Life, Etc.
A Response to Phi's "Tired of Life" post:
Even apart from PC, the crimes on Life were typically pretty lame. I enjoyed the show mostly because of the premise and characters. A good portion of the crimes presented are along the lines of what you're talking about (minus the PC). Things that, if they happened in real life, the media would have a complete field day about if only for their utter weirdness or the notoriety of the victim. It was the only thing that I didn't really like about the show.
Do yourself a favor and never watch Detroit 1-8-7. It's obvious by the show that the city of Detroit has been ruined by professional-class whites, retired cops, crooked land developers, and right-wing Republicans so popular in the city. I'm not as sensitive to PC as you are, and it didn't stop me from watching the show, but it was enough that I won't lament the fact that there won't be a second season.
On the other hand, if you're interested in a show with a more demographically credible set of bad guys, The Shield more or less fits that bill. The Strike Team spends week-in-and-week-out going after gangs, which they don't pretend to be a bunch of middle class white guys. It also has some of the moral dimensions that you found lacking in Dexter. The only real PC thing that comes to mind is a subplot involving a repressed gay cop, but it's a subplot that comes and goes for a second-tier character.
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Even apart from PC, the crimes on Life were typically pretty lame. I enjoyed the show mostly because of the premise and characters. A good portion of the crimes presented are along the lines of what you're talking about (minus the PC). Things that, if they happened in real life, the media would have a complete field day about if only for their utter weirdness or the notoriety of the victim. It was the only thing that I didn't really like about the show.
Do yourself a favor and never watch Detroit 1-8-7. It's obvious by the show that the city of Detroit has been ruined by professional-class whites, retired cops, crooked land developers, and right-wing Republicans so popular in the city. I'm not as sensitive to PC as you are, and it didn't stop me from watching the show, but it was enough that I won't lament the fact that there won't be a second season.
On the other hand, if you're interested in a show with a more demographically credible set of bad guys, The Shield more or less fits that bill. The Strike Team spends week-in-and-week-out going after gangs, which they don't pretend to be a bunch of middle class white guys. It also has some of the moral dimensions that you found lacking in Dexter. The only real PC thing that comes to mind is a subplot involving a repressed gay cop, but it's a subplot that comes and goes for a second-tier character.
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posted by trumwill at 5:51 PM
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