Your favourite Crime Drama

STEED · 09-22-07, 06:30 PM

British for me. :p

Sherlock Holmes TV Series starring the late Jeremy Brett who was the best of them all, give me a good solid story any day of the week.

Nuts to these flash shows of today.

Kapitan_Phillips · 09-22-07, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

British for me. :p

Sherlock Holmes TV Series starring the late Jeremy Brett who was the best of them all, give me a good solid story any day of the week.

Nuts to these flash shows of today.

Aye, a bit of a Midsomer Murders watcher, me :rotfl:

Letum · 09-22-07, 06:42 PM

Oh!!! I know what I like!

It's a comedy/crime with ingenious crime puzzles.
The main detective is a noteable british comedian appears on 'QI' (David....(?) ).
He has lots of curley hair.
In the program he lives in a windmill with his fictional wife who is also a noteable british comedian.

I just can't remember the dammed name!

*edit* Jonathan Creek! With Alan Davis and Caroline Quentin!

Bloody fantastic that was!

I find Caroline Quentin very sexy and I'm not sure why.

STEED · 09-22-07, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

Aye, a bit of a Midsomer Murders watcher, me :rotfl:

Don't forget your coco and rich tea biscuit.

kiwi_2005 · 09-22-07, 07:09 PM

Texas Ranger

:rotfl:

Skybird · 09-22-07, 07:19 PM

Can't get any entertainment from at least nine out of ten contemporary series. It's all plastic world to me.

Letum · 09-22-07, 07:28 PM

Remembering my love for Johnathan Creek I have started watching the 3rd episode (never seen this one!).

A actor with arthritis so bad that he could never hold a gun and shoot himself has been
found dead in a bunker 30ft underground, sorrounded by solid rock with a gun in his hand. He was shot through
the head. On the way down to the bunker the police had to break down a wooden door
locked from the inside and cut through a thick steel door; also locked from the inside.
The only other "entrance" to the bunker/cellar is a 4 inch pipe that goes down into the
floor.

I'm stumped! Any guesses?

*edit* More Clues!

That 4 inch pipe is for a toilet that was never installed. There was a suspicious bit of cotton wool near it!
In a box full of toilet rool and light bulbs there was a 100W light bulb in a box marked 40W bulbs. :hmm:

*edit2* Oh it's so simple now!

Chock · 09-22-07, 10:46 PM

Of the suggestions in the poll list, I can't really take any of them too seriously.

They pass the time, but CSI takes to extremes the farcical fantasy many TV shows of that ilk perpetuate, i.e. the supposed 'crime scene investigators' who, aside from their work in the moodily-lit labaroratory, apparently also have the job of making arrests, interrogating suspects, carrying out undercover surveillance, doing the associated detective work, working out psychological profiles etc, etc. In fact, it seems about the only thing they don't do is hand out speeding tickets.

Someone also needs to point out that when you go to a crime scene in a house, you don't actually need to use a torch, if you simply turn the lights on it will be far easier to spot clues.

And why the constant need to flashback the obvious throughout the entire program? Like this...

Detective 1: What do you think happened here?
Detective 2: I think the victim was shot by a sniper rifle.
Cue slo-mo footage of sniper rifle in grainy duo tones with echoey sound.

Yes, thank you, we know what a sniper rifle is, get on with it!

I'm waiting for them to do CSI Derbyshire, I can see it now: theme tune will obviously have to be another song by The Who, so I'll go for Boris the Spider. A typical episode will involve the theft of a tractor and its subsequent recovery in a field four miles away.

Chock

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CSI: Miami	1	3.23%
CSI: New York	0	0%
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09-22-07, 06:30 PM	#1
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	British for me. :p Sherlock Holmes TV Series starring the late Jeremy Brett who was the best of them all, give me a good solid story any day of the week. Nuts to these flash shows of today. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

09-22-07, 06:42 PM	#3
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Oh!!! I know what I like! It's a comedy/crime with ingenious crime puzzles. The main detective is a noteable british comedian appears on 'QI' (David....(?) ). He has lots of curley hair. In the program he lives in a windmill with his fictional wife who is also a noteable british comedian. I just can't remember the dammed name! edit Jonathan Creek! With Alan Davis and Caroline Quentin! Bloody fantastic that was! I find Caroline Quentin very sexy and I'm not sure why. __________________

09-22-07, 07:09 PM	#5
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Texas Ranger :rotfl: __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

09-22-07, 07:19 PM	#6
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,770 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Can't get any entertainment from at least nine out of ten contemporary series. It's all plastic world to me. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

09-22-07, 07:28 PM	#7
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Remembering my love for Johnathan Creek I have started watching the 3rd episode (never seen this one!). A actor with arthritis so bad that he could never hold a gun and shoot himself has been found dead in a bunker 30ft underground, sorrounded by solid rock with a gun in his hand. He was shot through the head. On the way down to the bunker the police had to break down a wooden door locked from the inside and cut through a thick steel door; also locked from the inside. The only other "entrance" to the bunker/cellar is a 4 inch pipe that goes down into the floor. I'm stumped! Any guesses? edit More Clues! That 4 inch pipe is for a toilet that was never installed. There was a suspicious bit of cotton wool near it! In a box full of toilet rool and light bulbs there was a 100W light bulb in a box marked 40W bulbs. :hmm: edit2 Oh it's so simple now! __________________ Last edited by Letum; 09-22-07 at 08:43 PM.

09-22-07, 10:46 PM	#8
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Of the suggestions in the poll list, I can't really take any of them too seriously. They pass the time, but CSI takes to extremes the farcical fantasy many TV shows of that ilk perpetuate, i.e. the supposed 'crime scene investigators' who, aside from their work in the moodily-lit labaroratory, apparently also have the job of making arrests, interrogating suspects, carrying out undercover surveillance, doing the associated detective work, working out psychological profiles etc, etc. In fact, it seems about the only thing they don't do is hand out speeding tickets. Someone also needs to point out that when you go to a crime scene in a house, you don't actually need to use a torch, if you simply turn the lights on it will be far easier to spot clues. And why the constant need to flashback the obvious throughout the entire program? Like this... Detective 1: What do you think happened here? Detective 2: I think the victim was shot by a sniper rifle. Cue slo-mo footage of sniper rifle in grainy duo tones with echoey sound. Yes, thank you, we know what a sniper rifle is, get on with it! I'm waiting for them to do CSI Derbyshire, I can see it now: theme tune will obviously have to be another song by The Who, so I'll go for Boris the Spider. A typical episode will involve the theft of a tractor and its subsequent recovery in a field four miles away. Chock __________________