You know what? A that show would definitely work. That is not even a comic exaggeration. There's already a show about an agoraphobic chess grand master who solves crimes (Endgame), and Lie To Me was about a guy who was really good at spotting if people were lying. A show where the main character's a poker champion just combines those two.
As someone who loves "Castle", I laughed at Panel 2 right as I thought, "Oh crap!... he's RIGHT!" In related news, Panel 3 is fantastic and I can already see Nathan Fillion doing it in an alternate universe.
I would like to see a show about a guy (not a cop, let's say janitor) who tries to solve crimes, but is utterly incompetent. The police force does all the work and he even is a big obstacle for them, but at the end when the police solves the crime, he gets recognized for it.
I assume the second serial killer is Dexter. Everyone who watched Murder She Wrote knew that Jessica Fletcher was one of the most successful serial killers of all time.
Coming up with a fantastic idea for a TV show is amazing. Coming up with the PERFECT name for it is even better. Coming up with a ridiculous secondary name for it is like offhandedly saying to all of Hollywood's writers, "Hey, I can rape your mom and THEN make her laugh by giving her genitals a funny nickname." What I'm saying is, you're kinda funny, kthxbai.
"NCIS seems to be doing fine at solving crimes without any civilian consultants."
I could almost hear the conversation in the production offices when someone at NCIS said "You know what? Criminal Minds is about profilers. We need a profiler. Can we have our Medical Examiner get a quick degree in psychology?" And lo, it was made so, and they saw that it was Good.
This comic is even funnier than the popularity of police shows, crime solving shows and court room shows, in a society in which the Rule of Law has irreparably broken down.
Now, where did I put my chips? Oh here they are, down the back of the couch.
I've always thought they could solve a whole lot of crimes if the police (or someone) would methodically search through storage units. (I know, 4th amendment) Still. I "bet" there are a lot of stolen goods and bodies locked away.
Now all we need a show about a psychology major who solves crimes for the FBI while baking cakes inside a storage locker. If the character has too much free time, he can freelance as an over-intrusive wedding planner. Who ever said you can have too much of a good thing?
Krupuk: The anime Detective Conan features a private eye who tries to solve crimes but is utterly incompetent and gets in the way of the police, but gets the credit for solving the crimes because the civilian main character who actually did the crime-solving always attributes it to the incompetent PI. Not exactly the same as your story, but close, I guess!
Our dog is named Dexter, after the serial killer. It was a decision that seemed like a good idea at the time.
And if American crime drama shows are weird, Japanese ones are even weirder. There's a series called Detective Conan that's been going past 10 years now where the main character is a high school detective shrunk to the size of a six year old... who then goes on to solve murder cases (ALWAYS murder cases), sometimes with his gang of actual six year old friends. Though the most disturbing thing about the series isn't so much that a small child is allowed to run around murder scenes, but that the author has at this point come up with something like 700 unique ways to commit murder. (Actually come to think of it, that might explain why his series has been going for over a decade... who's going to have the guts to cancel his contract?)
May 19, 2011
Reader Comments (32)
It's true: Jane Goodall wasn't much of a carpenter.
Apparently Jane Goodall didn't study woodwork at broadcasting school.
Inspired by this at all? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1797629/
Somewhere, a CBS executive is stealing your idea.
You know what? A that show would definitely work. That is not even a comic exaggeration. There's already a show about an agoraphobic chess grand master who solves crimes (Endgame), and Lie To Me was about a guy who was really good at spotting if people were lying. A show where the main character's a poker champion just combines those two.
That final line is, sadly, all too true.
brilliant first panel ... it was hard to go up from there ... i first thought of skipping the rest .. just to keep the high of first one ...
As someone who loves "Castle", I laughed at Panel 2 right as I thought, "Oh crap!... he's RIGHT!"
In related news, Panel 3 is fantastic and I can already see Nathan Fillion doing it in an alternate universe.
haha At Least One serial killer
good comic like always
This is one situation where TV parodies reality...
wow very relevant my dad was watching that show for about 4 hours the other day.
I get the others, but who's the crime-solving neurosurgeon?
Note from Scott: Body of Proof
Panel 4: Is it foggy in Seattle?
NCIS seems to be doing fine at solving crimes without any civilian consultants.
I would like to see a show about a guy (not a cop, let's say janitor) who tries to solve crimes, but is utterly incompetent. The police force does all the work and he even is a big obstacle for them, but at the end when the police solves the crime, he gets recognized for it.
I assume the second serial killer is Dexter. Everyone who watched Murder She Wrote knew that Jessica Fletcher was one of the most successful serial killers of all time.
Coming up with a fantastic idea for a TV show is amazing. Coming up with the PERFECT name for it is even better. Coming up with a ridiculous secondary name for it is like offhandedly saying to all of Hollywood's writers, "Hey, I can rape your mom and THEN make her laugh by giving her genitals a funny nickname." What I'm saying is, you're kinda funny, kthxbai.
I just read a novel where clues are found by a guy buying an abandoned storage locker. Did that really make it into a TV show?
"NCIS seems to be doing fine at solving crimes without any civilian consultants."
Ummm....Abby and Ducky?
But yeah, at least Abby and Ducky aren't the only ones doing all the work...
If Someone produced Dead Man's Hand, I would tune in.
-"NCIS seems to be doing fine at solving crimes without any civilian consultants."
-Ummm....Abby and Ducky?
-But yeah, at least Abby and Ducky aren't the only ones doing all the work...
Except that Abby and Ducky are employed by the NCIS. Just because they work in labs doesn't mean they're not NCIS.
Wait... Rick had a good idea? My world is shattered...
"NCIS seems to be doing fine at solving crimes without any civilian consultants."
I could almost hear the conversation in the production offices when someone at NCIS said "You know what? Criminal Minds is about profilers. We need a profiler. Can we have our Medical Examiner get a quick degree in psychology?" And lo, it was made so, and they saw that it was Good.
This comic is even funnier than the popularity of police shows, crime solving shows and court room shows, in a society in which the Rule of Law has irreparably broken down.
Now, where did I put my chips? Oh here they are, down the back of the couch.
I've always thought they could solve a whole lot of crimes if the police (or someone) would methodically search through storage units. (I know, 4th amendment) Still. I "bet" there are a lot of stolen goods and bodies locked away.
haha, great stuff!
Now all we need a show about a psychology major who solves crimes for the FBI while baking cakes inside a storage locker. If the character has too much free time, he can freelance as an over-intrusive wedding planner. Who ever said you can have too much of a good thing?
Krupuk: The anime Detective Conan features a private eye who tries to solve crimes but is utterly incompetent and gets in the way of the police, but gets the credit for solving the crimes because the civilian main character who actually did the crime-solving always attributes it to the incompetent PI. Not exactly the same as your story, but close, I guess!
Brilliant comic. Well, it usually is. But look, I'm commenting on THIS strip, and that's just how it is.
Our dog is named Dexter, after the serial killer. It was a decision that seemed like a good idea at the time.
And if American crime drama shows are weird, Japanese ones are even weirder. There's a series called Detective Conan that's been going past 10 years now where the main character is a high school detective shrunk to the size of a six year old... who then goes on to solve murder cases (ALWAYS murder cases), sometimes with his gang of actual six year old friends. Though the most disturbing thing about the series isn't so much that a small child is allowed to run around murder scenes, but that the author has at this point come up with something like 700 unique ways to commit murder. (Actually come to think of it, that might explain why his series has been going for over a decade... who's going to have the guts to cancel his contract?)
To be fair, Dexter is much less about solving crimes and much more about committing them.
What's really scary about this comic is Ric and Scott actually complimenting each other.