The Subliminal Reassurances of Procedural Dramas

[meredith44]

This was posted on a Without a Trace mailing list I am a part of. The poster said that it was originally posted on a Numb3rs list and he/she got permission to post it over on the WaT list. I don't have such permission, but it's quite funny and I felt I had to share.

Comments

[janetmaca]

I've seen them all minus Criminal Minds and actively follow 6 of them aso i'm not as bad as you. I agree with you about NCIS. Poor show, it's always getting picked on.

[meredith44]

OMG, I love the icon! So funny.

Anyway... I'm glad I'm not the only one that watches many shows; it makes me feel better. Regarding NCIS, for being a top 10 (and often top 5) show, it really doesn't get any respect. I know it's not "cool" like the CSI's, but still...

[carrieross]

When I watched the icon you're using here I thought: "Who is this goodlooking guy?" Then I recognised Tony!! If only he wasn't depicted as such shallow man in NCIS!

[meredith44]

For me at least, shallow is a nice change of pace from the all-angst-all-the-time that I get elsewhere. (And he is quite attractive, which gives him a little bit more leeway in my book. *grin*)

[carrieross]

I'm in tears from too much laughing!! Oh God, how true!! I can comment the ones I know for some reason (Cold case, Crossing Jordan, CSI, Criminal Intent, SVU, NCIS and WaT).

I especially loved the 'brilliant but broken man' everywhere and the NCIS 'worry' (you know what I think about it).

Oh, and where are the 'odd but beautiful people ' in CSI??

And what is this WaT mailing list, something I should know about?

[meredith44]

Isn't it funny? That's why I had to repost it. I also loved the "brilliant but broken man" and I did laugh (a lot) at the NCIS comment, even if I do like the show.

Regarding mailing lists, I belong to a few for WaT...
ericcloseclubhouse, which isn't all that active
MandSFic, which gets no action. (In fact, I sort of forgot I belonged to it!)
The_Danny_Taylor_Playroom, not much action at all here either.
WAT-AllFic, there have been a couple of fics posted here recently.
WAT_Martin_GenFanFic, which pretty much only has fics that were also posted at the All Fics group.
Without-A-Trace, which is the site that I got this from. It is a really active and interesting list.

[carrieross]

Thanks for the links. I joined the WaT group. I was already part of the Danny Taylor group, but I had stopped checking it a long time ago.

(LJ let me know about your replies only now)

[meredith44]

I like the WaT main list. I just joined a little bit ago, but I'm finding it interesting. As far as LJ goes, it's just now giving me notifications from a week or two ago! *sigh*

Oh, and I'm still not here, really... *grin*

[smilla02]

*lol* Great article, especially the part about the leads being all broken men *roll eyes* and for WaT "some of whom are having sex with each other" bacause it goes so well with the broken men above.

I agree about NCIS it's no worse than some other listed above, but that line was too funny.
From the list, I watch House, Cold Case and I'm really interested in Bones (how is it?).

*and I think we belong to the same wat list*

[meredith44]

It is a great article, and I did laugh at the NCIS line, even as I was saying that it wasn't fair.

I've actually only seen two Bones episodes so far because it airs opposite Gilmore Girls and NCIS. At some point my mom and I are supposed to exchange NCIS tapes for Bones tapes so she can see NCIS and I can see Bones. I really liked the books on which the show is based, and the two episodes I saw were good enough.

You're part of the list too? There is some interesting stuff on there. I really liked the story behind the files on the pedophilia case.

[smilla02]

You're part of the list too?

Yes, I'm part of this list and we have in common another list among the ones you listed for Ross (the WaT_Martin_gen_fanfic where i foudn the story by Jin I reccomended you earlier). And, I agre, they hve interesting discussions, sometime they make me laugh, for me it's like a safe heaven where people are always frank.

There is some interesting stuff on there. I really liked the story behind the files on the pedophilia case.

I liked it, too. And did you saw the pic of the propmaster at Martin's desk? I don't know from how much time you are part of the list, but he did it because one of the member didn't believe he was the WaT propmaster for real *g*

[carrieross]

*blush* what is a propmaster? *blush*

[_erin_go_bragh]

LOL about WAT! :)

[meredith44]

I loved them all. They're so true, even if they're a bit mean. *grin*