So, did "The Closer" on TNT serve as an Americanized "Prime Suspect" already?
David ________________________________ From: Kevin M. <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC Picks Up 'Prime Suspect USA,' Spielberg B'way Drama On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 9:37 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > I liked Prime Suspect, but I am wondering what a contemporary version of > that show can possibly have in common with the original. My memory is that > the main context for PS was the challenges facing a competent, complex woman > working her way up in a male dominated profession. Not to say that women no > longer face any discriminatory attitudes in police work, but building a show > around that premise is going to seem a bit dated, isn't it? And if that is > not the major theme of the show, then won't it just be a crime show > featuring a tough, talented and complex female detective? I like crime > shows, and will no doubt watch it, but I am not sure I see even a tenuous > connection to the original. If David E Kelley produces it, the female cop is guaranteed to walk in the rain and cry. Didn't "Cagney and Lacey" more or less write the book on female cops in the US, or am I missing some aspect of "Prime Suspect" that is hitherto unexplored on the American small screen? -- Kevin M. (RPCV) I get points for using "hitherto" -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
