Not against your post, but I can’t help thinking that original imagination is lacking when they start resorting to turning unique movies like this into a series because they can’t think of something original. The “Bone collector” is another one just coming out.
If they are going to do this then why not emulate movies like “The Patriot” or “Braveheart”? That might be cool positive propaganda. :)
This is just name hooking. Basically it’ll be yet another police procedural (which is basically all CBS airs, with another FBI show already going), but they’re trying to draw in an existing audience. If you can figure out how to take characters from Patriot and Braveheart and stick them in a police show, CBS will give you money.