I still have a nostalgic fondness for Citizen Smith.
@gvwilson I call a lot of it copaganda.
I like the idea of a show about activism.
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I think people watch cop shows and murder mysteries in part because of their familiar patterns. Medical and fire/EMS dramas are basically extensions of cop shows. Easy to write and film, constantly underlining the status quo.
I feel like we need some upgraded story paradigms.
@patrascan I'm glad that works for you!
TV helped me learn to read before I started going to school (via captioning use by Deaf family members) & my Deaf parent used it to help combat loneliness in areas without a strong Deaf community.
I usually have the TV on as background noise when reading, it seems to help me focus somehow. I blame my 'tism for that, lol.
I like the idea of "all things in moderation, including moderation" myself.
@gvwilson how about a heist-of-the-week series loosely based on The Monkey Wrench Gang about an expert team of environmental activists who travel the globe sabotaging coal-fired power plants, disabling oil tankers, and blowing up dams.
What? Too spicy?
That sound dope af! I would watch the hell out of it!
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> So, so tired of cop shows. I want a series about three generations of an activist family
I remember being really disappointed with the remake of V (2009-2012) for this reason. The original V was an ensemble piece about freedom fighters, whereas the remake turned that into a lone hero story about a cop. I gave up after a few episodes.
Cop shows are a type of influence peddling.
They tell soothing fables about budget-constrained, sloppily trained, & angry-at-the-world people.
It tells lies about 'dedicated professionals willing to go the extra mile', 'getting to the truth", & the "bad guy always gets punished".
Don't get me started on the social consequences of the romance genre & their unrealistic perceptions on human relationships.
@Npars01 @gvwilson yes! And almost all of them have examples of cops breaking the law, violating policy, and/or violating the rights of the suspects…. But they excuse the behavior as necessary and justified, and the other cops simply cover up these blue crimes.
The show is always written with the theme of “yea they bend the rules but it’s ok, we’re the good guys”.
It’s all Copaganda.
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Please - no TV Monkey Wrench. That book was a big influence on me at one point. Got to spend several years wondering around that country. Ran into a couple of folks that the characters came from. Seeing that book on my shelf reminds me that at one point I planned on being a better person.
I'll stick with Finnish Nordic Noir. A character flawed cop crawling in and out of a bottle of vodka. Trying to raise a kid and track down a psychedelic tinged serial killer in perpetual night. That's escape.
@gvwilson so a family ties reboot updated to modernity with an extra generation from Maude or golden girls?
I'd probably watch it.
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