It's new TV season time!
I for one am looking forward to catching up on old favorites, like
Bones and
Fringe, and maybe a few new additions.
In case you need a quick reference to what's on the tube (crime-wise anyway), check out
this Criminal Element post.How about you? Any TV favorites, or new shows you're looking forward to?
Oh, how I love TV. I know, that's not very classy for a writer to admit, but it's true. I read a lot, but I can so enjoy a good TV show (preferable with a healthy dose of snacks).
Here at the Bradley house, we're all about
Leverage. There's a good heist, great characters, and a big dose of humor--when I hear the
Leverage theme song, I smile. And it's just about PG enough to watch with my tween posse, so big fat extra points for that.
The show's new season begins this weekend. Can't wait to see what they've cooked up for us this time.
Which got me thinking yesterday... How cool would it be to be able to write an episode? No way that'll ever happen, and the writers of
Leverage do just fine on their own--but a writer can dream, no?
If I could choose any TV show to write for, it would probable be
Leverage.
How 'bout you, writer friends?
I'm a big fan of (fictional) crime TV. Cop shows, amateur sleuths--I love a good mystery or crime show. But there are those cliches that make me cringe. The redheaded rhymes-with-witch. The evil Russian mobster.
The chase through a commercial kitchen!
That one has to be my most-hated cliche. There's usually some low-paid sap the cops are chasing, while pots fly and food (carrots, usually, for visual effect) goes everywhere, and then we end up in an alley with a dumpster.
The sap turns out to be just a dish-washing (or short-order cook) pawn--extra cliche points if he's worried about his expired Visa. The commercial kitchen chase is so unoriginal, I can predict the scene down to the second.
So tell me, YA Sleuthians. What is your most-hated TV cliche?
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Most British and American TV serials come to India after they go through at least a couple of seasons out there. However, sitcoms like FRIENDS and TWO AND A HALF MEN are shown here around the same time. We are watching multiple reruns of these serials. I'm not familiar with the serials you mentioned but, hopefully, they should be here soon. GLEE and GREY'S ANATOMY is the current flavour on Indian television.
THE GOOD WIFE and HOMELAND.
I missed both of those, Patti--one's on the premium movie channels, and the other I just never started. Maybe I'll add them to my DVD wish list...
Prashant--we are so spoiled here in the U.S., right? I hope Bones and Fringe come your way--both are full of great characters. One upside for you: at least you don't get invested in a fresh new show, only to see it be cancelled by season's end... We sometimes record brand new shows for a few episodes to avoid the disappointment :-)
I'm currently loving Copper on BBC America, and it has nothing to do with the actor playing the lead. Nope, not a thing. Set during the Civil War in New York. Lots of social as well as criminal issues.
I'm looking forward to Elementary. I hope it's as fun as it looks.
I lost track of Fringe (DVD want list). I'll be watching Bones, Hawaii 5-0 znc, probably, check out Castle. Didn't love the last season, but find it hard to resist Nathan Fillion.
Like Debbie, I'm interested in seeing how Elementary turns out--I mean, an updated Sherlock Holmes with a female Watson? Got to check this out!
And of course, there's always Castle.
Missed Hawaii 5-0--another one for the DVD. Watching Copper, but feeling the feminist in me itch :-)
Elementary is on my list too, A.J. and Deb!
Fleur, I know. And what's sad is that abut 150 years later, it's not all that much different.
On a related note: I watched Bullit the other day. Great classic movie, but a travesty to all womankind. I think the only women in there were anonymous secretaries and nurses, plus one babe. Yikes...