The count of three isn't a plan. It's Sesame Street.

Buffy ,'First Date'


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 - Apr 14, 2008 5:18:40 pm PDT #999 of 11831
brillig

Yay, Bones! I didn't even mind the therapist trying to force the shipper thing, because everybody knew what he was doing.

I loved Booth dragging Sweets away in the chair.


Connie Neil - Apr 14, 2008 6:56:52 pm PDT #1000 of 11831
brillig

Numberslut

also, this may be the first time I've seen a procedural where the murderer doesn't confesss all and thereby counter the flimsy forensic evidence. They actually left it as a possibility that Phillipa might not get convicted, though as Booth put it, the knowledge would come out. I like that, it feels a lot more real than the perps always cracking in the face of the godlike investigators.


Morgana - Apr 14, 2008 8:29:45 pm PDT #1001 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

it feels a lot more real than the perps always cracking in the face of the godlike investigators.

That always seems to be what happens on Cold Case. I keep thinking that most of the cases happened 20 years ago, and if the suspects just kept their mouths shut and no one confessed, they'd get away with it.


DXMachina - Apr 15, 2008 3:39:42 am PDT #1002 of 11831
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

this may be the first time I've seen a procedural where the murderer doesn't confess all and thereby counter the flimsy forensic evidence.

Zeke from Lost turns out to be the most competent lawyer Booth and Bones have ever met. Whoda thunk it?


Frankenbuddha - Apr 15, 2008 3:41:34 am PDT #1003 of 11831
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Zeke from Lost turns out to be the most competent lawyer Booth and Bones have ever met. Whoda thunk it?

*Smacks forhead*

I knew he looked familiar. I think this may have also been the only time that Wings Hauser appeared in something where he wasn't the guilty party.


sumi - Apr 15, 2008 5:10:04 am PDT #1004 of 11831
Art Crawl!!!

Zeke! That's his name. I knew he was from Lost but I couldn't remember him except as the gay Other.


Stephanie - Apr 15, 2008 1:04:29 pm PDT #1005 of 11831
Trust my rage

I liked that Booth made a good horse, even if it wasn't a pot. It is nice to learn something new about him.


quester - Apr 15, 2008 3:54:01 pm PDT #1006 of 11831
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I love that they let Booth be both goofy and talented, rather than stereotypically a dumb cop among smart scientists. I also love that the science guys look up to him sometimes.


askye - Apr 15, 2008 4:58:08 pm PDT #1007 of 11831
Thrive to spite them

I loved Booth dragging Sweets away in his chair at the end. That's just really fun. I really like watching DB in Bones because he gets to be goofy, but he also gets to do the dramatic stuff and does it pretty good.

I miss Stephen Fry but I also like the dynamic between Booth and Sweets and also Booth and Bones and Sweets.

The fish thing was cute too, I rolled my eyes at first but then when whatshername was relating it to their relationship it worked for me.


Java cat - Apr 18, 2008 4:57:48 pm PDT #1008 of 11831
Not javachik

Caught up on Medium and Bones!

Medium: (heh, someone on tv.com also huffed in comments about this ep about the phone being on Joe's side of the bed. ::high five::) The episode changed the game and gave them an avenue for new storylines. Guess we'll see how often Agent Cooper pops up, ditto Kelly Preston. I don't have any real feeling about the 51%/49% split, except that I don't want to see Joe getting screwed over.

Bones: I liked the moment just before the chair-dragging (which was great!), where Bones Booth and Temperance could've skewered Sweets in any number of ways, and didn't. "Bowling rink," "bowling alley," heh heh, nice exchange between B&T.

Hey, so I guess it's real that motorcycle racers drag their knees around corners like that? Holy cow. I was pretty shocked. They were touching the ground, yeah?