I would assume CBS News. Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor spotligh...@gmail.com
On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 2:36 PM Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 <spotligh...@gmail.com> > 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 >> spotligh...@gmail.com >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 9:24 AM PGage <pga...@gmail.com> 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 <a...@adambowie.co.uk> 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 < >>>> tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. Had just spotted that on Variety as well. 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