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]
Intermittent rewards are a bitch, man.
Seriously. I remember Kat describing them as the best way to train children, counter-intuitive as that might seem. I feel...played.
But what I am sure about is that when I have piles of episodes to watch, and there's Elementary in the heap, that's currently what I go for first. Canonicity aside, I think it's one of my favourite procedurals right now.
That's probably true for me, too. Well, Castle gets watched first, then Elementary. Does Psych count as a procedural? It's up there. Some of that is what night they air, also, I think. With all of those, though, I'm no super attached to the proceduralness of the show as much as I like the characters.
I've had a lot of episodes pile up recently so I've been paying attention to what I want to catch up on first in hopes that I can maybe winnow some of the shows I don't so much like anymore out completely, hard as I find that to do. March Madness is giving me opportunity to catch up, so we'll see how this plays out.
Castle I never watch for the mystery, Psych I watch for Gus, but Elementary is probably filling the procedural slot the best, because I like that and the characters (watching Watson work stuff out gets me all choked up...).
I did finally ditch Vampire Diaries and 90210, and I realise I don't even
remember
if I ditched CSI: NY...well, if I haven't, I should, huh? I'll give Las Vegas till the end of the season.
I am going to have to start watching Elementary, aren't I? Maybe I can find another show to ditch in exchange.
I am going to have to start watching Elementary, aren't I?
It's really good. Far beyond what I had hoped. (I've never read any Sherlock Holmes, so canon isn't an issue for me. I didn't have a problem with a female Watson; I just hoped the execution of it would be done well.) (Okay, I had a *slight* problem with a non-Martin Freeman version of Watson, but that's really his own damn fault for being so awesome.)
And as much as I love the Cumbermuffin, Jonny Lee Miller is tweaky and fantastic.
When I get annoyed with Elementary, it's because Holmes isn't being deductive or evidence based enough for me. I enjoy Watson an awful lot, though.
TVD is another that I don't know why I'm still watching it. I'm a couple episodes behind on it at the moment, so maybe it will actually go soon...
TVD is another that I don't know why I'm still watching it.
I love the commercials for it that I see during Arrow (which is my big sparkly heart show that I will not miss). I feel like the tagline for TVD (based solely on the content of the commercials) should be "Being a vampire is harrrrrrrrd!"
I really enjoy Elementary when I stop thinking of it as Holmes.
I watch Arrow, but I don't feel good about it.
I watch Arrow, but I don't feel good about it.
Go with the pretty. John Barrowman, what up? And Tommy, damn, that man is attractive. And the guy playing Roy Harper. And Felicity.
Jesus, I'm shallow.
But no! I actually like the storyline. For realz.
I enjoy Elementary. It's a good procedural, but I don't love it and probably wouldn't be very sad if it was canceled. Persons of Interest is my favorite procedural at the moment.