Detective Series
I personally think that detective series writers could keep the series as long as they want without fear of the story being dragged on. TV series live off conflicts, but while you can keep adding conflicts to prolong the series, there is gonna be some point that, despite how good the conflict is, the viewers will feel the show is unrealistic. This, IMO, wont happen on the detective series because they only need good cases. The protagonists live by solving other people ‘conflict’ and some of their own. That is why it’s normal to see a lot of conflicts, since they’re not exclusively owned by protagonists. I guess this is enough for the opening paragraph.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Granada Television)
This series was purely based on the book, mostly contains Sherlock’s deductive reasoning. I dont know much of Sherlock portrayal but this one I consider the best. Sharp looking (unlike Downey Jr), skinny Jeremy Brett made Sherlock Holmes came to life. His particulars are also portrayed well, since they really stayed true to the books. IMO, this lacks of entertainment value. You better read the book to follow Sherlock’s reasoning thoroughly. But this series serve really well if any of you just want to see Sherlock on screen.
Monk
Another Sherlokian detective. The best part of this show is solely the characterization of its main character, Adrian Monk. Give a Sherlock Holmes hundreds (no, this is not a hyperbole) anxiety disorders (mostly known as phobias) and you get our main protagonist. He remembers everything (mostly but not limited to photographic). The case quality went worse as the seasons go by, but it’s still a decent comedy.
Criminal Minds
This one took the cake. Combining my favorite genre, crime, with one of my interest, psychology (this I believe was begun in 2007 when I started listening to this band, which led me to him). The story is revolving around an FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit team, solving serial killing cases. It also emphasizes on the criminals rather than the crimes. A guy with eidetic memory seems a must in a detective story, so a guy, Reid, just like Monk, has one (mostly remember what he read). It is a bit different from other detective shows, facts finding and deductive reasoning exist but also psychological things, like profiling or interrogation techniques. I always pay attention when they say any psychological babble. One good point about this show is they keep the team’s personal problems in the background. Funny thing I didnt notice Meredith Monroe on her first appearance(s), so I was like “did they change the cast?” when I finally noticed her. And Patinkin is gone, Mantegna to replace him. Patinkin looks like a lawful authoritative figure, and I dont think Mantegna does since I only saw him in a mob movie (he did a good job at it). I havent see him on the show yet, I bet it’s gonna be weird, we’ll see. Good show overall, added to that they always feature a quote or two (sometimes more) per episode.
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Tags: criminal minds, detective, monk, sherlock holmes, tv series
May 13th, 2010 at 4:09 pm using Google Chrome 5.0.375.3 on Windows XP
bet you’re still at the early season of Criminal Minds.
Lo and behold, Mantegna will eventually live up to /the/ expectation..
May 13th, 2010 at 5:31 pm using Firefox 3.6.3 on Windows XP
really? looking forward to it. I am about to see episode 6, third season
May 13th, 2010 at 11:03 pm using GNU IceCat 3.6.3 on gNewSense
LOL that episode is where Mantegna made his first appearance
May 14th, 2010 at 9:47 am using Firefox 3.5.2 on Windows XP
I don’t agree with indigo’s saying. I think Mantegna is the weakest character of the team. When I found out that Patikin was gone, I was deeply dissappointed. And the dissappointment stays until 5th season 15th episode. But the series are still in my best 3 list. The other 2 are House and Desperate Housewives.
May 18th, 2010 at 12:04 pm using Firefox 3.5.9 on Windows Vista
setuju ama maya, si mantegna lama2 oke kok.. walaupun ya gak sekeren si hotch and reid.. tapi tetep, akhirnya gue let go juga perasaan gak rela pas si patinkin cabut..
May 18th, 2010 at 10:32 pm using GNU IceCat 3.6.3 on gNewSense
So far (early season 4) nothing has impressed me about Mantegna. I dont know whether he doesnt have this ‘FBI vibe’ nor good lines delivery. Hell sometime I think that his lines arent as cool as the others which makes it harder to appreciate him. Cool back story tho for his character (still doesnt make his lines any cooler).Not just Mantegna, David Rossi supposed to be *more* than Gideon, but current impression doesnt show that.