Yeah, but no one on the show is acting like an apparently typical New York cop, then.
Hey, if it means I don't have to read any more, woo and, might I add, a big hoo.
Xander ,'Sleeper'
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]
Connie Neil - Apr 05, 2015 7:59:37 am PDT #11157 of 11831
brillig
WindSparrow - Apr 05, 2015 8:05:22 am PDT #11158 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.
True. For the most part, Beckett, Ryan, and Esposito don't seem to act above the law.
Typo Boy - Apr 05, 2015 5:19:20 pm PDT #11159 of 11831
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
rue. For the most part, Beckett, Ryan, and Esposito don't seem to act above the law.
With exceptions, but yes. It does seem that without exception the cop show genre justifies torture. In Castle, very seldom. In a thriller like that Blacklist, the idea that black sites and torture is justified is so much at the heart of the show that the only thing that raises eyebrows is someone keeping a perp a personal prisoner for months. That is seen as out of line. But if the prisoner had been turned into the FBI, moved to a black site, not allowed a lawyer and tortured daily, well that is just what the noble hearted good guys have to do in today's tough world. Without being specific enough to spoil I will say that Arrow and Flash also justify black sites run by heroes. Hmm, Mysteries of Laura has had cops cross various lines, but torture, murder and illegal imprisonment are not among them. Ditto Forever. In Justified - line crossing happens a lot, but also has consequences. It is not just seen as something that is OK for good guys to do.
Connie Neil - Apr 05, 2015 5:26:53 pm PDT #11160 of 11831
brillig
I despise the "heroes" being glorified for that kind of activity.
Lee - Apr 05, 2015 6:27:15 pm PDT #11161 of 11831
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Is anyone watching Backstrom?
I binge watched several eps this weekend, and I am torn. On one hand, do we really need another show about a white man behaving badly, but on the other hand, I have always liked Rainn Wilson, and I really like the rest of the cast.
Juliebird - Apr 08, 2015 12:15:30 pm PDT #11162 of 11831
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Just rewatched the finale of Life. Man, I miss that show, but that was such a good ending.
sj - Apr 08, 2015 2:28:55 pm PDT #11163 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Person of Interest: I'm having trouble taking Aasif Mandvi seriously in a dramatic role.
aurelia - Apr 20, 2015 7:04:30 pm PDT #11164 of 11831
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Usman! Usman is on Castle! Sorry, pay no mind. Just an actor I've worked with several times.
I'm not sure I buy that as the actual story of what happened during his disappearance. I wonder if we'll revisit that again (finale maybe?) or if they just settled on a kind of clunky story.
-t - Apr 21, 2015 6:21:24 pm PDT #11165 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I've just barely started the episode but - I am just so pleased at the thought of Worf being Mal Reynold's therapist that I may not get anything else out of this viewing.
-t - Apr 21, 2015 7:12:41 pm PDT #11166 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I would like it if they went full We Can Remember It For You Wholesale and this whole saving thousands of lives blah blah blah story is a cover for whatever really happened. Or just let me believe that, I suppose, that would be okay.