Honestly, you meet the most appalling sort of people....

Giles ,'Chosen'


Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.

This thread is for procedural TV, shows where the primary idea is to figure out the case. [NAFDA]


WindSparrow - Oct 09, 2013 9:26:57 am PDT #10121 of 11831
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

We never really came to a firm consensus about Person of Interest, did we?


le nubian - Oct 09, 2013 10:13:32 am PDT #10122 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

IMO, I think it is kind of the show's fault. About 80-90% of the show is (has been?) squarely procedural. But then there is the 1-2 eps a year that focus on the computer. We don't even know (really) what the computer *is*, its capabilities, and how that will drive the story.


sj - Oct 09, 2013 1:03:23 pm PDT #10123 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

What le nubian said wrt Persons of Interest.


WindSparrow - Oct 09, 2013 2:17:06 pm PDT #10124 of 11831
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Yes, I am completely willing to blame the show.


Vortex - Oct 09, 2013 4:52:23 pm PDT #10125 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

If it ain't broke, don't fix. Let's just leave it, and if someone posts in Boxed Set, direct them here.


sj - Oct 09, 2013 5:08:06 pm PDT #10126 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

If it ain't broke, don't fix. Let's just leave it, and if someone posts in Boxed Set, direct them here.

I agree with this, and at the same time, I don't see a problem with talking about the sci-fi elements of the show here, if people want to discuss them. I thought the Root parts of this week's episode were particularly interesting, and also kick ass.


WindSparrow - Oct 09, 2013 5:11:58 pm PDT #10127 of 11831
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Ok. I am extremely intrigued by what The Machine is doing with Root. I also wonder if The Machine read a lot of Asimov, and has willingly absorbed the Three Laws of Robotics (or if some analogous subroutine is an inherent part of how Harold designed the program).


DCJensen - Oct 09, 2013 7:44:28 pm PDT #10128 of 11831
All is well that ends in pizza.

The machine created a false identity that was male. So who knows if there is a particular gender to which the machine would like to be referred?

I was wondering if the writers had read The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.


Vonnie K - Oct 10, 2013 6:59:00 pm PDT #10129 of 11831
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

What a fantastic episode of Elementary that was! Great character stuff, fun case, sparkling dialog -- one of the best the show has done. And that letter at the end, oh my.


-t - Oct 10, 2013 7:43:55 pm PDT #10130 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I expected Beckett to make a decision on where she wanted to be.

She kind of did. She didn't know she was making that choice but tipping off the press was more of a detective move than FBI, yeah?

I had been wondering why Castle didn't get a place in DC since she got the job, myself, so that was nice that he figured that out.