No. And yes. It's always sudden.

Tara ,'Storyteller'


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]


§ ita § - May 23, 2009 12:44:36 pm PDT #3284 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I would have thought that they would have filmed that scene with the earlier ep.

I don't know when it was filmed. I was just surprised it was him behind the mask when they could have just dubbed the audio in post.

Has he really lost a leg or was that just good CGI?

I'm pretty sure it was CGI. Kinda like my question about Jake McLaughlin. The first three times I noticed him he was only sitting down, and two of those times he was playing a paraplegic. Turns out he just looked the type--he's perfectly hale.


Jesse - May 23, 2009 3:55:55 pm PDT #3285 of 11831
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Random Criminal Minds thought about colorblind casting -- what do you think are the odds that when the writer created a character on the Detroit streets named Walter Patterson, that they were picturing a white guy?


aurelia - May 24, 2009 9:39:21 pm PDT #3286 of 11831
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I never managed to take CSI: Miami seriously

It's very pretty. They do wonderful things with light and color. I think I've only managed to watch a handful of episodes though.

Oh! There was a John Henry look alike on the bus the other morning and it creeped me right the fuck out.

Yikes! I remember being freaked when I saw a Twin Peaks Bob clone on my college campus.


Kathy A - May 28, 2009 7:25:46 am PDT #3287 of 11831
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Thanks to all of you guys talking so enthusiastically about Bones, I decided to finally watch some episodes during their Memorial Day marathon. I ended up watching all of the eps and am now thoroughly hooked! Darn you all to heck.

I'm now dvring the TNT daily reruns and actually recognized one of the eps from yesterday. It was the ep where Hodgins and Brennan are buried by the Gravedigger. I must have stumbled across it during its initial broadcast and recall that at the time, I was confused by the relationship between the two of them--most shows would have put the two leads in the car or at least an incipient couple, but having two co-workers there made it more interesting. Seeing the ep in its entirety and with some background on the characters made it even better.

The guy who plays Hodgins really knocked it out of the park, didn't he? Actually, all of the male characters were the standouts in this ep, even more so than Brennan with all of her screentime.

Looking forward to seeing the rest of the older shows along with the reruns on Fox!


Toddson - May 28, 2009 7:32:57 am PDT #3288 of 11831
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

One of the things I like is that some shows can have characters who work together, like each other, may even have affection for each other, without having to make them a couple. I especially like Morgan and Garcia on Criminal Minds - there's obviously a lot of affection and they respect each others abilities, but they'll never be romantically involved.


Vortex - May 28, 2009 7:35:23 am PDT #3289 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I especially like Morgan and Garcia on Criminal Minds - there's obviously a lot of affection and they respect each others abilities, but they'll never be romantically involved.

Have you SEEN the fanfic? Crazy!

I really loved the ep where she was attacked by the crazy guy, and Morgan insisted on sleeping on her couch. He just looked at her and said "You know I love you, right?", and you knew that his affection for her ran deeper than probably any other woman that he wasn't related to.

Because as much as I LOOOOOOVVVEE Derek Morgan (he's hot! he carries a gun! he kicks down doors! he reads Vonnegut!), he would be a terrible person to have a relationship with.


Jesse - May 28, 2009 7:42:15 am PDT #3290 of 11831
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Have you SEEN the fanfic? Crazy!

That is ... actually not at all surprising. If you're a quirky techy girl, you don't even have to write yourself into the story! You're already there!


Vortex - May 28, 2009 7:43:48 am PDT #3291 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I stumbled onto one when I was reading Eureka fanfic (don't judge me!) that was a crossover where Penelope was Jack's sister and she was married to Morgan. Jack was, of course, involved with Nathan.


Connie Neil - May 28, 2009 7:45:38 am PDT #3292 of 11831
brillig

Darn you all to heck.

Toaster!

I've been delighted that the uneasy-making stuff that's been popping up this season has actually been relevant. It makes one start to trust writers a little more.


Frankenbuddha - May 28, 2009 8:36:25 am PDT #3293 of 11831
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Jack was, of course, involved with Nathan.

And somewhere, Ed Quinn is still shouting "Oh my GOD!"