Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!

Xander ,'Lessons'


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]


Kathy A - May 04, 2009 10:58:07 am PDT #3047 of 11831
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Good point--I wonder what its status is!

ETA: I just pointed that out to her in comments--I'll let you know if she responds.


Frankenbuddha - May 04, 2009 3:17:11 pm PDT #3048 of 11831
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Okay, but that doesn't make any sense. Chuck and Life both just finished their second seasons.

Not sure I understand - please to explain?

Finally getting around to last Monday's Castle after the tepid reviews here, and while I agree the mystery ain't all that much, the fact that they have a man in a wheelchair who is a Capt. Pike pleases my geek sensibilities way too much.


Hil R. - May 04, 2009 3:32:13 pm PDT #3049 of 11831
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

This camerawork on House is making me dizzy. Which has actually happened in several episodes recently. Do we really need all those weird shots showing us what the character is seeing?


Kathy A - May 04, 2009 3:33:01 pm PDT #3050 of 11831
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

The Tribune story by Mo Ryan said:

UPDATE: "Life" has been canceled for good.

According to this story in TV Week, if a new show was not on NBC's pickup list today, it will not be on in the fall.

That link said this:

However, if a new show in development wasn't announced today, it will not be on in the fall, he said.

So, it looks like Mo misread the article in TV Week (which didn't mention Life at all) and extrapolated that it was canceled. However, since it's not a "new show in development," the TV Week article doesn't apply to Life.


Jesse - May 04, 2009 4:02:24 pm PDT #3051 of 11831
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Woah. On House, I was going back and forth between wondering why they bothered with the case (I understand the character development part) and needing the break from the House plot. Phew.


Hil R. - May 04, 2009 4:32:55 pm PDT #3052 of 11831
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

The House writers really like these journeys into House's mind for the last few eps of the season. Season 1 had Three Stories, season 2 had the one where he got shot, season 4 had the stuff with Amber on the bus, and now season 5 is ending with more Amber hallucinations.


Frankenbuddha - May 04, 2009 5:20:44 pm PDT #3053 of 11831
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Castle: Wow, Bailey Chase has come a long way from Buffy. I'm not getting any splinters watching him now.


Kathy A - May 04, 2009 5:21:28 pm PDT #3054 of 11831
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Damn, I forgot to dvr Castle--it's available on Hulu now, right?


Juliebird - May 04, 2009 6:11:27 pm PDT #3055 of 11831
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

So, which eps of L&O is Jeff Goldblum on, ep title specific? Cuz I watched fifteen minutes of the latest that IMDB said he was on, but no Jeff, and I don't like the show enough to just keep watching.

And what's up with the whole "the 19th we'll hear about "Life's" fate vs. "Life is cancelled NOW"? I mean, do I wail and gnash my teeth now or is it still premature?


Vortex - May 04, 2009 6:53:02 pm PDT #3056 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Castle: Wow, Bailey Chase has come a long way from Buffy. I'm not getting any splinters watching him now.

yes, he's pretty good on Saving Grace.