Note: Full spoilers for Mob City: Season 1 follow.
Mob City, the flashy new period drama from Walking Dead TV show creator Frank Darabont, packed its fair share of punches, but due to its smaller-sized first season and scheduling, it was over in a flash. Like so many rifle shots through a window. There's nothing inherently wrong with a six-episode freshman season, as Darabont did the same thing with The Walking Dead, but TNT scheduled Mob City to run quickly over three weeks - giving the series an "event/miniseries" feel. For better or worse.
One could say that TNT going a bit off-brand was a risk, and that a normal rollout for this show wouldn't have been wise. Others might argue that scheduling the show in a non-traditional manner only worked to point out what a risk it was for TNT. And even riskier still considering that it aired during a time of year that's usually considered a dead zone for appointment television, without enough time (and no replays later in the week) to capitalize on word of mouth. Which would have had to have been lighting quick.
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