Yeah, last night was a rerun.
These are stone killers, little man. They ain't cuddly like me.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
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]
Jesse - Dec 05, 2007 3:08:57 pm PST #655 of 11831
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Connie Neil - Dec 05, 2007 3:16:35 pm PST #656 of 11831
brillig
No new Bones or House till the New Year, they said.
Java cat - Dec 05, 2007 4:20:04 pm PST #657 of 11831
Not javachik
Medium's Season 4 premiere is 1/20/08.
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[link] Article from Film dot com about Life, Bionic Woman, Journeyman, and Chuck.
Unlike Chuck, which built from a highly touted pilot, Life has caught on via word of mouth, and a very vocal and passionate online fanbase that has been begging critics to speak out in its favor. As time has gone on, Life has begun to remind me a bit of the late, great Homicide: Life on the Street, with its creative use of music and its odd bits of seemingly random dialogue. Crews and his partner Dani Reese (Sarah Shahi) invert the usual stereotype: the older man comes across as eccentric and often unserious; the younger woman is cynical and quiet. With all the procedurals around (one of which, CSI: NY, is the main competition for Life), there's a place for a character-based cop show that's aimed a little higher intellectually than Women's Murder Club.
le nubian - Dec 05, 2007 4:35:09 pm PST #658 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Thanks for the info about Medium. For some strange reason, I absolutely LOVE Medium. I hated the premise, got caught up on Lifetime and now I'm hooked.
Java cat - Dec 05, 2007 4:38:27 pm PST #659 of 11831
Not javachik
Well this is interesting: [link] A fan-based initiative to show support for Journeyman. Yeah, I don't know about that. Seems to me that you either support the strike or not, and I'm in favor of the writers.
Here's an earlier Journeyman plug from the same source: [link]
Java cat - Dec 05, 2007 4:43:30 pm PST #660 of 11831
Not javachik
Medium has the best married relationship on TV, period (maybe ever?), and it is so good, it makes me love the show even more.* Alison is a terrific character. It's going to be interesting to see how she deals with being outed. I'm a little sorry they did that; I liked the set-up, but it makes sense.
- and the one time they intimated that they
Java cat - Dec 05, 2007 4:46:34 pm PST #661 of 11831
Not javachik
[link] Here's an interesting article about how Nielson tracks the live-plus-seven [timeshifting] numbers of viewers.
Although live-plus-seven provides a more accurate assessment of how many people are actually watching a given series, data is not available until 15 days after the broadcast week. Advertisers won't pay for any viewing that takes place more than three days after an episode's original airing. Known as C3, this measures how many viewers are watching advertisements both live and up to three days after the commercials originally air.
Live-plus-seven "will not save a marginal show," Manze adds, "but it is a factor we would consider if it were a marginal show and (the lift) were significant."
He went on to add, "The old-fashioned rating, the one that's on your desk the next afternoon, is still very much the one that decides your fate."
Hmm. Nielson households, take note.
sorry about the flurry. I read, I post, I go away.
Dana - Dec 05, 2007 5:05:02 pm PST #662 of 11831
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
It's a bit of a stretch to compare it to Homicide, but I think if it had some room to grow and for them to figure out exactly what works, it could be a consistently excellent show.
They're right about the music, though, which is unbelievably good. And the cinematography.
Tom Scola - Dec 05, 2007 5:52:30 pm PST #663 of 11831
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Life is fucking intense.
Vonnie K - Dec 05, 2007 6:02:11 pm PST #664 of 11831
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Holy mother of fuck, that episode of Life almost killed me. I'm a wreck.
No new episode until God knows when! I'm gonna CRY.