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09 Mar 07 - 08:33 AM (#1991376) Subject: BS: Cop shows From: Dazbo It strikes me that (in a vast generalisation) US cop shows seem to show the criminal committing the crime at the beginning of the show and UK shows are more of a whodunnit. Is this a correct generalisation and if so what reasons do you think account for this difference? |
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09 Mar 07 - 08:54 AM (#1991398) Subject: RE: BS: Cop shows From: Wesley S I think that may have been true of some older shows but currently I think you'll see that most shows have reversed that trend. That's my perception anyway. |
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09 Mar 07 - 09:02 AM (#1991408) Subject: RE: BS: Cop shows From: Big Al Whittle Yes, I always suspected Columbo had seen the programme before and thats how he knew who did it. |
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09 Mar 07 - 10:14 AM (#1991501) Subject: RE: BS: Cop shows From: Scrump What I want to know is - why do the cops' wives and girlfriends (WAGs) bother to cook them dinner, or arrange to go out, or arrange an important family get-together, etc.? Whenever they do that, you just know the cop will get a call and have to dash off leaving the poor WAG with uneaten food/cancelled trip to theatre/disappointed guests/etc. |
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09 Mar 07 - 02:23 PM (#1991753) Subject: RE: BS: Cop shows From: Scoville Depends on the shows. Most of the Law & Order series show the crime or its immediate aftermath basically in the opening credits and then spend the rest of the hour solving it. So do the C.S.I. ones (as grossly inaccurate as they are regarding crime scene analysis). |
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09 Mar 07 - 05:25 PM (#1991951) Subject: RE: BS: Cop shows From: Bill D Yep...there are 2 types--the ones which let you watch HOW they catch the criminals after telling you ahead, and the ones which let you guess and try to follow the intricate plot twists as they drop hints. I like type 2 as long as the twists don't get TOO silly. What I hate is this newish tendency to show extreme blood & gore to open the show. I don't need to SEE dismemberment to know it's not nice. |
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09 Mar 07 - 06:12 PM (#1992006) Subject: RE: BS: Cop shows From: Rapparee ...dismemberment to know it's not nice. I didn't know that! "Sherlock! I think a crime has been committed here!" "Why so, Watson?" "Well, there's the dismembered corpse, the blood, the open vault..." "Alleged, Watson! Alleged! There's been no crime until I say so!" |
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09 Mar 07 - 06:30 PM (#1992021) Subject: RE: BS: Cop shows From: Sorcha Yes, and most of them are so stupid I can't stand to watch them. I said 'most'. |
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09 Mar 07 - 06:43 PM (#1992032) Subject: RE: BS: Cop shows From: katlaughing I can't think of one US "cop" show which we watch. There is "Monk" but i don't consider it a cop show. We love the UK ones. I agree with BillD. Leave something to the imagination! |
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10 Mar 07 - 04:42 AM (#1992356) Subject: RE: BS: Cop shows From: Liz the Squeak It's the difference between 'Find the Hidden Word' grids and the 'Times' crossword. In one you have to just recognise words and mark them; with the other you have to eliminate the wrong words and enter the correct one or else the rest of it doesn't fit. Crossword setters, like criminals have a modus operandii - they duplicate words or use the same source material often. Hidden Word grids have it all on show and like a forensic scientist you have to pick out the bits that matter. Scoville - I don't understand... are you telling me that CSI's really CAN'T pick a corneal reflection from CCTV footage taken at from a high, oblique angle and identify the type of ball the reflected person is carrying?? Or that you can't get DNA test results in 45 minutes?? I'm shocked... that nice Mr Grissom always seems so believable!! LTS |