Sign of the times.
Today a show like this wouldn't stand a chance. Not enough violence.
shareIt's also too mundane, too close to real life. The two leads don't look like male supermodels. And there isn't all the phony, dark pseudo-intensity...every bad guy isn't a Hannibal Lecter clone, and the good guys aren't all uber-sophisticated hipster-types.
And they don't show any of those stupid CGI graphics to illustrate to the audience what they're talking about at given moments in the plot. House and Numbers are two shows that relied heavily on those, and WTF was that all about, anyway? As if the audience were too stupid to get what was being said and needs little pictures to 'explain' what the words mean.
It's as if you're watching a film in elementary school when they do that.
Yeah, Adam-12 would definitely not cut it in today's tv universe. And that's not meant as an insult.
Not enough relationships either. ALL today's shows need to have relationships among the main characters. Otherwise the ladies won't watch.
"Will she get together with him?" "Will he get together with her?"
Makes me sick.
Not enough relationships either. ALL today's shows need to have relationships among the main characters. Otherwise the ladies won't watch
Into sexist generalization much? share
Not sexist, just gender generalization...
"You can't go wrong drowning politicians Henry." The Black Swan (1942)
Care to supply some evidence that would back that generalization up? And I mean solid evidence, not anecdata.
shareI'm a "lady," a "chick," a "female," and nine times out of ten I do NOT want to see all the relationship or hook-up drama that today's shows insist on foisting on viewers. If I want to see "who's sleeping with whom," I'll watch one of those soapy shows like Gray's Anatomy, or Nashville, or whatever. (But I don't.)
When I watch a work-based show, I want to see the work get done, and the ins and outs of the job. And I know I'm not the only one of "the ladies" who feels this way. Believe me, there are millions of us.
I actually divide my TV watching between ME TV and British shows, thus avoiding what passes for TV out of Hollywood these days. But, a tiny bit of relationships does help to spice up the shows. I said a tiny bit. You certainly have relationships and back stories in work situations in real life.
shareAnd in Adam 12 we do get touches that Reed and Malloy are pretty tight as friends and we hear about Jean (and later Jimmy). And Season 7 Malloy occasionaly brings up the woman's he seeing steadily and her son. Adam 12 did a good job of giving us glimpses off their off duty lives and relationships while maintaining a focus on their profession.
shareYes, that's what I was referring to-- hearing mentions of dates or wives or 'significant others' is fine, but the show is only 30 minutes long, so the less time we spend with non-cop stuff, the better I like it. After all, the show is called Adam-12, not "The Lives of Two Cops."
(And btw, I hate the 7th season relationship Malloy has, which you mention. I pretty much ignore all references to her and skip any scenes that she appears in. I don't know what the writers were thinking. )
Sexist generalizations? Sounds like something fir chicks.
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