Marco: Do we look reasonable to you? Mal: Well. Looks can be deceiving. Jayne: Not as deceiving as a low down dirty... deceiver.

'Out Of Gas'


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 - Oct 31, 2009 6:10:50 am PDT #3973 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Okay, I'm just going to say this upfront about White Collar:

In the inevitable circumstance when Stokes sleeps with someone other than his wife, I hope he and his wife are divorced or formally split before this occurs.


§ ita § - Oct 31, 2009 7:01:53 am PDT #3974 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

If he does sleep around, I'll be surprised . That's not in keeping with the show's apparent tone. My impression is that it's going to be a lighter show.


Juliebird - Oct 31, 2009 7:34:32 am PDT #3975 of 11831
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

Why did no one tell me that Jonesy is on White Collar? I started watching the pilot, wondered why I immediately liked Burke, and why the hell Tim DeKay's name was so familiar.

TT is just bringing me down, though.


Pix - Oct 31, 2009 1:12:48 pm PDT #3976 of 11831
The status is NOT quo.

Hi! It occurs to me that I watch a lot of the shows you talk about in here and am generally pretty well caught up...so yay! TV talk with Buffistas!

This week's Castle was my favorite. The first two minutes alone made me giddy.


Mala - Oct 31, 2009 1:34:03 pm PDT #3977 of 11831

Do we talk about Grey's in here? It's been more soapy, but I find it becoming very procedural this season. They're trying some different stuff and while I was ready to give up on the whole thing last year, I'm really enjoying it this time around.


sj - Oct 31, 2009 3:14:55 pm PDT #3978 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Greys is not considered a procedural, so it is usually discussed in Natter using spoiler font.


Mala - Oct 31, 2009 3:15:44 pm PDT #3979 of 11831

Ah, okay. Thanks!


Vortex - Oct 31, 2009 6:12:57 pm PDT #3980 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

In the inevitable circumstance when Stokes sleeps with someone other than his wife, I hope he and his wife are divorced or formally split before this occurs.

I wouldn't think so. Part of what I like is that he has a supportive wife that gets him.

I'm not pleased with the introduction of a cranky boss. I liked the idea that Burke was in charge and we wouldn't have to go through this song and dance every week @@

From the previews, looks like they've replaced Burke's old junior agent with the new one from this week. I'm not pleased, I liked that we wouldn't have to deal with the stupid banter/tension between Caffrey and the junior agent, but it looks like that cliche is back. Plus, we lost a two minorities - a black character and a lesbian character.


le nubian - Oct 31, 2009 7:49:56 pm PDT #3981 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I like the supportive wife, but there aren't too many shows where a husband-wife relationship is intact. Maybe this survives? By 2nd or 3rd season, I'm betting not.


§ ita § - Oct 31, 2009 8:24:09 pm PDT #3982 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

You're very jaded, LeNub. I hope this show keeps DeKey's character (what's his name, again?) pretty much on the straight and narrow, and Neal a romantic piner for a while,