So was the pilot any good? Supposed to be the "new" Downton Abbey...
I read online the other day that Mercy Street is supposed to be the show that replaces Downton once the series ends. I recorded it, but haven't watched it yet. Frankly, it doesn't look that interesting. I don't mind the civil war era, but I'm not too interested in a show revolving around nurses during the war. I even disliked the storyline on Downton Abbey when they had opened Downton up to the wounded soldiers - I just find storylines like that so boring. And the whole "one is from the north, and one is from the south" is nothing new - nothing beats the miniseries from the 80s North and South for that type of storyline. That was a great series set in civil war times.
And that guy from How I Met Your Mother doesn't make me crazy about this either.
Curious what others thought of Mercy Street. Are the critics right that if you like DA, you'll like this show, or are they reaching? Too bad they can't just make a spinoff of DA.