"Inspector Lewis" fell short of 'Morse' - while Morse solved crimes all over Oxfordshire and in a multitude of varied circumstances and situations, the 'Lewis' plots only revolved around the university (and associated people and factors) itself....and this got old after awhile.
"Don't ever let them catch you acting!" (Lillian Gish)
Sir/Madam Caviar agree on much when it comes to copper shows, because he has excellent taste.
I once saw Morse described on one of these boards as "perfect for 50 something widows from widows from Newcastle"
I don't really totally get what that means, being a colonial, but the Morse character is sort of stodgy, and high minded, intellectual, whereas Lewis is just a guy with good street smarts and no pretensions.
I rewatch Lewis, Foyle, Midsommer, even Frost on occasion because I enjoy the interplay between the various characters, and the characters themselves are likable.
I didn't find the Morse character very likable, as a person, and he had lousy luck with women, because, a supposedly brilliant cop kept hitting on suspects and criminals.
I prefer Lewis to Morse but you're right, it would have been nice to see a bit more of the rest of Oxford and a bit less of the colleges and their smarmy academics.
In fact, even among the colleges, apart from a couple featuring medical schools I can't recall any of the classes teaching anything useful. Surely Oxford has at least some law or business schools among the French literature and Greek philosophy?
Everybody has got to dump on French Lit and Greek Philosophy as useless subjects. Let me put it as bluntly as possible. The study of literature, and not just French lit, puts us in touch with the thoughts and the emotions of ourselves and others at the deepest level. As for philosophy, while STEM may teach you how to make more and better cars, guns, computers, and bombs, it is totally amoral, and does not teach you what to do once you've made the cars, guns, computers, and bombs. That is what philosophy does. That is not its only function though. It teaches you how to think about the world, God, or god; the nature of beauty, the good life, the good state, language, knowledge, and the whole realm of human experience. STEM doesn't do that.
shareSTEM?
The Pilot had higher Mathematics as it's "Subject du jour".
'tler
STEM=Science, Tecnnology, Engineering, Mathematics.
I was reacting to the previous poster's comments about Oxford, French Literature, and Greek Philosophy.
Everybody and his brother complains about people not studying "practical" subjects such as the STEM subjects, and getting degrees that don't generate jobs, such as art history, literature, or philosophy. While I agree that much of what is taught in school, at all levels, is crud, that's mostly because stuff like deconstruction, post-structuralism, various kinds of Marxism and radicalism, are intermingled with those subjects.
Rant mode off.
I've think I've over-reached myself.....
'tler
I prefered Morse as well, and I liked Lewis better when he was married and cheerful rather than widowed and sad. hut i quite like Lewis too, he and Hathawway make quite a good team.
shareBoth brilliant in different ways and for different reasons. PLUS don't forget they had 20 years separating them and things move on.
The idea of relationships permeates both series. Robbie and Hathaway had just as many issues as Robbie and Morse. Remember Lewis was foisted on Morse after Morse had just suffered a massive disappointment, being over-looked for promotion.
Hathaway, although much more modern than Morse was just as grumpy and self-absorbed at times.
I get why some don't like Morse as much but it really does have so much going for it. 30th Anniversary next January. wow, just wow, where did that go....?
'tler
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