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MarvelsGrantMan136 OP t1_j1vdbe8 wrote

Synopsis:

>The show follows Alec Baker (Martin), a world-renowned professor of behavioral science, who lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, law enforcement and corporations with his unique and unexpected approach to understanding human behavior.

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obscureposter t1_j1vmkzv wrote

Uh I thought that the consultant procedural was a dead genre these days. Glad it’s back, these type of shows are my comfort food.

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Delicious-Tachyons t1_j1x4rmm wrote

Frankly unless the main character is very compelling, I'm kinda over the whole 'asshole savant main character who solves x' genre. House was the only one i truly liked and even that is nigh unwatchable last few seasons with the increasingly terrible costars

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obscureposter t1_j1x6fs5 wrote

To be fair I think the asshole shtick was only a couple of shows like House, Sherlock and Elementary. I don’t know but I feel like being at least a little bit of an asshole is a requirement for that type of character because what kind of “know it all” isn’t a little assholish or irritating. Shawn from Psych, Jane from Mentalist, Monk or the dude from lie to me are all abrasive.

Though I would agree with that it would be nice if writers didn’t use that trait as a crutch for character development but as long as they give me some good mysteries and the main character is charismatic, I’ll watch this type of show till my dying breath.

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MexusRex t1_j1xsus4 wrote

How dare you. Shawn Spencer is not abrasive, nor is his associate Sh’dynasty.

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obscureposter t1_j1xta9o wrote

Lol. I love Shawn but he’s definitely a bit of an asshole. Ghee Buttersnaps however is a god amongst mere mortals.

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PartyInTheUSSRx t1_j1ya0zn wrote

I love them too, do you have any recommendations? Recently finished Scorpion and I’m approaching the end of Lucifer

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obscureposter t1_j1yb0vp wrote

Ohh do I.

Mentalist - amazing

Castle - great till the later seasons.

Lie to Me - got cancelled so only two seasons

Psych - watch this first if you haven’t

Bones - this one varies is quality greatly but has its moments

Person of Interest - turns away from being a procedural fairly early but it’s really good show nonetheless

Elementary - my personal favourite interpretation of Sherlock Holmes

Heavy caveat with all these shows is that they are of course formulaic but that’s the point. I think all these above shows are worth a watch to see if you like them, but definitely watch more than a couple episodes before deciding. Shows in this genre usually need a couple of episodes to hit their stride.

Also while not strictly a procedural, but in a similar case of the week type show, check out Fringe. It is quite possibly the best show ever made if you are fan of sci fi.

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PartyInTheUSSRx t1_j1ymeiy wrote

I’ve watched a few but there’s plenty I’ve not heard of so thank you very much!

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panix199 t1_j1w37lm wrote

he can play in law enforcement really well (look at his role in The Flash)

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Zepp_head97 t1_j1w8a3q wrote

Yeah I loved him in the Flash. He’s a great actor. Kind of makes you wonder why we haven’t seen more of him.

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comped t1_j1xoglx wrote

He should be doing more musical theater work damn it!

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DarianF t1_j1y0ykd wrote

He broke his back.

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Rodville t1_j1x41kb wrote

You forgot (or may not have known) he played a detective on Law & Order in the mid to late 90's.

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LostInStatic t1_j1wh2yd wrote

“What If A Professor Solves Crimes Every Week?” — fucking tv exec

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AtomicBombSquad t1_j1vhje9 wrote

It sounds kind of like "The Mentalist".

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notwherebutwhen t1_j1w75ec wrote

It had been a while and I haven't seen the whol series but wasn't The Mentalist just about him being just a police consultant? This sounds a bit more like Lie To Me where the consultant works for whoever hires them.

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turkeygiant t1_j1wxy0r wrote

I was thinking it sounded like 'Bull' or 'Lie To Me'.

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