Remember Cagney and Lacey? Why aren't there any more female/female buddy cop shows? I never watched C&L, but I definitely have the same question. I understand that police work is a male dominated profession, but still... plus C&L showed that two female partners could keep the public's interest.
Strangely enough, I like the plots of cop shows, cookie cutter though they may be. And I like the cops as individuals. I don't know if I like people as buddies.
I did watch mostly for plots. I guess I like both the individuals and the buddy aspects--I loved some of the episodes of SVU in which Olivia was dominant and Stabler wasn't around much. (More than I liked episodes in which Stabler was dominant but I think that's 'cause of Olivia's messed-up past... we both have that love of heroines with tragic histories, apparently. Heh.)
L&O generally works best if we don't know too much about the detectives. I know nothing about Van Buren and would like to keep it that way.
Yeah, I think the shows have done a good job of hinting at backgrounds without allowing the shows to be overwhelmed by them. (A lesson that CSI needs to learn.) To me that includes keeping the relationships out of the spotlight as well...
Too bad about Gossip Girl. I so hope it doesn't resemble anyone's real students. That show is just snarky fun.
I certainly don't know any students like that, thank goodness... and I'm horrified to imagine that there might be, somewhere. Mostly, though, it comes down to having no appreciation for trashy shows. I don't like Desperate Housewives or Gray's Anatomy either, and to me GG is pretty similar, just with a younger set of actors. (I *really* love Tim Daly, but I can't bring myself to watch Private Practice, not even for him.)
And GG's voice is really fun as narrator I did like the narration. It fit the tone well.
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I never watched C&L, but I definitely have the same question. I understand that police work is a male dominated profession, but still... plus C&L showed that two female partners could keep the public's interest.
Strangely enough, I like the plots of cop shows, cookie cutter though they may be. And I like the cops as individuals. I don't know if I like people as buddies.
I did watch mostly for plots. I guess I like both the individuals and the buddy aspects--I loved some of the episodes of SVU in which Olivia was dominant and Stabler wasn't around much. (More than I liked episodes in which Stabler was dominant but I think that's 'cause of Olivia's messed-up past... we both have that love of heroines with tragic histories, apparently. Heh.)
L&O generally works best if we don't know too much about the detectives. I know nothing about Van Buren and would like to keep it that way.
Yeah, I think the shows have done a good job of hinting at backgrounds without allowing the shows to be overwhelmed by them. (A lesson that CSI needs to learn.) To me that includes keeping the relationships out of the spotlight as well...
Too bad about Gossip Girl. I so hope it doesn't resemble anyone's real students. That show is just snarky fun.
I certainly don't know any students like that, thank goodness... and I'm horrified to imagine that there might be, somewhere. Mostly, though, it comes down to having no appreciation for trashy shows. I don't like Desperate Housewives or Gray's Anatomy either, and to me GG is pretty similar, just with a younger set of actors. (I *really* love Tim Daly, but I can't bring myself to watch Private Practice, not even for him.)
And GG's voice is really fun as narrator
I did like the narration. It fit the tone well.