i will happily slurp up any episodic procedural. the greatest tv genre of all time
>>214130999does columbo countbecause its the goat, the peak of television in general
>>214131034absolutely it counts
>>214130999>In the Heat of the Night theme starts playingmaximum comfy
diagnosis murder is really strange because its trying to be funny and lighthearted but people are being murdered constantly. dick van dyke is like such a jolly old man in this show
>>214131278Prototypical Marvel writing
>>214130999I will always believe his episode of Columbo inspired him to produce this showhttps://youtu.be/5gYFhy6gKsA
I for me, it's Midsommer Murders (until the showrunner gets fired for refusing to cast infinite jiggaboos).
fuck I miss them so much bros
>>214131641the absolute current state of the procedural is so grim. i caught an episode of svu in the hotel and its psychotic now
>>214130999It would be so fun to make a procedural with your son.
>>214131836feels like those shows have cut corners so much they're barely running on fumes, like there's just one scriptwriter left who's been there for 20 years and he occasionally gets input from some zoomer casual employee who only works there for two weeks before moving on.
>>214131616OG Midsomer was so fucking good, it's awful the way it limps on
>>214130999definitive list of god tier procedurals:>columbo>law and order s1-15ish>house>midsomer murders>psych>the mentalist>cold case>homicide life on the street (does this count?)>scooby doo mystery inc
>>214132359>no sharona-era monk>psych on the listngmi
>>214132425monk slipped my mind honestly, its great too
>>214131931one thing you notice specifically when watching older ones is how many fucking extras they have. every scene is packed. modern shows have 0 extras and they all look like they're in purgatory
>>214130999There were exactly two shows that were worse than this shit:1. Burke's law, where a millionaire decides to solve crime because he's rich and bored. 2. Lucifer, where the dark lord of Hell is bored with Hell, so he decides to come to the mortal world and be a cop who solves crime.
>>214132359Castle was good too desu imo
>>214130999>U GOT TRIPS BRO?>HE GOT TRIPS SON.>>214131854Imagine that you're 74 years old and your dad is still alive. I really, really hope Barry doesn't go first because I bet that'd bury Dick in no time. He turns 100 this December!>>214132869The other thing was guests stars. Every season had pleasant surprises, mostly in form of (former) stars of other known TV shows or simply industry veterans whose face was familiar to everybody.
its very weird how all the surgeons are also solving crime
