I've been watching a lot of cop shows from the 70s and 80s like Quincy, Hunter, and Kojak. It's a little disturbing to see how much these "heroes" were sexist assholes.
Angel: Will you just shut up for once?! Illyria: What? Angel: My God, the speechifying. Has it ever occurred to you that now might not be the best time for when-we-were-muck stories?
'Time Bomb'
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]
Vortex - Jul 18, 2023 9:59:34 pm PDT #11818 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Dana - Jul 19, 2023 8:41:29 am PDT #11819 of 11831
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I was watching some 70s and 80s game shows, and ditto. And when we had Hulu a couple of years ago, we watched St. Elsewhere. Yikes.
Tom Scola - Jul 20, 2023 11:51:11 am PDT #11820 of 11831
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Justified is back.
brenda m - Jul 20, 2023 4:56:03 pm PDT #11821 of 11831
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
I happened on a Columbo marathon recently and yeah. Poker Face , which is wonderful, draws on it heavily. (Not that part ha ha.)
-t - Jul 20, 2023 8:18:45 pm PDT #11822 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
One of these days I’m gonna have to binge some Columbo. I don’t know that I ever really watched it but I vaguely like it based on what I’ve absorbed from the zeitgeist and ether.
Ooh, Justified!
Trudy Booth - Jul 23, 2023 8:27:01 pm PDT #11823 of 11831
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Old skool Hawaii 5-0. The first four seasons are pretty consistently remarkable… then it’s a cop show with periodic really good episodes.
Calli - Jul 24, 2023 12:13:37 pm PDT #11824 of 11831
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm so glad to hear about new Justified! Here's an article about it, including where to watch. [link]
Jesse - Jul 27, 2023 10:22:00 am PDT #11825 of 11831
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm just happy it's an FX show that is actually on FX! Because I have cable, but not Hulu.
-t - Jul 27, 2023 10:24:48 am PDT #11826 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Old school
Tom Scola - Mar 01, 2024 4:21:04 pm PST #11827 of 11831
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Wanted to like the Elsbeth pilot more than I did. Maybe the show will evolve into something good, but Carrie Preston is no Peter Falk. Or Natasha Lyonne. Or Jonny Lee Miller.