TMC
12-13-2020, 11:58 PM
https://screenrant.com/cbs-clarice-show-avoid-criminal-minds-plots-stories-reason/
CBS's upcoming crime drama, Clarice, will likely have a lot of common ground with the network's long-running juggernaut, Criminal Minds, but it must be careful not to follow the same formula if it wants to see prolonged success.
Criminal Minds was an incredible success for CBS, as the crime drama saw 15 years on the air from 2005 to 2020, when it aired its final season. Following a group of FBI agents who head the Bureau's Behavioral Analysis Unit, or BAU. These brave men and women risk their lives and families to track the worst of the worst, from serial killers to terrorists who they call "unidentified subjects", or "unsubs". Similar to other crime dramas, Criminal Minds followed a distinct formula where each episode was centered around a specific case or serial killer, and often delved deep into the disturbing methodology in which each uses to hunt, torture, and kill their victims. However, as the show went on, the formula shifted to also focus on specific members of the BAU, specifically how these horrific cases affect them. After a while, it started employing longer-term, recurring killers and deeper, character-driven plots where one or more members were personally affected by these killers.
CBS's upcoming crime drama, Clarice, will likely have a lot of common ground with the network's long-running juggernaut, Criminal Minds, but it must be careful not to follow the same formula if it wants to see prolonged success.
Criminal Minds was an incredible success for CBS, as the crime drama saw 15 years on the air from 2005 to 2020, when it aired its final season. Following a group of FBI agents who head the Bureau's Behavioral Analysis Unit, or BAU. These brave men and women risk their lives and families to track the worst of the worst, from serial killers to terrorists who they call "unidentified subjects", or "unsubs". Similar to other crime dramas, Criminal Minds followed a distinct formula where each episode was centered around a specific case or serial killer, and often delved deep into the disturbing methodology in which each uses to hunt, torture, and kill their victims. However, as the show went on, the formula shifted to also focus on specific members of the BAU, specifically how these horrific cases affect them. After a while, it started employing longer-term, recurring killers and deeper, character-driven plots where one or more members were personally affected by these killers.