Thursday night Fox is Bones and Gracepoint, so at least it's on topic...
I can handle the Oz Full Monty. I mean, not 'handle' handle.
Xander ,'Help'
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]
-t - Oct 17, 2014 5:31:12 pm PDT #10899 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
msbelle - Oct 17, 2014 6:37:56 pm PDT #10900 of 11831
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Gracepoint is like a John Irving story. affair = injured or dead kid. good to know.
Juliebird - Oct 17, 2014 6:56:18 pm PDT #10901 of 11831
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Gracepoint: Just watching the first ep. I'm really missing Olivia Coleman in this otherwise seemingly faithful refilming, this American actress is making me embarrassed to be a woman. I'm eleven minutes in. OC played Detective Miller as emotional but competent. Anna Gunn seems to be hitting all the overwrought hormonal and grating notes. Or maybe it's the "everything is better with a British accent" effect?
Frankenbuddha - Oct 17, 2014 7:19:44 pm PDT #10902 of 11831
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I love Anna Gunn from Deadwood and Breaking Bad so I'm withholding judgment until I get around to my DVR'd eps of Gracepoint.
aurelia - Oct 17, 2014 7:49:47 pm PDT #10903 of 11831
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I went to put Gracepoint in my queue and the photo on Hulu includes an actor I know and have worked with many times. Ug. I don't dislike him as a person, but I just don't like watching him act. Why does he keep getting cast in things? He's always the same.
Juliebird - Oct 17, 2014 7:51:41 pm PDT #10904 of 11831
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
OTOH, the cinematography is gorgeous. The colours are so rich in crisp in many scenes.
And I'm gonna have to rewatch at least the pilot of Broadchurch to see if I'm just crazy about finding AG's performance annoying.
Connie Neil - Oct 17, 2014 8:23:15 pm PDT #10905 of 11831
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General procedural question: When the cops talk about getting dental records for identification, how the heck do they find out who the victim's dentist is? Don't they have to have an ID so they can find the family so they can find the dentist?
aurelia - Oct 17, 2014 8:28:52 pm PDT #10906 of 11831
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
If someone has been reported missing, I suppose it's possible their dental records would be in a searchable system. Otherwise I would think it could only be used to confirm an already suspected identity.
Juliebird - Oct 17, 2014 9:42:06 pm PDT #10907 of 11831
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Gracepoint: issues with AG have disappeared since the second ep. Yay!
As far as comparisons go between the two shows, I didn't bawl during the pilot like I did with Broadchurch (I think it might have taken me two hours to watch that, what with all the crying breaks I had to take). So, good for my tender emotions and tearducts, but not as effective in conveying the devastation of losing a child and a friend.
msbelle - Oct 18, 2014 2:48:19 pm PDT #10908 of 11831
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I did not see the original Gracepoint, so comparisons cannot be made. I've read that I may enjoy it more that way.
I am done with HTGAWM. just watch 2 eps back to back and nope, cannot deal at all. all of them unlikable.