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A curious blend of hard-ass tough cop shows like The Shield and some great horror genre spoofing, Death Valley follows California’s San Fernando Valley Undead Task Force.
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A curious blend of hard-ass tough cop shows like The Shield and some great horror genre spoofing, Death Valley follows California’s San Fernando Valley Undead Task Force.
America’s premium cable TV network HBO has been responsible for some top quality original programming, with more than a few shows helping to boost the ratings of UK channels. Over the past decade especially HBO has really made a name for itself as the home of great writing and drama, with its shows regularly charting highly in ‘Best TV Shows Ever’ lists.
UK viewers of the excellent Engrenages (AKA Spiral) may already have some idea of what to expect from another French cop show.
Even die-hard fans have to concede that Season 3 is not The Mentalist at it’s best.
Following the huge success of the original cult Danish crime series Forbrydelsen, fans were rightly suspicious of Veena Sud’s American remake.
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Appropriate Adult is very far from being light and formulaic, and makes for discomfiting viewing – as it should.
Three instalments in and the new series of Torchwood is already suffering from homesickness. Miracle Day has become more mundane than miraculous.
Nobody ever said that cop shows had to be realistic to be effective. Okay, they did, and in some cases they were almost certainly right, but the maxim doesn’t apply to BBC One’s Luther.