FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Shitty Ask Lemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoHow many cop shows do networks think we need?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down10
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareHow many cop shows do networks think we need?FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Shitty Ask Lemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month agoIt’s been this way since I was a kid. The cynic in me says it’s intentional to desensitize us to the police state. Cops arresting criminals. Detectives investigating crimes and arresting criminals. Lawyers prosecuting criminals. Hospitals treating victims and criminals. That’s easily, what? 70% of television? I’m too lazy to look at actual TV schedules, but god, it feels that way. The Law and Order shows ALONE. (NGL - I loved Homicide)
minus-squareFreshParsnip@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-21 month agoAlmost all dramas currently on network TV are about cops, lawyers, doctors, or firefighters
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoMy guess would be, assuming nothing nefarious, 😉 They’re easy to write, cheap to produce, and draw an audience. So from a media perspective, what’s not to like?
It’s been this way since I was a kid. The cynic in me says it’s intentional to desensitize us to the police state.
That’s easily, what? 70% of television? I’m too lazy to look at actual TV schedules, but god, it feels that way. The Law and Order shows ALONE.
(NGL - I loved Homicide)
Almost all dramas currently on network TV are about cops, lawyers, doctors, or firefighters
My guess would be, assuming nothing nefarious, 😉 They’re easy to write, cheap to produce, and draw an audience. So from a media perspective, what’s not to like?