Atherton: Half the men in this room wish you were on their arm, tonight. Inara: Only half. I must be losing my indefinable allure.

'Shindig'


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 - May 18, 2016 10:14:16 am PDT #11461 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Worked for me.


Typo Boy - May 18, 2016 1:32:37 pm PDT #11462 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.

Also a number of episodes prior to the finale managed to satisfyingly get their froth on.


Typo Boy - May 18, 2016 1:47:02 pm PDT #11463 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.

And talking of froth - Catch remains fun, though the latest (2nd to last) episode was not one of the best. Not anything like as clever as Castle at its bests - but fast paced and fun. AS much a caper series as procedural - a battle between two bad planners. Insanely stupid (but entertainingly devious) plans thwarted by insanely stupid (but entertainingly devious) counter plans. Remember Mad Magazine's Spy Vs. Spy? This is PI vs. Con Man. Except they are in luurve. Both intentionally and unintentionally entertaining.


-t - May 18, 2016 2:21:29 pm PDT #11464 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I have been kind of meaning to watch that when I have time. I like the cast.


sj - May 18, 2016 2:50:28 pm PDT #11465 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I like it, but it's shocking moments aren't up to the level I expect from my Shondaland shows.


Typo Boy - May 19, 2016 7:11:09 am PDT #11466 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.

Well no. This is really light. It is the foam on the latte, the head on the beer. Pure froth. Angst-free.


Jesse - May 19, 2016 7:57:07 am PDT #11467 of 11831
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, it's cute. And I like that the couple is age-appropriate!


Typo Boy - May 20, 2016 11:41:46 am PDT #11468 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.

A light touch over the long run is really tough to keep up. I don't know if they have sufficient basis. My approach: enjoy it as long as it is fun. When it stops being fun, thank them for the good times and walk away, no hard feelings. Which I expect to happen eventually, but not yet.


Typo Boy - May 23, 2016 9:51:40 am PDT #11469 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.

The first hour of the Catch finale was as good as anything in the series. The 2nd hour was still fun, but not Catch at its best. My relationship with the show is not so much friends with benefits as acquaintances with benefits. In short, I'm enjoying the show without being a fan. For those to whom this is important, slashbait in Catch goes beyond the merely obvious to flashing neon signs saying "slash these characters".

Oh and when it comes to "Rosewood" I'm through with it. Someone in the writing team's view of man/woman interaction appears to lie on the spectrum between PUA and Nice Guy(TM). I'm going to spoiler font details, so that you can avoid reading on if this is not a day you want your rage sparked.

"Lovably awkward & obnoxious" skinny white guy kisses "lovably awkward" skinny white lesbian who is the fiance of Rosewood's sister. White dude packs up his thing, rightly seeing this as a career ending bit of assholery on his part. Instead, it is dismissed as just the kind awkward and stupid things he does due to his inability to read social signals. Ummm, no skill at reading body language is required to note that the *engaged* *lesbian* *coworker" does not want you to kiss her. In the workplace. And she kisses him back. So this is not only playing the "awkward" for shit awkward does not excuse. It is pushing the fantasy the women secretly want to be harassed.


Lee - May 23, 2016 9:14:55 pm PDT #11470 of 11831
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I finally got around to watching the finale of Castle.

I would have liked it better if it had ended before the scene with the kids.