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'The Message'


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]


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!!!


le nubian - Apr 09, 2009 4:13:04 am PDT #2748 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

no kidding! As soon as we found out Reese was kidnapped, I knew FBI lady was dirty.


Barb - Apr 09, 2009 4:23:21 am PDT #2749 of 11831
“Not dead yet!”

Anyone watch Criminal Minds last night? I was absolutely chilled by the kid playing Adam-- looked him up, discovered he'd a) been in the Sparkly Vampire movie (with an atrocious hairstyle) and that he's going to be playing Sokka in the Airbender film.

He was really, really good.


sumi - Apr 09, 2009 4:27:32 am PDT #2750 of 11831
Art Crawl!!!

Life was just so damn good.

I tivoed the Unusuals and will watch tonight.

Jeffrey Bell talks about Harper's Island.