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The Chicago Code-Season 1-Creator Shawn Ryan (Shield)-Fox Mondays 9/8c-Starts Feb 7th
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dead souls
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TripOpt55 said:
No one really knows if it will be back or not yet. It's a really borderline case.
Plus, there was no actual rise in ratings for this week's episode. It fell to its usual 1.8 in the final numbers.
dead souls
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Meier said:
One of the best shows on TV?
The show is decent, and I wouldn't mind if it got renewed, but praise like that is really odd to me. It's probably the second worst show I'm watching week-to-week.
dead souls said:
Because your taste in television is odd, at best
It's a good show, but it hasn't broken into the upper echelons of Ryan's other work. This past week's episode was probably my favorite of the series, so far at least. There are still some problems with the series as a whole.
Out of curiosity, what are you watching week-to-week?
dead souls
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ivysaur12 said:Because your taste in television is odd, at best
It's a good show, but it hasn't broken into the upper echelons of Ryan's other work. This past week's episode was probably my favorite of the series, so far at least. There are still some problems with the series as a whole.
Out of curiosity, what are you watching week-to-week?
That's my opinion as well. I'm not saying the show is bad, and it does seem to be improving somewhat, but it sure isn't anywhere near great yet.
Right now I'm watching the following: Game of Thrones, The Borgias, Treme (can't wait for tonight), The Killing, United States of Tara, Chicago Code, Glee, Parenthood, Justified, Bones, The Office, Parks and Rec, 30 Rock, Doctor Who, Colbert and Bill Maher.
I'd rank Chicago Code towards the bottom of that list of shows, but it's not like I hate it or anything. The only show on my list that pains me to watch is The Office.
firehawk12
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We're making impossible comparisons, but there's no way Glee belongs on the same list as Chicago Code.
firehawk12
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Sadly, I checked out on the first season after it turned out that one of the cops was a drug addict. It just seemed so silly for some reason.big ander said:
Except of course Southland, which is far superior on almost every level.Meier said:
But since that's buried on TNT, yes, we'll let Chicago Code count for best TV Cop Show
edit: didnt' see someone else mention Southland until after I posted. I'm happy there are other people watching it!
firehawk12
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Honestly, I thought they were going to go there so I decided to check out. Maybe I'll check it out again, but at the time, I had my fill of flawed cops with The Shield.big ander said:
dead souls
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big ander said:
The reason I like Glee better than Chicago Code is simple: Glee is often a mess, but it's rarely boring. The Chicago Code is a fairly boring by-the-numbers show that doesn't measure up to the best of its genre. Hell, the first season of NYPD Blue blows Chicago Code away and it aired in the '93/'94 season.
I really wonder if people aren't overrating CC due to the involvement of Shawn Ryan. I'm not sure that I would have started watching the show without his involvement.
BlueTsunami
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The show has taken on too much procedural stuff. I was going to give it the benefit of the doubt before I realized there's just 13 episodes this Season. Now I'm just wondering why the story arc couldn't have been tighter.
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firehawk12 said:
Big mistake. Southland is WAY better than The Chicago Code, and that's coming from someone who enjoys this show.
See, I find Glee always a mess and always boring. In my head, there are two shows: the first half of season 1 and everything after. After that it became less grounded, threw away all attempts to have consistent characters, and became a marketing vehicle all the way. There are hundreds of videos of trainwrecks, literal and figurative, that I can watch online. I'd rather do that than contribute to the success of that awful excuse for entertainment.dead souls said:
Uhhh this can replace our normal amount of discussion because there's no new episode tonight :/
Cornballer
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Yeah, I was about to post the logline, and I saw it's a rerun.big ander said:
ChiTownBuffalo
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My only issue with the last episode was that the murder took place in Lincoln Park.
But the bar they showed is in the Loop I think. And Lincoln Park is hardly gang turf.
But I suppose they can't show them going to the same neighborhoods over and over again for murders.
And dang, Delroy Lindo's ward is humungous.
But the bar they showed is in the Loop I think. And Lincoln Park is hardly gang turf.
But I suppose they can't show them going to the same neighborhoods over and over again for murders.
And dang, Delroy Lindo's ward is humungous.
dead souls said:
It's exactly Shawn Ryan's involvement. It's not a bad show at all, it's just fairly procedural. Part of that could be Fox, but I think it's also Ryan's desire to make a show for a wider audience. There are better cop shows on television, though (Southland).
And I don't know how you stomach Glee week-after-week.
dead souls
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deadbeef said:
Next week starts 4 in a row. May sweeps all up in TV land.
Cornballer
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New episode tonight.
I'll get it out of the way: the Issac/Vonda stuff is still so impossibly boring except for Dev Kelley being quite hot.
But the rest of that episode: fantastic. The undercover scene was full of tension and did a lot towards making Liam's character more believable. Getting more of Jarek's backstory was nice. Seeing Gibbons scared was both rewarding and frightening, a strange combination thanks to his unique character. Some great shots. And with Teresa and Jarek's case really moving forward, I can't help but think the last 3 episodes are going to use this momentum for something truly great.
But the rest of that episode: fantastic. The undercover scene was full of tension and did a lot towards making Liam's character more believable. Getting more of Jarek's backstory was nice. Seeing Gibbons scared was both rewarding and frightening, a strange combination thanks to his unique character. Some great shots. And with Teresa and Jarek's case really moving forward, I can't help but think the last 3 episodes are going to use this momentum for something truly great.
Cornballer
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Yeah, good episode tonight. Liam's been working a lot better as a character recently, plus everyone else delivered as usual.
dead souls
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Shiiit. I guess we can hope for a bounce up for the last three. Although...hmm. I always make bad calls with this, but it's in third place in a competitive slot, right? I'm sure Fox doesn't want them striving for middle of the pack, but if they get a toehold in, maybe they can grow with more episodes. I dunno, I just want the show back.dead souls said:
Cornballer
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New episode tonight.
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