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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 - Sep 27, 2012 2:27:33 pm PDT #9220 of 11831
Always Anti-fascist!

wrod.


le nubian - Sep 27, 2012 3:08:27 pm PDT #9221 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

The ads for Elementary make me miss L&O:CI

with a passion. Hell, I still miss L&O. Even the bad years.


Juliebird - Sep 27, 2012 3:18:46 pm PDT #9222 of 11831
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

I was all on board with the idea of Elementary, but Lucy Liu seemed so vacant in the trailer. But that review/interview made me hopeful that it was a deliberate acting choice that I'd have to pay closer attention to. My very first DVR, we'll see if it works, and if I like, because goldurnit, 10pm shows are too late for me.


brenda m - Sep 27, 2012 4:59:28 pm PDT #9223 of 11831
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I watched that "nuclear sub goes rogue" show tonight, that I already can't remember the name of. Holy crap is that a hot mess. It was kind of hysterical just trying to follow it. I'll be back to see if they can keep it up.


erikaj - Sep 27, 2012 5:50:55 pm PDT #9224 of 11831
Always Anti-fascist!

Andre ends up in some of the worst.(He's the best part, of course...he's Andre Braugher Although I loved "Men of A Certain Age"


Steph L. - Sep 27, 2012 6:21:29 pm PDT #9225 of 11831
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I liked Elementary more than I expected to (which wasn't a whole lot, actually). I have never been a fan of Lucy Liu, and I actually didn't dislike her. And I loved the beehives on the roof, because I read some of Laurie King's books about Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell this summer.

I'll probably watch it again, but it's kind of like methadone for the BBC Sherlock.

Also, loved the Elvis at the end.


chrismg - Sep 27, 2012 6:22:54 pm PDT #9226 of 11831
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

Elementary premiers tonight.

So. They got seriously off on the wrong foot with that opening. Once we got past the woman being assaulted, things picked up, and I'm totally saying I called the jogging.

All-in-all, I though there was a good balance between the two leads, but there seriously need to be more female supporting characters. The mystery was good, with an unusually sympathetic use of a serial killer, and I didn't find myself cringing once. So I think it can stay for now.


Ginger - Sep 27, 2012 6:48:19 pm PDT #9227 of 11831
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I'm afraid Elementary just made me cringe and long for Goren and Eames. Also, rice allergies are extremely rare in Americans. It develops after years of eating a rice-based diet. Normally, rice is used for elimination diets when looking for food allergies, because allergy to rice is so rare.

Also, I doubt if the phone would be admissible in court.

I thought Last Resort had more potential than I expected, but I can't see the premise lasting beyond a season.


le nubian - Sep 27, 2012 7:13:39 pm PDT #9228 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Last Resort was okay, but I felt the final few minutes kind of ruined the pilot for me. Beau absolutely HATED the show.

I might drop back in because of Braugher, but I don't know.


Connie Neil - Sep 27, 2012 7:25:23 pm PDT #9229 of 11831
brillig

Elementary dragged in places, but I'm figuring that's New Show Info Dump. I liked the police captain, he doesn't have the adversarial relationship with Holmes, and the detective had an open mind.

I'll give it another shot.