Is this particular thumb sucker being produced by the news division or the entertainment division?
On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 11:57 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > Tomorrow night, CBS is going to run a thumbsucker (OED: "a serious piece > of journalism that concentrates on the background and interpretation of > events rather than on the news or action; a think piece") on race with > Gayle King at 10 p.m. replacing one of Dick Wolf's "FBI" franchise shows > for the night. One wonders if King is going to bring up all of those cop > shows that drive the Nielsens at CBS (yeah, along with Chuck Lorre sitcoms > and "Survivor"). > > Mark Jeffries > Saints Spotlight Editor > [email protected] > > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 9:24 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Wolf’s comment is typical of producers of cop shows, but it also >> contrasts nicely with TV shows about defense attorneys, which periodically >> are poplar - and connects nicely with our thread about Perry Mason, a show >> in which the people arrested initially by the police are almost never >> guilty (at least of the crime they are charged with). Mason often (not >> always) is defending affluent white people (maybe more often less powerful >> members of the family and social circles around rich and powerful men - the >> women, assistants, unfavored children and family members in their lives. In >> the 60s and 70s there were more shows about defending innocent poor and >> minorities unjustly charged with serious crimes. It would be great if we >> could cycle back into defense lawyer shows. >> >> There have also been some very good cop shows that paid more attention to >> the complexities and imperfections of policing - in different ways, Hill >> Street Blues, NYPD Blue, The Shield. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 3:55 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> A couple of thoughts off the back of some of this thread. >>> >>> If you've not listened to it, give the podcast "Running from COPS" a >>> listen. There are only six episodes, but they really get into some of the >>> massive issues seemingly harmless shows like COPS and more recently Live PD >>> bring with them. In particular, running disclaimers, but then showing >>> people being arrested for crimes they didn't actually commit because the >>> shows don't bother much with the aftermath of the arrest sequence. And >>> they're re-run eternally. The podcast did run a brief update last week in >>> light of the current protests. >>> >>> The other things was a line in the ex-chief's newsletter this week: >>> >>> 'I once asked Law & Order creator Dick Wolf why there’s never a >>> storyline about wrongful conviction on his shows. “Usually the guy they >>> arrest did it,” was his response.' >>> >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:56 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Thanks. Had just spotted that on Variety as well. 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