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Originally Posted by ForEver Blu
Really hate to see this one go, I got into it midway through and liked it. 
Has a solid ensemble of actors and it was nice seeing Imperioli be the lead of a dramaic series. |
I watched every ep as they've aired, and (no offense) I can't believe that, generation after generation, people still watch this kind of stuff.
Procedurals have a huge problem to get over, and that is being fresh each week even though
they re-hash everything,
each and every week. I can't watch 'em unless the quality is top-notch from beginning to end....or, at least that the show is ground-breaking enough that any mis-steps they make are easily and quickly forgiven and forgotten. There haven't been many; in fact, I can't think of
any. I want a cop or medical procedural show that's as good as
The Sopranos or
Breaking Bad are in their respective "fields" (the mob and drug dealing). Until then? It's the same old tired TV cliches I've seen folks watch
my entire life.....from
Dr. Kildare to
ER, it's all been the same. From
Dragnet to
Detroit 1-8-7, it's all been pretty "meh".
Detroit 1-8-7 likely won't be back, and I certainly won't miss it.
Oh, and if I dislike most procedurals, why do I watch them? Well, I usually do not. But
Detroit 1-8-7 piqued my interest; I'm from the area, and I do like that they try hard each week to integrate local places and things into the show. But, my girlfriend LOVES procedurals. Hell, there's about 100
Law & Order shows she has to "catch up on" on my DVR. She insisted on watching this show each week, and she was a fan....until the horrible season finale. Not even she could stomach that garbage writing. The whole "New York gangster invades Detroit" scenario was just absurd, at best.