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Re: about Dark Blue

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

Violence for the purpose of violence, because there is a lack
of storyline is what I speak of.........
If it is part of a storyline, I don't mind, but when it is gratuitous,
and they do same with sex, I don't care for it as it is just cheap thrills
IMO.
When their boss told them to get rid of him, it was said in a tone,
and body language supported it, it meant to me get rid of him, not
dump him somewhere.......
I also love how they depict ICU in films and tv. It is not like a hospital
room where anyone can stop by. Having spent time in ICU and
CC (one step down from ICU), it is very very controlled, yet in this series, the FBI agent who had been dumped is in a room with glass surrounding it where anybody and everybody can stroll by and see him; no nurse present........Nurses are present at all times when a patient is in ICU............My friend who is a retired ICU nurse also complains
about the depiction.........

Re: about Dark Blue

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

When their boss told them to get rid of him, it was said in a tone, and body language supported it, it meant to me get rid of him, not dump him somewhere...

Yes, I got that "get rid of him" meant "kill him", but obviously the undercover agent who got the order wasn't going to actually kill his colleague. Unless there was something in the depicted action I'm not taking into account since I haven't actually seen the scene in question. Were there more people who were ordered to "get rid of him" or just the UA?

Oh I know about ICU, I spent four years in a secondary medical school so I'm very familiar with it. I never practiced as a nurse though; went on to study and teach English. I laugh at how little research they actually do on med-related stuff (or any kind of stuff, really) if it doesn't mesh with what they think of as appropriate for their stories. I've learned to let it go.

Re: about Dark Blue

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

The agent who was part of the task force, and undercover, had little to do with it as there were three others, if I recall correctly.......It also made me wonder how Carter could react the way he did. His man was NOT alone, he was accompanied by three others and earlier when they were torturing the undercover FBI agent, he had little to do about it.
I will probably watch it Wednesday again, to see if it has improved.
I am impatient when it comes to films, tv, books, and even ff. If it does not grab my attention in the beginning, as far as storyline goes, I am just not interested.
Also the other members of the undercover task force lacked interest for me.
I really don't care about somebody's private life and anymore they drag it around excessively, e.g, in Dark Blue one of the undercover agents receives a visit from Carter. His wife begins nagging him about having to leave. She married him knowing fully well he is a cop..........Like the military, that is their life. If you cannot deal with it, you should never have married into it. I saw this too much when I was military. I guess I have an intolerance to it. I grew up in the military and never witnessed mom nagging dad about his profession. She realized it when she married him.
In another series called In Plain Sight, we are constantly subjected to Mary's private battles with her mother and sister. I no longer watch it for that reason. Her partner is very interesting and yet there is nothing of him other than a sort of 'and Marshall', an after thought.
I don't mind a little of the personal life, but the writers don't seem to know when to quit.

Re: about Dark Blue

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

I spoke to winks about this show since she has seen it too, and she pretty much agreed. I told her, "...this is why there's really no point in talking details about something you haven't seen, is there? :) I read that he was electrocuted but didn't think he was that critical (I kind of envisioned a situation where the UA was given an order to kill off his colleague, loaded him up in the car with other goons but lead him out on his own and "shot" him, leaving him where he would be found)."

Lack of time I can set aside for watching/reading is making me less and less patient, which is terrible because there's no way a series can show everything it's got within the first couple of episodes. It took TNG at least two seasons to become really good, and I hate that good shows are not getting enough time to come into their own (Sarah Connor Chronicles, anyone?).

The premise for this show sounds really intriguing though, (I love the whole idea of undercover agents and the choices they have to make) so if it ever shows up here I'll watch at least several episodes to see how they deal with things. I'm not familiar enough with law enforcement to judge Carter other then what I saw on TV, and we all know how accurate TV portrayals are, don't we? (BTW, is there anything you can recommend as a good take on how law enforcement operates? My sister's been watching Wanted and she likes it.)

Oh and cop/soldier wives? I hate that too. I'm pretty sure that's not how realistic marriages are, and that they need to show conflict and such, but man, just once I'd like to see a marriage where both sides are fine with it.

Re: about Dark Blue

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

Lack of time I can set aside for watching/reading is making me less and less patient,

***nods***
That is exactly what I meant in my former entry..........
I do not expect they will show everything in first two episodes, but what I DO expect is something to hold onto as a beginner, e.g.
in M7 I was immediately drawn to it............and it was just the pilot and same with SGA. Of course, Flanigan helped it along immeasurably as did Close and Starke in M7.....................I still recall Ezra's word "day-bree" which sent me into fits of laughter...........