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Do you still watch ANY cop shows?

posted a year ago by M1sterDoct0r (4423)
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If not, what was your last one?

I was at a friends house recently & one of his relatives was watching CSI. Apparently, they brought it back. Same with Criminal Minds.

Then I realised, No one in my friends group, irl or online, watches cop shows anymore. Except for the older generation, the genre is "dead"

I grew up on 'em. My teen years were dominated by Cop Shows. Like every network had some. I used to watch all THREE CSI shows, NCIS, Castle, Numbers, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, Without a trace, Bones, The District & The Closer just to name some.

You know how Superhero content is everywhere, that was basically the case for cop shows. They over-saturated the market & I got burnt out by the early 2010s.

I think the last one I watched was Bosch but I didn't even get to finish it.

[–] parkerbot (9345) a year ago

We watch the Rookie out of loyalty to Nathan Fillion.

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[–] Nanook (1964) a year ago

I can only assume Firefly.

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[–] parkerbot (9345) a year ago

Firefly and that he's Canadian, especially since he's from Edmonton.

Who the hell cares about people from Ontario or Quebec.

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[–] samoanjoes (57087) a year ago

The last cop show I saw was Luther. I haven't seen any new cop shows since that ended.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) a year ago

Great show. That's the show that made a huge fan of Idris Elba.

Did you watch the Netflix movie? Haven't gotten to it yet. I've heard mixed things from friends.

[–] samoanjoes (57087) a year ago

Yes. I'm one of the very few people who thought it was great.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) a year ago

Good to hear. Looking forward to watching it.

Elba & Andy Serkis are both fantastic actors

[–] KingsRule (960) a year ago

Yes, The Shield.

[–] bellington83 (3289) a year ago

I am currently watching Will Trent on Disney+. I am also rewatching The Glades, Life and Psych

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) a year ago

Both Life & Psych were excellent! Life was cancelled to soon.

Psych was freaking hilarious. One of my favorite shows.

[–] DoctorThirteen (14227) a year ago

Good question. Hadn't thought about it. I guess the last one that I followed was Criminal Minds but I haven't seen that in years.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) a year ago

I haven't watched Criminal Minds in a decade. It just became formulaic & predictable for me.

The unsubs just became less & less interesting with each season imo.

The Mandy Patinkin seasons plus a season or two after are still great & hold up pretty well in my opinion..

[–] mikethemartian (6789) a year ago

I watch old detective shows on MeTV.

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I still watch old episodes of the X-Files, if that counts.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) a year ago

I've been wanting to rewatch it for years. Haven't actually watch th original run in YEARS

[–] GolfnGuitars (2950) a year ago

I watch the old "Law & Order" reruns (only Seasons 1-14...I just can't watch the post-Jerry Orbach episodes).

[–] DoctorThirteen (14227) a year ago

Jerry Orbach and Sam Waterston made that show for me.

[–] GolfnGuitars (2950) a year ago

They were great for sure!

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) a year ago

Same for me with Law & Order: Criminal Intent with Vincent D'Onofrio

I wouldn't say the seasons without his character, Goren, are completely unwatchable but it's not quite as enjoyable

[–] [email protected] (5928) a year ago

The last cop show that I watched which I never saw in its initial run was Life on Mars. It wasn't the greatest but I liked it well enough.

I own all the seasons of NYPD Blue, Monk, Psych and about eight season of Criminal Minds. I still haven't watched all the CM episodes yet. I always miss Mandy Patinkin but Joe Mantegna was a great replacement.

One of my favorites is Homicide (I have all the seasons). I loved that show and never missed an episode.

I loved, loved Cagney and Lacey. Still don't own any of the DVDs, but sometimes I borrow the ones from our local library. I still want to get the series.

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4423) a year ago

Joe Mantegna was a really wonderful addition to Criminal Minds.

The show just fell off for me.

[–] GolfnGuitars (2950) a year ago

Yes...I really liked "Criminal Intent" with D'Onofrio also. As a fan of the original "Law & Order," it was nice to see Chris Noth as Mike Logan again (and with D'Onofrio suffering from exhaustion, it helped to save the show for awhile). I didn't like the way his story ended during "Law & Order" (especially the movie that featured him), so it was nice to see him in action again.