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.
Whoa! I... I think I'm having a thought. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's a thought. Now I'm having a plan. Now I'm having a wiggins.
Xander ,'First Date'
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 terrifically busy with my ennui.
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
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
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
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
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.