OK, yeah, so maybe I won't like The Closer. It's not good when I'm rooting for the "hero" to get arrested. (I just cannot get into Dexter. I don't care how much they "deserve" it, you don't get to murder whomever you feel like.)
Most people is pretty quiet right about now. Me, I see a stiff -- one I didn't have to kill myself -- I just get, the urge to, you know, do stuff. Like work out, run around, maybe get some trim if there's a willin' woman about... not that I get flush from corpses or anything. I ain't crazy.
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]
Connie Neil - Jul 31, 2011 5:37:26 pm PDT #7955 of 11831
brillig
le nubian - Jul 31, 2011 5:50:23 pm PDT #7956 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Connie,
I'm not rooting for her to be arrested, but I do think she needs to retire (or whatever the police equivalent is). There is an endpoint for Sedgewick in this show, because this is her last season They are going to spin off the series, and there are several other characters to like on the show.
I like it because the interplay of the secondary characters is really interesting and the camera work is awesome and provides a LOT of visual humor. Not a show to watch while typing.
Typo Boy - Jul 31, 2011 6:50:56 pm PDT #7957 of 11831
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Well enjoying the series is not the same as cheering for the character. But I admit Until I heard about the other murderers I did kind of like her. For some reason I found her neurosis endearing. But I don't think she is clueless in sense of not knowing what she did was illegal if she got caught. She is clueless in the sense of not seeing anything wrong with killing the bad guys, and indignant that the law would be enforced against her as long as her target was a murderer who would otherwise get away with it. And surprised that there was a chance of her being caught. That scene with the adulterer episode before last looked to me like it was actually dawning on her that murder was wrong even when she did it. But the next episode did not seem to follow up on that. Also I note that hubby does not see anything wrong with her murdering bad guys as long as she is not caught, provided the methodlogy is setup and withdraw protection.
sj - Jul 31, 2011 7:01:29 pm PDT #7958 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Regarding The Closer. There was also the teenage boy who she couldn't get in the US so she had him arrested in Mexico because the victim was from there and you definitely got the impression he was going to be severly hurt or worse.
Vortex - Jul 31, 2011 7:03:30 pm PDT #7959 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
In the case of the drug dealer, I think that she felt justified because Pope forced her to offer immunity and the murderer got away scot free because of it. There was no way to punish him legally.
Morgana - Jul 31, 2011 7:04:03 pm PDT #7960 of 11831
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
At least she felt guilty about the obnoxious rich teenage rapist/murderer she left in Mexico.
Typo Boy - Jul 31, 2011 9:34:32 pm PDT #7961 of 11831
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
From the discussion, I think all the cases were people she could not punish legally. But police are not so supposed to act as vigilantes. They are supposed to leave that to Batman.
Vortex - Jul 31, 2011 9:59:29 pm PDT #7962 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Yes, it was generally cases where the system failed, or the perp worked the system. She'd gotten a confession, so she knew that they were guilty, and she was creating a situation where they would get punished, even if it wasn't at her hand.
erikaj - Aug 02, 2011 4:55:18 pm PDT #7963 of 11831
Always Anti-fascist!
Given the reasonably rotten previews, I actually liked the IA show pilot.Of course, I may just be the rare person looking for a crime show/chick show hybrid, but for a Lifetime show, I found it fairly understated. I also like that she gets to enjoy sex, and that the actress is cute without being, like, "Put the supermodel's hair in a bun, then she'll look like a detective," gorgeous.
Connie Neil - Aug 06, 2011 2:23:15 pm PDT #7964 of 11831
brillig
Saw a preview for Prime Suspect for this fall--am I right in thinking they're importing the stellar British show?--and I'm puzzled by how they're dressing the lead. She always has a scarf or a high necked shirt of some sort around her throat. Is it a fashion I haven't noticed yet, or does the actress not like her neck, or is it supposed to mean something? It was distracting.