3. They offer an idealized world where crimes, medical cases, and other crises are resolved within about 45 minutes—a form of comforting wish fulfillment. I’d also argue that keeping an audience engaged across 20+ episodes in a single season is no small feat. In today’s TV landscape, even producing that many episodes consistently is pretty impressive. I am writing this as someone who isn't even an avid watcher of procedurals, aside from the occasional episodes of Cold Case or Without A Trace back in the day.

Do you feel better about yourself now?

They do reference it in the article: >CBS and CBS Studios previously explored a different Fire Country spinoff starring Jarred Padalecki. Tentatively titled Fire Country: Surfside, it aimed at keeping the firefighter drama format, moving it to another city in the vein of the CSI franchising. I'm assuming it got scrapped in favor of going more One Chicago vs. CSI/NCIS format.