Tag Archives: police procedural

FOX: ‘Bones’ Renewed For Ninth Season

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

Via Press Release: HOT FROM FOX…   FOX DIGS UP NEW SEASON OF “BONES”  Veteran Procedural Renewed for Ninth Season on FOX FOX has renewed the hit series BONES for its upcoming ninth season, it was announced today by Kevin … Continue reading →

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CBS: Viewers Can Choose Ending For Upcoming ‘Hawaii Five-O” Episode

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

Normally, I just like to post the press release on stories like this and be done with it but this time I feel it is a moral imperative to comment on how stupid this is.  It’s bad enough the Hawaii Five-O … Continue reading →

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VIC’S REVIEWS: ‘Elementary’ (CBS – Thursday, 10:00 p.m.)

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

EDITORIAL NOTE: To understand how we do our reviews, please refer to our review of Revolution, here.  To see Shawn’s original review of Elementary, go here. ELEMENTARY stars Jonny Lee Miller as detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson in a … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: ‘Vegas’ (CBS – Tuesday, 10:00 p.m.)

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

EDITORIAL NOTE: To understand how we do our reviews, please refer to our review of Revolution, here. Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis star in VEGAS, a drama inspired by the true story of former Las Vegas Sheriff Ralph Lamb, a fourth-generation … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: ‘Elementary’ (CBS – Thursday, 10:00 p.m.)

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

EDITORIAL NOTE: To understand how we do our reviews, please refer to our review of Revolution, here. ELEMENTARY stars Jonny Lee Miller as detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson in a modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo … Continue reading →

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REVIEW:Copper (BBC America – Sunday, 10:00 p.m.)

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

From Academy Award® winner Barry Levinson and Emmy® Award winner Tom Fontana, “Copper” is a gripping crime drama series, set in 1864 New York City, filled with intrigue, corruption, mystery and murder. Kevin Corcoran (Tom Weston-Jones, “MI-5″), an Irish-American former boxer turned … Continue reading →

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Like We Said, No-Brainer: TNT Renews Perception For Season Two In 2013

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

Not that it was a really bold statement to make, but as we predicted last week when we wrote our review of TNT’s freshman detective procedural, Perception and said this: “Chance of Renewal: 100%  As dopey as this type of show is, audiences … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Perception (TNT – Monday, 10:00 p.m.)

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

What do you get when you cross a delusional schizophrenic college professor and a cute and sassy FBI agent? Well, in this case, you get a typical formulaic police procedural with a gimmick that’s trying to trick audiences into thinking it’s actually clever, original and full of compelling plot twists. It’s not and in fact it’s pretty lame. Continue reading →

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TVLine: NBC Renews Grimm For A Second Season

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

In news that is no surprise to anyone, NBC has renewed their Friday hit supernatural/police procedural, Grimm for a second season according to TVLine.  We love Grimm and it’s been one of the few bright spots this season for the struggling network so we’re definitely … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Prime Suspect – (NBC – Thursday, 10:00 p.m.)

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Regular readers of The ‘Tastic know that we have a long list of types of shows that we simply hate and ranking high on that list is the police procedural . They are all the same (which is why they’re referred to as procedurals… duh) and it’s incredibly rare that any of them really stand out from one another. And then there’s NBC’s Prime Suspect which is really one of the best procedurals we’ve seen in years. Continue reading →

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