I watch a lot of crime TV. There are some that I have specifically had to stop watching because of how depressing they are. One of those is Law and Order: SVU. Then there are those like Criminal Minds that I can only watch one episode a week - no binge watching that show. And then there are those that generally have enough humor and drama to balance out the darkness, such as Castle and Rizzoli & Isles.
There is one new show that came out this season that is different in a good way. It is called Limitless and is based off the same premise as the movie of the same name (at least that's what I've been told, I've never seen the movie). The main character is a man named Brian Finch who has no law enforcement training at all, but helps with cases because of a brain enhancing drug that he takes. I tell you this because it's important to understand that he's not one for gore and evilness. The crimes in this show are generally less gory than my other shows. However, one of the recent episodes was about a serial killer. Because Brian doesn't like that sort of thing, so for the whole episode, words like strangle, kill, blood, etc. are all replaced with words like hug, cuddle, soda pop, etc. When they first explained what was happening at the beginning of the episode, I was very skeptical. By the end of the episode, I was very surprised to find that it really did make a difference. The crimes were very similar to the things I would normally see on Criminal Minds, but because of the different vocabulary, it was easier to forget about what they really meant when they said "cuddle her with her own unicorn". Overall, I had a much lighter, happier feeling at the end of the episode than I ever do at the end of a serial killer episode of a different crime show. Maybe I should rethink my show choices? Too bad I don't like most of the comedies on TV these days...
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