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Tag: Crime Dramas
Breaking Bad, “Live Free Or Die”: like a beloved drug
Perhaps the most fitting episode title for this show ever.
Walter White: the ultimate anti-hero
Why do we care about Walter White? It’s in Bryan Cranston’s performance, in the writing, and the overall craft of a brilliant television show.
TV Masterworks: The Corner
The Corner is an uncompromising and at times harrowing look at people at the epicenter of the drug trade.
TV masterworks: Homicide: Life on the Street
In this TV Masterworks article we take a look at one of the classic greats of the crime drama, Homicide: Life on the Street.
The Shield, Season Two: civilian audits and money trains
In our look at The Shield’s second season, we consider the characterization of bureaucracy, the existence of criminal money trains and the growth of Ronnie Gardocki.
The Shield, Season One: original sin and Vic Mackey steps on stage
The first in a multi-part retrospective look at Shawn Ryan’s seminal police drama The Shield.
The Chicago Code, “Pilot”: they tell me you are wicked and I believe them
“They say Chicago is the city that works. What some people don’t understand is it works it a lot of different ways.” – Alderman Ronin Gibbons
The Chicago Code, “Hog Butcher”: star on the wall
“I’m a lot of things, but I ain’t going to be no hypocrite.” – Wysocki
Southland, “U-Boat”: patient he is
I’ve figured out Southland kids. I’ve cracked the code!
Southland, “The Runner”: rip and run
“Actually it’s see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, and it’s Buddhist.” – Detective Kenny “No-Gun”
Southland, “Maximum Deployment”: the green dragon is coming
“You think you’re a cop? I’m the cop… I’m a cop.” – Chickie
Southland, “Butch & Sundance”: poorly pixelating
Where this Butch & Sundance duo are sent to, very little antics going on and very heavy on the on the heavy vibe.
Rookie Blue, “Fresh Paint”: overly (un)serious
There are several major problems which I fear can’t be solved without a substantial retooling of the show.
Person of Interest, “Pilot”: what’s the interest?
An uninteresting hour of television.
Perception, “Pilot”: twenty-first century schizoid man
Its Castle meets The Mentalist, as Eric McCormack tackles paranoid schizophrenia and hormonal students in TNT’s Perception.
Luther, “Episode 1”: cat and mouse
You do know the man is nitroglycerin?
Gotham, “Pilot”: The origin story of Jim Gordon
“Jim, you seem like a nice guy, but this is not a city or a job for nice guys. You understand?” – Harvey Bullock to his partner Jim Gordon
Dexter, “Practically Perfect”: unintended consequences
“I don’t know if killing you will fill the void, but it’s a place to start.” – Dexter
Dexter, “Once Upon a Time…”: and the monster lived happily ever after?
“Brother Sam wasn’t who I thought he was, but you… this I know all too well. Always the same ending. Because monsters don’t get to live happily ever after.” – Dexter
Dexter, “Nebraska”: brotherly love
“Because you don’t turn the other cheek, you slice it.” – Brian Moser
Dexter, “My Bad”: lovely Rita…
“She trusted me, and now she’s dead.” – Dexter
Dexter, “Just Let Go”: step into the light
“Dexter, if you don’t let that darkness go, it won’t let go of you.” – Brother Sam
Dexter, “Hello, Bandit”: moving day
“I don’t want to live with you.” – Astor
Dexter, “First Blood”: ankle bracelets and back tattoos
“You have no idea what those animals did to me.” – Lumen
Dexter, “A Horse of a Different Color”: the faithful dead
Brother Sam would say it’s not an accident that I’ve stumbled onto a killer who seems to have his own kind of faith. – Dexter
Detroit 1-8-7, “Pilot”: those who quit don’t catch no fish
“We might be the last assembly line in Detroit.” – Det. Louis Fitch
Breakout Kings, “An Unjust Death”: procedural fun
“My god, that’s your natural scent? Woman you smell like cake.” – Lloyd to Erica
Bones, “The Truth in the Myth”: the beautiful and the gross
Bones, Booth, and the gang investigate a death possibly caused by a mythical creature.
Boardwalk Empire, “What Do the Bees Do?”: of honey and money
“What does the bee do? Bring home honey. What does father do? Bring home money. What does mother do? Lay out the money. What do children do? Eat up the honey!” Margaret’s daughter
Boardwalk Empire, “Under God’s Power She Flourishes”: remember everything
“The beginning’s over. The end hasn’t come yet. All I care about is now.” – Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “Two Boats and a Lifeguard”: in the name of the fathers
“So I wait, plan, marshal my resources – and when I finally see an opportunity, and there is a bet to make, I bet it all.” – Arnold Rothstein
Boardwalk Empire, “To the Lost”: a soldier’s end
“I died in a trench, years back. I thought you knew that.” – Jimmy to Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “The Ivory Tower”: down the wrong pipe
“The moral of this story is that if I’d cause a stranger to choke to death for my own amusement, what do you think I’ll do to you if you don’t tell me who ordered you to kill Colosimo.” – Arnold Rothstein
Boardwalk Empire, “The Emerald City”: retaliation
“Nothing says I’m sorry like money.” – Rothstein
Boardwalk Empire, “The Age of Reason”: confide in confession
“Not every insult requires a response.” – Jimmy
Boardwalk Empire, “Spaghetti and Coffee”: everybody’s got guns
“He interesting enough for ya now?” – Chalky White
Boardwalk Empire, “Resolution”: full gangster
“You’re not making my decision any harder.” – Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “Pilot”: Atlantic City, 1920
“Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” – Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “Peg of Old”: choices to be made
“It doesn’t make a difference if you’re right or wrong – you just have to make a decision.” – Jimmy
Boardwalk Empire, “Ourselves Alone”: the men who made this city
“It feels good to twist the knife. Now, come meet the men who made this city.” – The Commodore to Eli
Boardwalk Empire, “Nights in Ballygran”: green beer
“I’ve been lectured to a great deal today by men who speak boldly and do nothing.” – Margaret
Boardwalk Empire, “Home”: even gangsters have daddy issues
“Come on baby, I have a whole ticker-tape parade waiting for you.” – Odette
Boardwalk Empire, “Hold Me in Paradise”: politics as usual
“Senator, the only chance you have of entering the White House is on a guided f—ing tour.” – Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “Golden Days for Boys and Girls”: going to a party, sipping on Bacardi
“If America’s not about starting over, where’s the hope for any of us?” – Nucky Thompson
Boardwalk Empire, “Gimcrack & Bunkum”: keeping it real
“Atlantic City was built for good times.” – Nucky Thompson
Boardwalk Empire, “Georgia Peaches”: money and justice
“He who dies pays all his debts.” – Manny Horwitz
Boardwalk Empire, “Family Limitation”: buddies and accomplices (same thing, right?)
“It’s called a skull crusher. It’s for cracking walnuts.” – Jimmy
Boardwalk Empire, “Broadway Limited”: liquor kills
“Let nature take its course. Help it along if you can.” – Nucky
Boardwalk Empire, “Belle Femme”: hits and misses
“I’m dying. There’s no time to be sentimental.’ – Kaestner