Crime Drama TV

Four months after being introduced on CSI as the new lab head, has Ray Langston, Lawrence Fishburne’s character on CSI, receive the approval of the show’s loyal followers?

The New York Post takes a look at how he is doing after taking over in January…

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The procedural crime series, “Lie To Me”, is rumored to be getting a second season and a new show runner! Shawn Ryan, the man who is behind the very captivating series, The Shield and The Unit, has supposedly taken over for the second season.

I haven’t had the chance to watch the other half of Lie To Me lately (had only watched up to the sixth episode), but it is something I do intend to finish this summer. With this news, I’m more excited about where the show is heading. I’m a big fan of The Shield and would hope Lie To Me improves for the next season.

Entertainment Weekly via Ausiello reports all of the changes on his blog.

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The numbers might be good for Castle, which ends its season this week, and will therefore have a better chance at getting a renewal.

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The Mentalist ends its season run this week going back to the story of Red John, a storyline that has been very significant to Simon Baker’s character, Patrick Jane, this season.

But as producers notes, the end will present no cliffhanger for the freshman series.

Says Ashley Gable, the show’s co-executive producer: "Cliffhangers can be problematic. They can be gimmicky. I think what [series creator] Bruno Heller has done is the right move to tantalize the audience but give the audience a little satisfaction. We’re learning more things about Red John … and going deeper into that mythology. Because the tone of our show is so much lighter, it would be jarring to have sawed-off heads and all that stuff. We’re not about the forensics. You’ll never see a ‘Mentalist’ episode that revolves around the bug found in the dead guy’s stomach and what the bug ate for breakfast and how that tells us who the murderer is. It’s always going to be Jane and the Sherlock Holmes thing. It’s also about the way he likes to poke at people. If Sherlock Holmes was the world’s first consulting detective, Jane is the world’s first trickster detective."

The show has been attributed to the lightness and cleverness of an early detective TV series, Columbo.

Via Tuned In

How are you enjoying Lie to Me so far?

The series, which stars, Tim Roth, is about to end its season run this month. The show airs on Fox and tackles crime-solving based on scientific based techniques using body language.

TV Guide interviews its lead and talks about the dark side of Lie to Me —

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Numb3rs have not gotten its fair share of press and hype the last five seasons but look at where they are now…the series is celebrating its 100th episode this season and holds a solid audience in its Friday night time slot.

I admittedly am not a regular viewer of the show, but I do find it engaging every chance I get to watch it on TV.

Variety runs a story of Numb3rs and its writers in the article after the cut…

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After three airings, NBC has picked up the cop series Southland for the Fall Season. This takes place even as the series has declined from viewership since it first aired.

The series follows the lives of cops in Southern California and has apparently been favored by critics. I’ve seen only one episode of this show so far and I’m kind of reminded by The Shield, about how gritty it is.

The details to Southland’s pick up are after the cut…

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NBC has announced their newest line up of programs for the upcoming Fall Season. The list includes four new drama series. The details are after the cut…

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Apologies for the lack of post the last couple of months. Having an awful time and I’m trying to get things in order. But I’m back now and will be updating again.

So, how have you been doing?