by Jonathan Klotz
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The television landscape has changed thanks to the advent of streaming, but one thing has remained the same: People love procedurals, and whether they're medical, legal, police or mystery, comfort food watching isn't going anywhere. Well, do that with two things because people also love Nathan Fillion, which explains why fort It was a big hit. And lightning struck twice, as now, RisingFilion's latest police procedural, is Hulu's number one show once again.
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Rising Stars Nathan Fillion, better known still Science fiction Fans like Captain Malcolm Reynolds in fireflyHe plays John Norris, a 45-year-old man who lives his dream of becoming a Los Angeles police officer. After Norris helps stop a bank robbery in his hometown, he signs with the LAPD in what sounds like a ridiculous plot, but is based on the true story of William Norcross, who serves as an executive producer on the series and is also an LAPD trooper. Officer to this day. Fillion can, as he always does, take any concept and make it must-watch television using the sheer power of his evil charm.
In the hands of any other star, Rising It may not have been seven seasons and counting, but beyond Fillion, part of the appeal is that the characters have been allowed to change and grow, which is big news for a procedural. Starting in Season 5, Norris is no longer a “rookie” but is a training officer supervising a new class of rookies. It doesn't seem like much, but keep in mind that the general concept of NCIS It hasn't budged in 20 years, and even though McGee is no longer a “laboratory,” he does the same thing week after week.
Nathan Fillion is the biggest name in the cast RisingBut sci-fi fans will also recognize Melissa O'Neill Dark matter as Lucy Chen, a fellow rookie officer, and Sean Ashmore from Fox's X-Men as defense attorney Wesley Evers. The guest star lineup includes more sci-fi favorites, including Felicia Day, Stephen Lang, David Dastmachlain, X-Files Mitch Pileggi, among many others. Sean Maher, Simon Min firefly and Serenityhe even appears in one episode as a different type of escaped convict.
Procedurals are still the backbone of television
For all the talk My neighbor Original shows from Shogun to Strange thingsthe backbone of each service is classic sitcoms and procedurals that can be watched and rewatched over and over again, often with dozens of seasons and hundreds of episodes. This is why NCIS It dominates Paramount+ between seasons Yellowstone, Top It was built on Big bang theoryand why it's a huge deal when the rights are… friends Change hands. Rising It doesn't reinvent the wheel, and it includes every procedural trope you can think of, but that's not a bad thing.
Procedurals are comfort food because they're so predictable, with enough twists and turns and colorful characters to keep audiences coming back week after week to spend another hour in its world. Nathan Fillion has had back-to-back success with fort And now Risingwhich proved so popular that it spawned a spin-off, Beginner: The FedsThis is exactly what it sounds like, and it's still not a bad thing. It's ironic that Fillion's most beloved series was also his least successful, but at least millions of people can now appreciate the unparalleled charm and swagger of Captain Malcolm Reynolds.
Rising Streaming on Hulu.
