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

Film and TV discussion

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

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Java cat - Apr 23, 2008 2:52:33 pm PDT #1061 of 11831

Not javachik

Good grief, you guys are good. I had to go look up the cast. [link] I've been a hit and miss watcher.

the whackaloon the actor's turned out to be.

Michael Moriarty. I remember him from Hill Street Blues!

How Old Are You?

What was the first procedural you really followed?

Mannix is the first thing that comes to mind for me. 67-75 The Man from UNCLE was mostly a reason to squee over the guys with my girlfriends. 64-68 Also, Get Smart 65-69, but that was a comedy.

Connie Neil - Apr 23, 2008 3:09:27 pm PDT #1062 of 11831

brillig

What was the first procedural you really followed?

If we define this to include basic cop show, then I'd have to say Baretta and Starskey & Hutch.

edit: Mannix! I remember Mannix, with Carol his secretary! I've also spent many a fond hour with Hawaii 5-0. I loved Lo Fat.

Sophia Brooks - Apr 23, 2008 3:12:13 pm PDT #1063 of 11831

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I remember Simon and Simon, Magnum,PI, Remington Steele, and Scarecow and Mrs King, but I do not remember what was earliest.

Connie Neil - Apr 23, 2008 3:18:42 pm PDT #1064 of 11831

brillig

Ah, Remington Steele . . .

Java cat - Apr 23, 2008 3:21:09 pm PDT #1065 of 11831

Not javachik

Baretta, Starskey & Hutch, Simon and Simon, Magnum, PI, Scarecow and Mrs King

I'd heard of these but not watched them

OMG, YES, Remington Steele. LOVED that show. [link]

That's another show where the female lead nearly disappeared afterwards while the male lead went on to fame and fortune in movies. Moonlighting is the other, though CShepard didn't exactly disappear.

Ginger - Apr 23, 2008 3:21:19 pm PDT #1066 of 11831

"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

SailAweigh - Apr 23, 2008 3:24:23 pm PDT #1067 of 11831

Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Napoleaon Solo and Ilya Kuriakin! (I've no idea if I spelled that second name correct.) Man, I had TV crushes on both of them. I'm not sure if you'd include the Avengers in there or not, but Steed and Peel were my favorites. My brother and I used to playact them all the time.

Connie Neil - Apr 23, 2008 3:25:04 pm PDT #1068 of 11831

brillig

Oh, I can't believe I left out The Equalizer, scene of my first grown-up fandom, but that wasn't a procedural so much as an action-drama focusing on Robert McCall's character.

There was a short-lived series called "Ten Speed and Brown Shoe," starring Ben Vareen and Jeff Goldblum, with Ben as a con man and Jeff as geek who craved adventure, and they ended up fighting crime. It had a glorious theme song, and Jeff Goldblum was wonderful as always, but . . .

Connie Neil - Apr 23, 2008 3:26:38 pm PDT #1069 of 11831

brillig

Ilya Kuriakin!

You should watch NCIS sometimes, Sail. David McCullough plays the eccentric medical examiner, and sometimes they'll pop up with pictures of Ilya Kuriakin if they need to refer to something mysterious from the doctor's past.

Vortex - Apr 23, 2008 3:27:32 pm PDT #1070 of 11831

"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

What was the first procedural you really followed?

oh, gosh. Maybe Scarecrow and Mrs. King?

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