Battle Creek EP David Shore has a multi-season plan for the new CBS buddy cop show.
Speaking to TVGuide ahead of the March 1 series premiere, Shore hinted that it will take many seasons before the relationship between the central characters, Russ and Milt, begins to thaw:
“They need friends. They both have giant holes in their social lives, it’s quite apparent. They both need connection, but they’re both not very good at it. I hate catchphrases. I think they tend to oversimplify everything, but ‘Not all cops are buddies,’ I think, is a good one. This is a buddy cop show where one of them doesn’t like the other and they have complicated feelings for each other.”
One of the mantras of House was, ‘Nobody changes. It’s just true human nature. On a deep, unconscious level — and I think Milt’s already there, to a certain extent — they know they need each other. But they’re never going to acknowledge that. That’s the most difficult thing in the world.
They’re always going to have that conflict, that difficulty in their relationship. That’s the fight. It will get a little better at times — tiny little baby steps — and every now and again, we’ll get a glimpse of their realization that they need each other. They’ll be working towards it. That’s the long, long arc of the series, but it’s not like in Season 2 they’re going to just be pals.”
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marilyn white says
CANCEL? is somebody crazy? this show has it all. so so so good. Love the characters. love the concept. can’t wait to watch many more episodes to see what’ll happen next. Please don’t cancel.
marilyn white
brenda malone says
never saw battle creek on TV, watched it on netflix, really starting enjoying show around 3rd show. I am really sorry it was cancelled, very much like the series. Maybe a different night or time would help the show!
Hope it will shown again, maybe a lot of people like me that just missed it the first season.