crime shows ;)

[weaselett]

I have very little to say about this week's Criminal Minds (I am not going to rant about the stuff that was so wrong *flails*) - it wasn't a terrible episode, but it wasn't a great one either. I am also kinda disturbed by the end bit of the promo for the finale. Though thinking about that, I still need to track down a copy of The Third Man to

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[celtprincess13]

I was obviously underwhelmed by this week's ep, given that I had to work really hard to even remember it. And I think I missed the preview for next week because I don't remember it either. *facepalm*

I felt bad for Morgan's auntie. And while I understand why he didn't want to tell her the bones were Cindi, I'm ultimately glad he did because she needs closure. If they've not found evidence of her anywhere else in all this time, just let the woman have something to bury and get on with the healing process.

I don't know why, but it seemed like everyone was underused in this ep. Must be that "we can't write ensemble" thing.

[weaselett]

Yeah - mostly my thoughts on it were 'zomg reid you're doing it wrong' 'those bones look wrong, and should be mush now' and 'why isn't hotch wearing a tie?'

the morgan thing was...well it was interesting, and I won't be surprised if someone uses it to bite him in the arse at some point by having her still be alive/have been killed by another killer - that is if they remember it

it was strange for the way it felt - rossi and morgan were present, but the others, kinda not - thing is, they used to manage it *sighs*

I miss writers who could write ensemble (though, umm, this ep was written by peeps who've managed it before *sighs*)

the preview has rossi talking to a woman's bare thigh (that's the shot at least ;)) in an office, it sounds very dodgy dealy

*goes back to watching Luthor* > there's a good touch of ensemble writing by the sole writer of Luthor actually....*coughs*

[celtprincess13]

What was Reid doing wrong, I don't even remember. So forgettable, this epi.

Oh yes, I'm sure it's gonna bite Morgan in the ass at some point. It's inevitable, really. Cindi will show up and be all, "Home now, been away, nice to see you ma!" and Auntie will have a heart attack.

Yes, definite lack of Garcia. And even Hotch was weirdly not present. I just typed out a whole question and then realized they had answered it, I had just forgotten. Mental blockage, I has one.

Oh, right, the Rossi talking to female. I assumed it was that female director we all hate, but yes, I do remember it seemed a bit dodgy.

Luthor, obviously a UK show. Crime procedural or something else? My BFF and I watch a lot of the Brit crime shows, love them!

[weaselett]

pretty much everything he was doing with the bones ;) (I twitched epically over them all being dry, espec the ones that had been under water for over 3 years) - and his timeline, I have no idea how he managed to get that from a disturbed site....

poor morgan, I just wish the eps that focused on him where all written as well as profiler profiled was *sighs*

LOL - blame the episode ;) - my problem is my brain is more focused on why hotch wasn't wearing a tie (they needed to explain it - cos it was WEIRD dude always wears a tie...)

Yup - Luther 'tis a uk crime show, I am watching season one, rather late (it was on last year) it's kinda awesome so far (and it would be an epic crossover for criminal minds actually)- *bounces* which ones do you watch? (I don't watch as many as I used to - Jonathan Creek is the only one I've seen all of - and the John Hannah Rebus series, I refused to watch the ken stott ones *coughs*)

[celtprincess13]

Alan Davies, LOVE HIM!!!!! He's so hilarious on QI

[weaselett]

Yes alan davies is awesome :D

[celtprincess13]

you now, I think we're doomed to have epic comment convos all the time ;)

Hee, apparently!

YAY (you just keep giving me more reasons to love you ;)

Back at ya! Love being able to talk about this kind of show, not many of my flist are into them.

Yes, those bones might be that white if they'd been out in the desert somewhere, on top of the earth and being sunbleached. Otherwise? Not so much

[weaselett]

LOL - Robson Green is the reason we watched wire in the blood (he was in soldier soldier, which the parents watched, then had a little music career with Jerome Flynn after, which lead us to watch them in everything - Badger was awesome, though I have no idea if you'd be able to watch it (wildlife detective in northumbria *nods*) - I poked netflix and amazon, there's no dvd, I had a feeling that was the case *pouts

[celtprincess13]

British crime drama are so different than us ones, in the way they do stuff

Yep, I think that's a good bit of the appeal. American shows tend to be much more about the gore and shock value. Which has it's place, but gets old after a bit.

Inspector Lewis, that's him. She watched the Morse ones, but I didn't come in until Lewis. She's on a bit of a Canadian show kick recently so she's been watching Cold Squad and Davinci's Inquest.

My television interests have pretty much run the gamut. When I was a kid, I loved the silly American sitcoms of the late 60s/early 70s-Green Acres, The Addams Family. Now I wouldn't watch a sitcom if you paid me. I've always liked mysteries and cop shows, no matter the era. And I loathe so-called "reality" tv. I can't deal with that crap at all.

[weaselett]

I've watched a few canadian shows in bits and pieces - plus one random australian one once....

Heee yeah - I'm one of those people whose tastes don't really change, I just find new stuff to add to the list ;) - I still love 'the good life' and 'to the manor born', (uk 70s shows) oh and 'bewitched' and 'i dream of jeannie', though I don't like bewitched as much as I used to

reality tv is all kinds of evil and there's far too much of it now (and extremely attractive women doing cooking shows (or not particularly attracive blokes - there's a whole load of imbalance, tv land doesn't mind what guys look like, it minds about girls though *makes face*)