Angel: Just admit it: you think you're gonna ride in, save the day, and sweep Buffy off her--Spike: Like you're not thinking the same thing. Angel: I'm already seeing somebody. Spike: What, dog girl?

'The Girl in Question'


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]


Juliebird - Apr 08, 2009 5:22:12 pm PDT #2738 of 11831
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

I need to take those words back and apply them to the end of the show, or find better, greater-than holy-shit-awesome adjectives.


askye - Apr 08, 2009 6:02:08 pm PDT #2739 of 11831
Thrive to spite them

Anyone watch The Unusuals tonight? ABC's new crime drama with Amber Tamblyn?


Barb - Apr 08, 2009 6:17:17 pm PDT #2740 of 11831
“Not dead yet!”

Anyone watch The Unusuals tonight? ABC's new crime drama with Amber Tamblyn?

I've got it Tivoed. I'll probably watch it tomorrow-- I have such a weak spot for Jeremy Renner.


le nubian - Apr 08, 2009 6:17:27 pm PDT #2741 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I did. You know, it was a heckuva lot better than I was expecting. BTW, I thought this show was a show about police officers who have super powers. So I was disappointed that this wasn't the case. I'm not sure why I thought they had superpowers. Maybe it was wishful thinking on my part?

Anyway, I thought it was a pretty decent cop show. It isn't perfect, but I was definitely entertained. I liked the quirkiness of the cops and that they weren't TOO quirky. I'm glad depressed cop dialed it down by the end.

I'm a sucker for a mystery, too - and they got me there. I hope they resolve these mysteries soon enough.


askye - Apr 08, 2009 6:21:22 pm PDT #2742 of 11831
Thrive to spite them

The one guy, brain tumor cop, may have some weird super power. The show was quirky without being over the top. And I liked the Dispatcher and some of the stuff in the background. Like the dispatcher was describing crimes commited but ladies in matching pink and white sweaters and a couple scenes later, there they are in the back ground in hand cuffs looking feisty.


victor infante - Apr 08, 2009 6:45:11 pm PDT #2743 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'm a little predisposed to love "The Unusuals" for a lot of reasons, but I have to say, I thought it hit all the right notes, and had a good sense of when to dial up the seriousness. Also, jailed guy in a hot dog suit. Awesome.

I'm usually not a cop show guy, but now I'm watching two. Huh.


Vortex - Apr 08, 2009 6:57:14 pm PDT #2744 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I loved Life tonight. The perfect zen moment of Charlie culminating in killing Roman. And he didn't need a bigger gun.


erikaj - Apr 08, 2009 8:01:13 pm PDT #2745 of 11831
Always Anti-fascist!

It's cute, but not, dare I say it, Unusual. (well, not to me, but I'm all about the Procedurals.) And the copier gag from H:LOTS getting ripped off made me sort of annoyed. Even though I know real police have used it before and since, and maybe commenting on it is a lot of meta. But I want it, anyway. It's sorta H:LOTS meets Barney Miller meets...I dunno. Gilmore Girls?


§ ita § - Apr 08, 2009 8:39:52 pm PDT #2746 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I loved Life tonight! Damian Lewis was on FIRE. They sure unspooled a lot in one episode, but it felt good.


Kathy A - Apr 09, 2009 4:02:27 am PDT #2747 of 11831
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Definitely loved last night's Life! It did a good job of wrapping up enough storylines that I won't be pissed off if it doesn't get renewed (although I really hope it does, of course). Even Ted got a decent resolution ("Went to Spain" was a nice touch, but I can't remember why he had more money than Charlie or Rayburn--was it the embezzlement?).

So glad to see the interviewer offed (yes, I'm cruel that way), since it served to make Roman even more menacing. And I liked how Charlie got out of the car, by pointing out to the henchmen that they now had the ability to make a choice without it affecting their families' safety and leaving it up to them.

And I knew that lady FBI agent was up to no good!!!