Yeah...maybe not. But it is not a Cable Drama either.
How's it sit? Pretty cunning, don'tchya think?
Jayne ,'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]
erikaj - Oct 07, 2009 8:02:27 am PDT #3719 of 11831
Always Anti-fascist!
Hil R. - Oct 07, 2009 8:05:47 am PDT #3720 of 11831
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Yeah. I've been watching, and I like it (other than being a bit disappointed at Juliana Margulies's straightened hair), but I'm not sure what category it would go in. (Yes, I have hair issues. I am totally aware of this.)
§ ita § - Oct 07, 2009 8:12:04 am PDT #3721 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But it is not a Cable Drama either.
I didn't intend to imply that it was. Just that discussion of it is off topic here by our definition.
erikaj - Oct 07, 2009 8:34:49 am PDT #3722 of 11831
Always Anti-fascist!
I sort of thought the one I saw yesterday had some procedural elements, but I suppose that is a stretch, and absolutely you didn't call it a CD, but I might have hijacked that thread over this one. If that makes sense. But to keep it all in one post, I'll say Hil, yes, I agree. Also, she's botoxed or something facial and distracting. Which sort of makes me sad.
Ok, if I want to talk about this show again, I'll find somewhere else. Sorry.
Connie Neil - Oct 07, 2009 8:36:56 am PDT #3723 of 11831
brillig
NCIS
For all Tony's bravery, he does have a tendency to shriek like a little girl at times. I would have loved to have seen the booking scene with him and McGee.
And McGee is being pursued. I wonder if Abby will get jealous.
§ ita § - Oct 07, 2009 9:21:21 am PDT #3724 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
McGee is quite the stud this year. First the psychologist, now the psycho lie detector lady. And there's Tony, anti-workplace romance.
SailAweigh - Oct 07, 2009 9:42:57 am PDT #3725 of 11831
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I'm afraid to see that this season looks like it's lining up with the same dynamics that pissed me off last year. McGee is becoming the uberagent, sexy, can-do-no-wrong and Tony is still the frat-boy loser. I'm getting pretty damn tired of it. I want season 4 back.
§ ita § - Oct 07, 2009 10:13:10 am PDT #3726 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
McGee wasn't sexy last season, and I think Tony's been a lot more capable this season so far--he shone in episode 1, and didn't he get the final clue (off inspiration from Ziva) last week?
SailAweigh - Oct 07, 2009 10:22:55 am PDT #3727 of 11831
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Hm, you're right, I may be letting my fears lead me down the garden path of woobifying Tony more than he deserves. I like my woobies, but I dislike it when I let those woobies blind me to other characters and their actual development on a show. I withdraw my grump and await further developments.
Connie Neil - Oct 07, 2009 10:25:04 am PDT #3728 of 11831
brillig
I see it more as McGee is finally getting the hang of being a part of the top-ranked NCIS team, more than as just the tech guy, and he's not used to the idea of being pursued--witness Gibbs yelling "Do I have to draw you a diagram!"
And Tony's got the derring-do thing down. He's learning how to be Gibbs Jr., he just has these occasional breakdowns into "Aiee! Physical danger! Run!" Torture at the hands of terrorists, yes, dogs, no. It's nice to see the handsome guy be the comedy relief. Not that I'd throw McGee out of bed for eating crackers.