FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Shitty Ask Lemmy@lemmy.ml · 15 days agoHow many cop shows do networks think we need?message-squaremessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down10
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareHow many cop shows do networks think we need?FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Shitty Ask Lemmy@lemmy.ml · 15 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·15 days 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-215 days agoAlmost all dramas currently on network TV are about cops, lawyers, doctors, or firefighters
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·15 days 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?