Now that it's officially fall, new programming is finally coming to a television near you. For those of you who enjoy standard (and not so standard) procedurals, the 2012 -2013 season has quite a few new detective shows to choose from. What will be your favorite new show?
On the CW, Beauty and the Beast is a detective show with a supernatural twist. It's being billed as a remake of the 80s show of the same name, that starred Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman. This version casts Kristin Kreuk as Beauty, a hard as nails New York homicide detective, who saw her parents murdered as a child. Filling the role of the Beast is Jay Ryan, who doesn't look all that beastly, but he is prone to uncontrollable violent outburst. He's also got a faily shady past that involves a stint in the military and some secret experiments, and now lives in the edge of society. In exchange for protecting his identity, the Beast supplies Beauty with vital information to her help solve cases.
CBS also has a remake this season, but it's about as different as you can get from Beauty and the Beast. This new show is called Elementary, and it's about none other than a modern Sherlock Holmes. The detective, played by Jonny Lee Miller, is a recovering addict and NYPD consultant. The big twist in this version? Dr. Watson is played by Lucy Liu, who becomes Holmes's sober companion. Of course, the duo go on to crack the hardest cases the NYPD can throw at them.
In the wake of The Closer's final season, TNT has added a spinoff, Major Crimes to its fall lineup. This new show will focus on Captain Sharon Raydor, played by Mary McDonnell, of the Major Crimes Division. When Brenda Leigh Johnson, played by Kyra Sedgewick, left at the end of Season 7, it was a shock to the deaprtment. Now, Captain Raydor is tasked with earning the trust of the LAPD's Major Crimes Department, the same people she once investigated. For those who were fans of The Closer, many of its stars are returning to Major Crimes.
New detective shows aren't just limited to American programming. BBC1 has recently launched its own reboot of Sherlock Holmes, simple titled Sherlock<, also in a modern setting. Nemesis, also on BBC1, is an eight part international espionage series written by X-Filesand Strike Back writer/producer Frank Spotnitz. BBC2 has added Line of Duty, a thriller about modern policing, to its lineup. It follows an anti-corruption movement as it investigates a popular officer.
Whether your tastes run toward remakes of established classics, spinoffs of successful series, or something completely new, there are several new detective shows to choose from his fall. Time will tell which of these will become classics.
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On the CW, Beauty and the Beast is a detective show with a supernatural twist. It's being billed as a remake of the 80s show of the same name, that starred Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman. This version casts Kristin Kreuk as Beauty, a hard as nails New York homicide detective, who saw her parents murdered as a child. Filling the role of the Beast is Jay Ryan, who doesn't look all that beastly, but he is prone to uncontrollable violent outburst. He's also got a faily shady past that involves a stint in the military and some secret experiments, and now lives in the edge of society. In exchange for protecting his identity, the Beast supplies Beauty with vital information to her help solve cases.
CBS also has a remake this season, but it's about as different as you can get from Beauty and the Beast. This new show is called Elementary, and it's about none other than a modern Sherlock Holmes. The detective, played by Jonny Lee Miller, is a recovering addict and NYPD consultant. The big twist in this version? Dr. Watson is played by Lucy Liu, who becomes Holmes's sober companion. Of course, the duo go on to crack the hardest cases the NYPD can throw at them.
In the wake of The Closer's final season, TNT has added a spinoff, Major Crimes to its fall lineup. This new show will focus on Captain Sharon Raydor, played by Mary McDonnell, of the Major Crimes Division. When Brenda Leigh Johnson, played by Kyra Sedgewick, left at the end of Season 7, it was a shock to the deaprtment. Now, Captain Raydor is tasked with earning the trust of the LAPD's Major Crimes Department, the same people she once investigated. For those who were fans of The Closer, many of its stars are returning to Major Crimes.
New detective shows aren't just limited to American programming. BBC1 has recently launched its own reboot of Sherlock Holmes, simple titled Sherlock<, also in a modern setting. Nemesis, also on BBC1, is an eight part international espionage series written by X-Filesand Strike Back writer/producer Frank Spotnitz. BBC2 has added Line of Duty, a thriller about modern policing, to its lineup. It follows an anti-corruption movement as it investigates a popular officer.
Whether your tastes run toward remakes of established classics, spinoffs of successful series, or something completely new, there are several new detective shows to choose from his fall. Time will tell which of these will become classics.
Do you have a TV show, movie or webisode idea? Click here
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