Complaints from those who’ve seen the pilot seem to center around the direction by TV veteran Michael Watkins, which seems to have erred too much on the “veteran” side; comments like “The pilot looked like it was shot in the seventies… You didn’t even know it was the current day until Jim pulled out his cell phone” might be cool if the project was supposed to be retro, but not if you’re trying to create a contemporary crime series. There are also concerns over star Dermot Mulroney, with one suggestion that he be dumped entirely and replaced with Lost’s Josh Holloway.
if the show makes it to series, it’ll be for political reasons (Mostly, not wanting to piss off Carell while they try and woo him to stay on with The Office for another season
