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i want a more realistic cop show
« on: October 28, 2010, 05:44:11 PM »
like imagine a cop show where they end an episode solving nothing
"ah well, you win some you lose some"

maybe even lose more, win a few :D

i wish i watched The Wire when it was on :(
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Re: i want a more realistic cop show
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2010, 07:17:02 PM »
Well if you count shows like 48 hours, then they do exist somewhat.
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Re: i want a more realistic cop show
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2010, 07:18:18 PM »
the first 48 is a great detectives show :thumbup:
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Re: i want a more realistic cop show
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2010, 07:19:08 PM »
Quote from: richard on October 28, 2010, 07:18:18 PM
the first 48 is a great detectives show :thumbup:

 :plus: That's the one I meant, thanks.
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Re: i want a more realistic cop show
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2010, 07:19:44 PM »
"Wire in the Blood" is excellent for a cop show where one of the main characters is a forensic psychologist. English.

Some Danish, Swedish and Swiss cop shows I have watched are excellent as well. "The Eagle" from Denmark(I think) was brilliant.

"Spooks" which is about MI5 is also brilliant. English.

"Waking the Dead". English. Large forensic componant.

"Murphys Law". English with Irish actor James Nesbitt who is also a spunk :green: Not sure if that matters to you :thumbup:

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"Silent Witness" which is more a forensics based show but cop stuff in it. Harry Cunningham is Devine :eyelash: :eyelash: English.


I very rarely invest in American cop shows (sorry my US buds :-\) but Law and Order isn't too bad for light weight stuff. We had "The Wire" here but I couldn't seem to get into it and then I lost track of what was going on.

Hope that helps.

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Re: i want a more realistic cop show
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2010, 07:23:03 PM »
Quote from: Loupgarou on October 28, 2010, 07:19:44 PM
"Wire in the Blood" is excellent for a cop show where one of the main characters is a forensic psychologist. English.

Some Danish, Swedish and Swiss cop shows I have watched are excellent as well. "The Eagle" from Denmark(I think) was brilliant.

"Spooks" which is about MI5 is also brilliant. English.

"Waking the Dead". English. Large forensic componant.

"Murphys Law". English with Irish actor James Nesbitt who is also a spunk :green: Not sure if that matters to you :thumbup:

and

"Silent Witness" which is more a forensics based show but cop stuff in it. Harry Cunningham is Devine :eyelash: :eyelash: English.


I very rarely invest in American cop shows (sorry my US buds :-\) but Law and Order isn't too bad for light weight stuff. We had "The Wire" here but I couldn't seem to get into it and then I lost track of what was going on.

Hope that helps.

Loup



but.. one thing is a good cop show

another is a cop show that shows a good percentage of cases _lost_

law and order is good, but they always, always, always, always win. always!

one of the best cop shows i watched was spanish, it had very "brutal" plot twists, such as the protagonists wife being killed and stuff. i love when shows get a bit gutsy, but im asking for a lot more than that :D

we made a cop show here also, norway, omg how it sucked :S mostly soap-ish drama in a cop-station setting
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Re: i want a more realistic cop show
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2010, 07:28:06 PM »
If you want people dropping dead, Spooks is a good one for that. They can spend a whole series going after a significant perpertrator and never catch them. In the last series one of their spies was kidnapped then found about 6 episodes later, burnt to a crisp, and even though they suspected who did it, they couldn't touch the bastard. It was horrific.

All the shows I mentioned by name are pretty good with the "win some, lose some" scenario.

Brits just do it better with crime drama, in my opinion. Very gritty and disturbing.

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Re: i want a more realistic cop show
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2010, 08:25:27 PM »
Check this out!  :2thumbsup:

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Re: i want a more realistic cop show
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2010, 08:41:33 PM »
It's not a cop show and a totally unbelievable movie, but I do enjoy Hot Fuzz.
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Re: i want a more realistic cop show
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2010, 09:38:24 PM »
I really liked Life on Mars, and Ashes to Ashes.
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Re: i want a more realistic cop show
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2010, 10:11:10 PM »
Quote from: Weakling on October 28, 2010, 08:41:33 PM
It's not a cop show and a totally unbelievable movie, but I do enjoy Hot Fuzz.

yes that one was good

also, in a similar genre, spanish detective movie torrente, 1, 2 and 3, theyre incredibly enough amazing fun to the 3rd.
epic intro to the 3rd movie:

(it has subtitles ;))
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Re: i want a more realistic cop show
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2010, 12:17:36 AM »
Quote from: Weakling on October 28, 2010, 08:41:33 PM
It's not a cop show and a totally unbelievable movie, but I do enjoy Hot Fuzz.

I LOVED Hot Fuzz :thumbup: Very silly.

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