It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.

Buffy ,'Empty Places'


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 - Aug 13, 2010 3:14:12 pm PDT #5877 of 11838
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I'm up to reading her review of "Penelope" now.

"Make sure no one forgets to log out of the system. Garcia should not have access." Hee. Oh, Hotch. Yeah, we saw this side of him in Profiler, Profiled, too. He has a theory now, and his theory clears his accused team member, and the rules no longer apply.

The Law Of Hotch: Rules are for people who break them.

Pen, you are such a hacker. And it was totally a system failure that held up Prentiss' resignation, too.

"And yet--" "You wanna play?" "You are not seriously trying to backhack me." Oh, BEST TV SEDUCTION EVAR! Even better than Reid explaining transference to the girl with her tongue down his throat.

"What is she doing in there?"

"You really wanna know?"

...this may be my favorite scene in the history of CM.

and

Hi. We at Criminal Minds would like to remind you that women are tough, that geeky boys are tough, that damsels in distress (male or female) can kick your fucking ass, and that smart chubby girls find love too. And that geeky boys make the best boyfriends.

Love, the management.


Kathy A - Aug 13, 2010 4:54:13 pm PDT #5878 of 11838
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Can someone please tell me not to buy the five-season set of Criminal Minds, even though I found it at Deep Discount for only $149?


le nubian - Aug 13, 2010 5:04:17 pm PDT #5879 of 11838
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

don't buy it!


Barb - Aug 13, 2010 5:31:48 pm PDT #5880 of 11838
“Not dead yet!”

I sensed a certain Willie Wonka tone to le nub's exclamation.


Rayne - Aug 13, 2010 5:52:50 pm PDT #5881 of 11838
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire

Oh how I wish CM was available on Netflix livestreaming.


quester - Aug 13, 2010 6:01:17 pm PDT #5882 of 11838
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

Me, too, Rayne! It would be so much simpler than the way we're watching now!


Barb - Aug 13, 2010 6:17:19 pm PDT #5883 of 11838
“Not dead yet!”

As far as S5 eps, there's a very good *ahem* on YouTube. If you search CM 5.1 (or whatever the episode number you want) you'll find them. They're usually in four or five parts but the quality is really good.


Kathy A - Aug 14, 2010 8:18:13 am PDT #5884 of 11838
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

OK, I think I'm going to restrict myself to just getting one season, which I do believe will be S4, my favorite overall.


§ ita § - Aug 14, 2010 12:49:30 pm PDT #5885 of 11838
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I kinda find Ms. Bear likes the show too much. It seems that everything, to her, is all justified and in character (at least in the ep reviews I read). I got tired feeling there was not going to be any critical review, just really eloquent squee every week.


Kathy A - Aug 14, 2010 1:01:40 pm PDT #5886 of 11838
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Her review of "Paradise" wasn't favorable, but she did squee over the casting of Wil Wheaton and that they went against type with Mapother.

I like her focusing on themes, both season and series-wide, and her concentrating on character consistency. Those aspects of Reid's character that I quoted above were stuff I think I had noticed but never articulated to myself, so it was nice that someone else did.