Layering this note about the Axe finally falling on Prime Suspect today on top of what I think is the first thread on this list with extensive discussion of the show when its pick up was announced last May.
TVBTN says the 6 episodes already shot but not aired will be seen on NBC. On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 9:56 AM, David Bruggeman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > -- 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
