Yeah, it feels like we have so many murder shows -- and we keep getting more.
For less dude-centric stuff, there's also Killer Women (eight-episode premiere season currently airing; not renewed). Features a Texas Ranger who's also a woman -- and not overly girly (wears jeans and shirts and boots to work; no pumps or skirts. IIRC I've seen three episodes, and many of the characters are female. Part of the premise may be slightly er *problematic* (women don't kill for the same reasons as men do), but so far the show also present such issues as returning veterans, domestic abuse, and messy human relationships.
Less mainstream (and also less dude-centric) is the Canadian show Cracked, which partners detectives with psychiatrists for investigating tricky or sensitiive crimes. Half the investigators are dudes, but it's more balanced with gender and race than your average US show. Also deals with such fun topics as mental illness, PTSD, war crimes & refugees, stuff like that. I've stopped watching almost all the murder shows, but I still like this one.
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murder shows
Date: 2014-01-31 02:50 am (UTC)For less dude-centric stuff, there's also Killer Women (eight-episode premiere season currently airing; not renewed). Features a Texas Ranger who's also a woman -- and not overly girly (wears jeans and shirts and boots to work; no pumps or skirts. IIRC I've seen three episodes, and many of the characters are female. Part of the premise may be slightly er *problematic* (women don't kill for the same reasons as men do), but so far the show also present such issues as returning veterans, domestic abuse, and messy human relationships.
Less mainstream (and also less dude-centric) is the Canadian show Cracked, which partners detectives with psychiatrists for investigating tricky or sensitiive crimes. Half the investigators are dudes, but it's more balanced with gender and race than your average US show. Also deals with such fun topics as mental illness, PTSD, war crimes & refugees, stuff like that. I've stopped watching almost all the murder shows, but I still like this one.