I think what my daughter's trying to say is: nyah nyah nyah nyah.

Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'


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]


chrismg - Mar 08, 2021 3:17:27 pm PST #11780 of 11827
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

So is anyone watching Clarice ? I'm actually finding it surprisingly watchable.


Vortex - Mar 09, 2021 10:14:39 am PST #11781 of 11827
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Hmm. I still have heartburn about Hannibal (when I finished the book, I threw it across the room I was so mad at the betrayal of the character), so I wasn't inclined. Also, it seems like the kind of series that they would have used the Superbowl to promote and when they didn't, I thought it might be because it was bad.


sj - Mar 09, 2021 11:52:42 am PST #11782 of 11827
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

It’s a perfectly adequate procedural, and it takes place after Silence of the Lambs but before Hannibal.

The lack of social distancing in this week’s 911 is really annoying me. Double dating during the pandemic?


Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 09, 2021 1:48:58 pm PST #11783 of 11827
"You should never say bad things about the dead, only good… Joan Crawford is dead. Good.” —Bette Davis

Wait, let me guess—the idiot protagonist character who started the series off as a probie bringing a fwb to the firehouse roof to bang during his first week on the job was involved?

It takes a lot to put me off a series with Angela Bassett as one of the main characters, but he managed it. (I do like the spinoff, though.)


brenda m - Mar 09, 2021 2:19:17 pm PST #11784 of 11827
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

It takes a lot to put me off a series with Angela Bassett as one of the main characters, but he managed it. (I do like the spinoff, though.)

Ghost Whisperer* actually made me cry a few weeks back. The situations are ridic but they can be pretty effective on characterization.

  • The actress - I'm terrible with actor names so we generally just shorthand as whatever show we just watched them in.


sj - Mar 09, 2021 2:48:25 pm PST #11785 of 11827
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

No, Bucky has done a lot of growing up in the past few years, but he was on a double date with a friend in an apartment, AB's character went to her daughter's work (at the call center) just to say hi and interacted with several people without masks, and another character went on a date with a woman he's been seeing and then went home to his disabled son.


chrismg - Mar 10, 2021 1:40:44 pm PST #11786 of 11827
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

There's actually been very little mention of Lecter. He gets brought up at one point by her DoJ-appointed therapist, but his name is never mentioned.

the ongoing plot thread seems to be about some kind of corporate conspiracy, with a thematic thread of "things are not as they seem".


Calli - Mar 18, 2021 12:49:01 pm PDT #11787 of 11827
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Head's up, Justified fans. They're making another Elmore Leonard book into a tv series. According to the article:

The new series will feature Graham Yost, who created "Justified," as an executive producer, plus many other writers and producers from the previous show. Peter Leonard, the novelist's son, also will be an executive producer.


Vortex - Mar 24, 2021 11:45:04 pm PDT #11788 of 11827
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I love Elmore Leonard, but for me, the magic of Justified was Timothy Olyphant (and the chemistry with Walter Goggins). But, I will definitely give it a shot. Which book?


Calli - Apr 01, 2021 8:34:10 am PDT #11789 of 11827
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I believe it's City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit.