obscureposter t1_j1vmkzv wrote on December 27, 2022 at 7:06 PM

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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.

Delicious-Tachyons t1_j1x4rmm wrote on December 28, 2022 at 1:24 AM

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

obscureposter t1_j1x6fs5 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 1:37 AM

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.

MexusRex t1_j1xsus4 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:37 AM

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

obscureposter t1_j1xta9o wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:41 AM

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

DominoNo- t1_j1xv1tu wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:58 AM

A bit?

PartyInTheUSSRx t1_j1ya0zn wrote on December 28, 2022 at 7:46 AM

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

obscureposter t1_j1yb0vp wrote on December 28, 2022 at 7:59 AM

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.

PartyInTheUSSRx t1_j1ymeiy wrote on December 28, 2022 at 10:38 AM

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