SonTenks
Since: Jan, 2001
Feb 28th 2012 at 3:52:03 AM
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Does anyone object to me removing Castle from this list? The first half of the definition - that the show focus less on the characters and more on the crime - is demonstrably untrue; Castle's mother and daughter are regulars, and the series arc so far has been about the people who killed Beckett's mother. I'm not sure what sub-flavor of cop show Castle is (do we have "cop and wacky non-cop consultant fight crime"?), but this ain't it.
anon0794
Since: Dec, 1969
AnonymousMcCartneyfan
Since: Jan, 2001
Sep 11th 2010 at 9:58:54 PM
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I think it was an inverted or subverted Cop Show. That is, I think it was focused on the characters more than the plotlines; but since the protagonist of The Shield was a corrupt cop, it can't be a straight Cop Show.
There is a fine line between recklessness and courage — Paul McCartney
If this is the antithesis of the Cop Show, why are there a number of shows that appear on both lists?