Castle

I have just recently finished watching the series, Castle. Castle is a crime drama series that gained my attention after a few suggestions to watch it. The show first aired in 2009 and is currently on its sixth season. The main actors are Nathan Fillion who plays Richard Castle and Stana Katic who plays Kate Beckett.

The show is simply about Richard Castle, an author who follows and works with Kate Beckett, a homicide detective in New York City. He works with Kate Beckett and her team and goes with them to different crime scenes to help them solve different cases while giving him fresh ideas to write his books about. Every episode features a new case to be solved. Similar to many other crime drama series where every episode focuses on a new case just a different idea having a successful author work with the team to solve the cases. 

Richard Castle and Kate Beckett both play quick witted, intelligent and humorous characters. The show is entertaining to watch but I question why many people become so intrigued by crime drama series. I myself can remember watching Law and Order: Special Victims Unit religiously for years. An article on CBS News states, “‘Murder is the ultimate catalyst for a good story, because the stakes are the highest,’ said "CSI's creator, Anthony Zuiker. ‘There's no higher stakes than human life. We have done shows where there's an art heist. They failed miserably. Nobody quite cares that Mrs. MacGillicutty lost her $10 million painting. But America understands the person next door was brutally murdered and she had a whole life ahead of her.’" This statements seem to explain why people get hooked on crime drama series.

Castle holds an 8.2 stars on the IMDB rating scale, supporting my claim of the love people have for crime dramas. In my opinion, I give the show 4 Andi’s out of 5. I enjoy the show, I even suggest the show to my friends but I do feel that you can relate many crime dramas to each other, making it a show that you may feel like you’ve already seen, even if you haven’t.

Here’s a clip of the show to get a sense of the plot and characters.