Camelot - reimagining King Arthur in a police procedural

[Aragorn]

Well it looks like NBC is going to be turning Oliver Twist into a modern crime-fighting procedural where they bring down wealthy criminals.

 

[Gaith]

Seattle!

I think you mean "Seattle". That kind of lazy location fakery gets no points from me.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

All this talk about police procedurals and they forget gems like this?

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[JD]

I usually like musicals, but even I admit that Cop Rock was just bad all around. To be honest, I've never seen a whole episode, but I've seen some clips and that was enough for me.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Well it looks like NBC is going to be turning Oliver Twist into a modern crime-fighting procedural where they bring down wealthy criminals.

I thought this was just a satirical comment until I ran across an article today.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I usually like musicals, but even I admit that Cop Rock was just bad all around. To be honest, I've never seen a whole episode, but I've seen some clips and that was enough for me.

"Has the jury reached a verdict? ... HIT IT!"

 

[Skywalker]

I can't wait for someone to turn the story of Jesus into a police procedural.

 

[φ of π]

I can't wait for someone to turn the story of Jesus into a police procedural.

I think it'd more likely be a courtroom procedural. It could be called The Testifier.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Was Constantine a police procedural as well?

Well, isn't virtually every superhero tv show a procedural? There is a crime, you have to investigate and then to catch the crime perpetrator.

Tv superheroes are like cops. Movie superheroes are like firefighters.

I don't know. None of the regular characters were cops. They didn't investigate crimes, just supernatural events. Though death was often involved. And Constantine isn't really a superhero.

 

[Skipper]

I think you mean "Seattle". That kind of lazy location fakery gets no points from me.

 

[Kahless the Unforgettable]

I don't know. None of the regular characters were cops. They didn't investigate crimes, just supernatural events. Though death was often involved. And Constantine isn't really a superhero.

I'm pretty sure the term "procedural" is getting overused more than the trope itself. Just because a show features a cop, that doesn't make it a police procedural. It's not a synonym for "anyone who investigates stuff," since as others have pointed out, that covers just about any type of TV show on the air. Including Star Trek.

 

[Skipper]

I can't wait for someone to turn the story of Jesus into a police procedural.

'Risen': Procedural on how Jesus' body disappears from the tomb

I'm pretty sure the term "procedural" is getting overused more than the trope itself. Just because a show features a cop, that doesn't make it a police procedural. It's not a synonym for "anyone who investigates stuff," since as others have pointed out, that covers just about any type of TV show on the air. Including Star Trek.

I have to say that the definition on Wikipedia is quite generic

In television, "procedural" specifically refers to a genre of programs in which a problem is introduced, investigated and solved all within the same episode. These shows tend to be hour-long dramas, and are often (though not always) police or crime related.

 

[diankra]

Google Stan Freberg: St George and the Dragnet. "Just the facts ma'am. Who killed that dragon?"