not great procedural
I'm yelling at the tv that they should have been looking at *all* the elevator footage from the get-go (how did they miss B-b-b-bianca?).
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This thread is for procedural TV, shows where the primary idea is to figure out the case. [NAFDA]
Juliebird - Mar 16, 2009 7:17:56 pm PDT #2608 of 11831
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Juliebird - Mar 16, 2009 7:18:43 pm PDT #2609 of 11831
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
It's like making the CBI team on The Mentalist extra dumb in order to make Jane look amazing.
Java cat - Mar 16, 2009 7:59:09 pm PDT #2610 of 11831
Not javachik
I can haz my Tivo again! It's finally hooked up again after, what, 1.5 years? Anyway, I was trying to find Leverage and getting no love, so it's nice to have an answer as to why from this thread. I'm sorry I missed it. It sounded interesting from the comments herein.
§ ita § - Mar 16, 2009 9:15:29 pm PDT #2611 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm yelling at the tv that they should have been looking at *all* the elevator footage from the get-go
I think they did, but with blinkers on--they had decided that the killer used the stairs, so they must have thought they didn't see the murderer on tape.
victor infante - Mar 17, 2009 3:54:51 am PDT #2612 of 11831
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I think they did, but with blinkers on--they had decided that the killer used the stairs, so they must have thought they didn't see the murderer on tape.
Exactly, and they knew she worked there, so she was no big deal until they realized the timing and circumstances that particular day.
sumi - Mar 17, 2009 4:47:51 am PDT #2613 of 11831
Art Crawl!!!
I think that the scene where Castle tells his story is my favorite from the episode. I do think it improved over last week - it felt much less frantic.
victor infante - Mar 17, 2009 5:14:44 am PDT #2614 of 11831
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I think that the scene where Castle tells his story is my favorite from the episode.
That scene, and the shot of NF when his daughter leaves the room at the end. Fillion totally sells that.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 17, 2009 5:54:25 pm PDT #2615 of 11831
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Finally saw the first two CASTLE's. Fun, lightweight stuff, but I like both the leads (I find the detective a LOT less off-putting than Emily Deneschel was on BONES to start off with). Liked the second episode better than the first (apart from the poker group not being in the second), which is always a good sign. And absolutely LOVED the "DeGeneres & DeRossi" rejoinder from Castle.
SailAweigh - Mar 17, 2009 5:57:22 pm PDT #2616 of 11831
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
And absolutely LOVED the "DeGeneres & DeRossi" rejoinder from Castle.
That made me hoot! There really were some good shots in the episode.
Liese S. - Mar 17, 2009 7:22:11 pm PDT #2617 of 11831
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yup. Enjoyed this Castle. I hope that they don't make a theme of him spinning a tale, but I did like them establishing that dynamic; everyone listening to him, rapt, then shaking themselves back into their reality.
I like the father/daughter/grandmother dynamic. It's kinda fun. Oh, and imdb tells me the grandma is Kitty Montgomery from Dharma & Greg. Ha.
Anyway, I liked the way the story unraveled, even if it did still wrap up remarkably cleanly despite Castle's protestations that it took longer in real life than in fiction.