When Backstrom premieres on Jan. 22, it will have been nearly two years since most people involved in the Fox drama boarded the project. First a pilot for CBS to air during the 2013-14 season, it never got enough traction at Paging Dr. House . Backstrom (Thursday, 9 ET/PT, * * out of four) is … Read more
“He is a total dick,” Rainn Wilson said of his lead character in Fox's new series Backstrom, in response to some TV critics' apparent beliefs that there was nothing wrong with irascible Det. Lt. Everett Backstrom that couldn't be Nicklas Backstrom (in the middle) accepts the silver medal from IIHF Council Member Christer Englund (right) … Read more
Making a new television show is hard. It's even harder when you've essentially been canceled before you've even aired a single episode. That's what makes the new Fox entity, Backstrom sort of remarkable from the get-go. Backstrom follows in that mold with another surly but brilliant mind at the forefront. Detective Everett Backstrom, played by … Read more
The producers of “Backstrom” contacted the Portland Sea Dogs about getting some caps for the show in early 2013, said Chris Cameron, the team's assistant general manager. About a dozen caps were sent out, and the Sea Dogs heard nothing else until the Like other TV misanthropes based on the self-destructive Sherlock Holmes model, Rainn … Read more
Making a new television show is hard. It's even harder when you been essentially canceled before you've even aired a single episode. That's what makes the new Fox entity, Backstrom sort of remarkable from the get-go. When Backstrom premieres on Jan. 22, it will have been nearly two years since most people involved in the … Read more