Come Monday…” is a weeklyseries that will involve a review of, or commentary about, websites, movies, documentaries, televisionshows, sports, music, and whatever else may tickle my fancy at the time. Be assured that these reviews will begenerally positive, as in accordance to the Jimmy Buffett song “Come Monday.” This is subject to change, however. In fact, I would be most derelict in myduties to neglect going on a rant every once in a while. For rants promote change, and change can begood—right? Therefore, since good isgenerally considered as being a positive force in 99.3% of the paralleluniverses that I am aware of, even a rant could be considered as beingsomething positive, and a genuine hissy-fit would be even better (so I’m told).
[PrimeSuspect] is a new show on [NBC] this fall season. It usually airs on Thursday nights, but itlooks like a repeat of the previous Thursday night episode will be also airingon Monday nights.
Tobe honest about it, I don’t know why. Infact, I don’t know how such a suspect show made it into NBC’s primetime lineupat all. That is, unless someone madesome crack about NBC being the pro-police network at some after-hours partyfilled with hard-core Aquarian New-Agers. For it is about as anti-police as the [Law & Order] series were/arepro-police.
Itstars [Maria Bello] as [Det. Jane Timoney], who is perfect for the part. For she seems to naturally exude hostilityfrom every pore of her rather beautiful body, and in this role, she has apersonality that should make even the most serious New Yorker shake their headin dismay.
Perhapsyou may remember her from her roles as the saloon owner in [Coyote Ugly], or as TomStall’s wife in [A History of Violence]. Well, she was as sweet and understanding as one can be in those roles incomparison to who she is portraying in Prime Suspect.
Yes,she is made to look more sympathetic by being surrounded by an all-boys clubdetective squad, but all this did for me is make the New York City PoliceDepartment depicted in this show look like a bunch of idiots, who spent most ofthe three episodes that I have seen so far sabotaging each other’s effortsbefore finally managing to solve the crime before the end-credits roll.
No,I don’t think I will be tuning in again, but the show does have some potential toget better. After all, I don’t see howit could get much worse.
Ohyeah, I almost forgot. There is onebright spot to the show. For Jane’sfather is being played by [Peter Gerety], who I loved as a rather ornery judgeon [The Wire].
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