Mike86

Criminal Minds isn't too bad I watch it every now and then when my dad has it on its basically his favorite show. Other than that I used to really enjoy Law & Order during its early years and still will get caught up in a marathon on TNT now and again. Criminal Intent was good too especially in its early years but, I watched up until Goren and Eames left the show. Never got into SVU that much though. Other than those three I don't really get into procedurals very often.

CKMorpheus

Once you go the route of The Wire, it's hard to go back to shows that wrap up cases in 45 minutes.

writer106

I'm not a huge fan of procedural or doctor/cop/lawyer shows but there are some I like. I was a fan of Cold Case mainly because of how the show gave the audience insight into the victims and the time periods and situations they were in. I did like the orginal Law and Order and SVU years ago but don't care much for them and I'm glad the original show was finally canned. I was never able to get into the CSI or NCIS franchises. I have seen a few good episodes of CSI:NY and I think Gary Sinise could be on a better show. I have seen the first two seasons of Criminal Minds on DVD and the show isn't bad at all. I have a cousin who recently added me to her friends on Facebook. I haven't seen her in a couple of years and I looked at her favorite TV shows and her list consisted of L&O, Criminal Minds, the NCIS shows, CSI shows and Bones. I think I would go crazy if I watched all those shows. I like to watch a different of drama shows.

writer106

I found the acting on the L&O shows to be a lot of better than acting on NCIS and CSI. For some reason Mark Harmon and the goth chick on NCIS bug the hell out of me. In the past I have tuned into L&O marathons and enjoyed them. If I saw a CSI or NCIS marathon on USA or some other channel I wouldn't bother watching.

writer106

I agree with you on that. The Wire dominates in the acting and writing and I like the continuous story arcs. I can still watch some network procedural shows but in a way The Wire ruined those shows for me.

maingon

me, I never could get into them.