You really can’t go wrong with Nathan Fillion.

Thanks ABC for giving ‘CASTLE’ the Back-Nine – It’s a Great Show!

Now lets get Nathan Fillion & Stana Katic that “BILLBOARD TOP 100 Musical CD,” with the ‘CASTLE’ name on it! If you need help, I hear that Nathan’s “DR. HORRIBLE SING ALONG BLOG” creators: Joss, Jed, Zak Whedon, and Maurisa aren’t too busy with “DOLLHOUSE” these days! Let’s hire them to write & produce some songs that are ‘Operatic’ in theme!

Shiny

Based on a lot of reviews at Amazon as well as turnout from Nathan Fillion’s book signings, a lot of people who didn’t watch or didn’t even know about Castle are picking up the book and reading it. And loving it. And because of that, they’re deciding to tune in. Not only is it a gauge of viewer interest (and the fact it hit several best-sellers lists, including the New York Times), but it’s also a great marketing strategy. People are discovering the show because they’re running across the book. Hopefully with that will come an increase in the ratings.

Plus, the more I read, the harder time I have believing that the demo is the only thing they take into consideration when choosing which shows to renew. I definitely see the success of Heat Wave as a good sign. Wouldn’t you argue that, if the book tanked, that would be a bad omen?

I barely care about any of the cops (outside of Beckett). Beckett is great, and I hope Castle and Beckett will end up together in the end.

I do think that its funny that on the next show they will air, Nathon dons the browncoat. Strange.

To me, that is the most enduring part of the show. Not much of a Beckett-Castle shipper.

The show’s main attraction is Novelist Richard Castle(Nathan) and Detective Kate Beckett(Stana), and their blossoming “One Up-Manship/Bantering Friendship, Lust/Romance/Love relationship.”(An Improved Version of Moonlighting). NYPD interogation and procedural type investigating at the 12th Precinct(NYPD Blue). Some Quirky Off-Beat episodes like Episode 4-Fool Me Once(Twin Peaks), and Castle’s Fifteen-Year-Old Daughter Alexis and Live-In mother, Martha(Pick your favorite Dramedy Sitcom). Now throw in a lot of humor, drama, and mystery and you have Castle!

The Book by Richard Castle, Nikki Heat-Heat Wave, uses slightly altered characters resembling their TV-Show counterparts. Nikki Heat who is “Slightly Slutty,” is Detective Beckett’s alter ego, and is “Shadowed” by Pulitzer-Prize winning Journalist, Jameson Rook or “Dirty Jamie” as Nikki calls him, who is obviously Castle’s alter ego. The highlight of the book is easily the end of Chapter 8 through Chapter 10, where Heat & Rook come together during a New York City Blackout at Nikki’s apartment. You get inside the head of Nikki emotionally & Psychologically of why she is so closed off to “Loving Relationships,” in particular to Rook.

The book uses popular lines that were used on the show in Season One(Go ahead, I need the target practice), plus lines in the book are being used this season(It’s Raining Men). Also, some scenes in the book are being incorporated into this season, such as Nikki Heat likes bubble baths, now Beckett likes hot bubble baths, you have to read the book and guess what you think will be used on the show!

The Book, “Heat Wave” has been Top Ten on Amazon for awhile, Top Five Barnes & Noble, premiered at Twenty-Six on New York Times Best Sellers List(Still Best Seller), and is now mostly sold out with On-Line Retailers because of strong sales. This past Monday, at Barnes & Noble in Los Angeles, at second Book-Signing, Nathan Fillion, Castmates, Creator & Producers had “Four-Hundred Plus” rabid fans waiting to get their copy signed and was a Huge Success!

Let’s get some songs written that tie-in Castle & Beckett’s blossoming relationship, and get Nathan Fillion(Dr. Horrible’s Captain Hammer) and Stana Katic(Simone, TNT’s The Librarin-Curse of the Judice Chalice), to use their vocal talents for some solo’s and duet’s on a “Castle Musical CD,” and get a Top 100 Billboard Chart CD to go with that New York Times Best Seller, “Heat Wave.”

Shiny.

Looking around I can not see any countries that have picked up the Forgotten for instance.

I´m just saying that this is one more reason why Castle got a break and why Eastwick and the Forgotten will probably not.

Well compared to say Eastwick that is only shown in one other country (canada I believe) it makes a big difference.

It’s #6 (up from #9) on Amazon’s best seller list and is in stock.

Heat Wave is also #6 at Books-A-Million. Currently the novel is on backorder at most online retailers and will take 2-6 weeks for delivery.

It’s expected to rise on the NYTBS again this week.

for the record. i hate lost.
i watch every episode the night its on.
but i hate it.

flash forward has the same feel and i sort of hate that too, luckily i have only watched 2 episodes.

but lost and flash forward are so disgustingly dramatic that they think every minute of every episode is the world’s most important piece of film ever shot. they give off this feeling that watching their show will somehow cure cancer, cuz it’s so darned important.

i hate lost.
can’t wait til it comes back tho! woot!

There’s also numerous Lost guides, including one that somehow ties in Christianity and Lost.

And I don’t even like Lost anymore. Amazing what a little research can do.

Anyways the show is bloody amazing, the novel…not so much.

I watch LOST… and I was not aware a book was out.

The marketing of the Castle novel within the episodes is like free advertising for a product. Plus the inclusion of the book / content within the book as dialog in the episode makes viewers want to read it to ‘be in the know’. I imagine that increases sales a bit.

I bought it. (for my girlfriend… but she’s busy and I may read it first ).

At Barnes&Noble’s website… Heat Wave is rank 2, and is “Temporarily Out of Stock. This item will be available on Oct 30, 2009.”

Did LOST’s book have that kind of sales?

Thanks for renewing an excellent show.

Thanks for Modern Family, Cougartown & Flash Forward

Looking forward to “V”

Please give strong consideration to keeping Eastwick om the sched.

I guess it’s possible they have made enough money off it and are thinking of releasing another book or two?

This show has books written for the show by a ghost writter and gets money from that book and I am guessing there are more books to follow.

Actually what Castle has done with the book tie-in is something not seen too often. I think last one I remember was Murder, She wrote.

But the point is, why would this book make such a difference for renewal if the other books don’t?

In the series, Castle writes a book about the female detective… he dedicates the book to her.

In our world, outside of the tv show, we can actually read THAT book, about the female detective. It has the same dedication that they point out in the series, has a sex scene on the same page they point out in the series, and has a fake biography about the character nathan filion plays, ‘Richard Castle’.

I’m sure other series’ have books. Heck, even games like Halo and Gears of War have books. But i’m not so sure it’s been done like this before…

…There are tie-in books for a lot of series….