Prime Suspect

Hey folks, I'm back again. 2nd day in a row. Woohoo.

Here are my quibbles about this soon to be cancelled, already halted in production show. There's really only one. I hate shows/movies whatever that are supposed to be set in NYC but are clearly not shot there. This is so obviously shot in LA that it makes me cringe every time I see them on the street. LA and NYC are two completely different places. The location shots between scenes are NYC. This irks me.

Just yesterday in NYC Mayor Bloomberg held a press conference with the cast of Gossip Girl to celebrate their 100th episode. They shoot in the city and the Mayor was recognizing them for it. In fact this current 2011-2012 television season, 23 shows are filmed in the city. The most ever. To roll out a show like Prime Suspect with such a pedigree and give it such a marketing push (everyone knows and dislikes that hat) and miss this ridiculous opportunity to shoot here...they shouldn't have even bothered.

As for the actual show? I could take it or leave it. You know I love a good procedural but it wasn't real enough for me. They should have just set it in LA. They couldn't though because NBC already had a magnificent cop show set in LA and they cancelled it. It's called Southland and it's currently in it's fourth season and it's airing over on TNT. I suggest you head on over there Tuesday nights at 10pm and watch it. It's incredible.