Unfortunately, they all seem to solve crimes as government employees, or in league with government employees. That's silly. Government is the biggest crime of all.
Even Sherlock, with his contempt for the stupidity of cops and his willingness to ignore "laws", still acts as though the government can be good guys, and he generally solves the case then hands the criminals over to the State.
What I would like to see is a good series based on a freelance crime solver, individual or group, who recognizes that government is just another facet of the criminal element. Who realizes that the only real crimes involve archation, thus have an individual victim.
Even if the bad guys who commit the particular crime of the week aren't government, the cops, "laws", and courts are portrayed honestly, as obstacles to justice; not on the same side as our heroes.
Obviously, I'd like to see the government employees shown to be the bad guys "even" when they are doing nothing but passing or enforcing average, every day "laws". Let's watch the heroes find out which cop was responsible for calling for a no-knock raid, and bring him to justice! Along with the rest of his gang who went along with him!
And, of course, justice on the show involves returning the victim to as near his or her "pre-violation" condition as possible- never revenge, "punishment", or a cage. Although, I could see some bad guys on the show being killed in self defense. That would still be satisfying.
Now, that's a crime show I could really enjoy!
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Teh TeeVee used to be replete with such shows in the Seventies and Eighties. Hunter,Magnum,Rockford Files, Stingray (He will help you fight the Bad Guys but there is a price: you have to appear in a later episode and help him help someone else. Oh, and he drives a'63 Vette), and The A Team. Especially The A Team. One guy smokes a smelly cigar. Another wears twenty pounds of gold around his neck. Another specializes in disguises and impersonations, usually of pompous bureaucrats. They drive a hot van that appears to be missing some anti-pollution hardware. The van is full of explosives and Automatic weapons, which the guys use frequently. All of them have been kicked out of the Army and are on the run from The Government. The A Team will take care of your Bad Guy problem, but it's cash up front. It just doesn't get more libertarian than that.
ReplyDeleteAnd those were shows I enjoyed. I just can't get into any of the "CSI-type" stuff that airs now.
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