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Media Relations / February 7, 2011 / da code: a quick take review
So I'm watching The Chicago Code. And the first episode is rather overloaded, to put it mildly. It's really fascinating to see the stuff it gets right and the stuff it gets wrong, and how it finesses the stuff it gets wrong when it can.
For example: there is no way on this earth that Teresa Colvin (Jennifer Beals) would get the job of police superintendent of Chicago. She's far too young and probably far too female ... except that they explain that as her being initially a token, and winding up being the last candidate left standing after the preferred candidate died of a heart attack. She impressed the board and city council with her passion, and so they gave her the job. (Still wouldn't happen, but a good way to explain how it did.)
The victim that kicks off the major investigation in the first episode I have a real problem with....
-- Complete entry at Media Relations; comments here.
So I'm watching The Chicago Code. And the first episode is rather overloaded, to put it mildly. It's really fascinating to see the stuff it gets right and the stuff it gets wrong, and how it finesses the stuff it gets wrong when it can.
For example: there is no way on this earth that Teresa Colvin (Jennifer Beals) would get the job of police superintendent of Chicago. She's far too young and probably far too female ... except that they explain that as her being initially a token, and winding up being the last candidate left standing after the preferred candidate died of a heart attack. She impressed the board and city council with her passion, and so they gave her the job. (Still wouldn't happen, but a good way to explain how it did.)
The victim that kicks off the major investigation in the first episode I have a real problem with....
-- Complete entry at Media Relations; comments here.