* I know It’s Just A TV Show, But!
* I Know It’s Just A TV Show, But!
Late last night, I was using my DVR to catch up on two shows, “Blue Bloods” and “The Good Wife”—and like a lightening bolt it hit me…that two of my favorite television shows are borderline-absurd.
Now follow Jeff Eats here…
If I understand “Blue Bloods”correctly…no matter what NYC borough a crime happens in, either Detective Regan or Patrolman Regan catches (that’s cop lingo) the case and Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Regan prosecutes it.
If I understand “The Good Wife” correctly…all legal matters and cases no matter what they involve are resolved by the cast’s lawyers within 60 minutes.
Now, nothing for nothing-being that Jeff Eats has been a member of the New York Bar since 1974 (in good standing I may add) and in particular was a law clerk in the Kings County District Attorneys Office from May 1972-June 1973 I can attest that no matter what “Blue Bloods” portrays–the Regan Brothers and Sister in “reality” would never ever be assigned to handle every “crime” that takes place in New York City. As for “The Good Wife” -Jeff Eats’ 40 years of law practice tells me, that in the history of American jurisprudence -not even the smallest “small claims case” has been resolved from inception to conclusion in a mere 60 minutes. By the way, since there are something like 15 minutes of commercials in every “The Good Wife” episode, Alicia and her buddies have actually been disposing of cases at a record breaking pace of 45 minutes. If memory serves Jeff Eats correctly, it use to take a 45 minute subway ride just to get from my office at 660 Madison Avenue to the New York State Supreme Court building at 60 Centre Street—but then again, Alicia is in Chicago-so just maybe its transportation system is a bit swifter-than New York City’s setup. You Chicagoians can fill Jeff Eats on that…
I know It’s Just A TV Show, But!
Thanks for letting Jeff Eats opine…by the way, I find that the above mentioned tv shows and others like “Pawn Stars”–“Homeland” (though the plot-line is starting to collapse)–“Shark Tank”–and “Boardwalk Empire” are so much more enjoyable to watch -if I’m downing a large bowl or two or three of flavored popcorn from Popcorn Zone, 7044 Beracasa Way, Boca Raton, Florida 33433, (561) 447-9655…check www.baskets-bocaraton.com for products/prices–I will tell you that Popcorn Zone makes a carmel popcorn topped with milk chocolate that my Aunt Pearl would have described as “to die for.”
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Jeff,
I am a retired NYC detective. For my entire career I was assigned in Brooklyn. I couldn’t even tell you how to get to Columbus Circle in Manhattan. Great column.
bluethru- I just ran the NY marathon last week. I lived in Oceanside, LI growing up. I agree with you in that Brooklyn is its own universe, same for manhattan, queens, staten island etc.
years ago I was in a rear end car accident in Queens. I suffered some back and neck injuries. The depositions alone of me and the other driver lasted 4 hours. The case was settled 2 years after the accident first happened.
And I thought that there was only danny, Jamie and their partners handling everything.
Hey Jeff,
Perry Mason and Matlock use to get things done in 60 minutes so why shouldn’t The Good Wife be able to do the same thing? What are you a sexist?
Jeff,
There’s Danny, There’s Jamie and how about Andy Sipowitz and Bobby Simone? Oh, I forget Bobby died.
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Nice way of sneaking Popcorn Zone into the discussion.
Jeff cracks me up. I like the analysis of Blue Bloods especially. By the way I heard the podcast of Jeff on the radio last week. I wish Jeff would do a podcast maybe once per week covering restaurants, rants or whatever!
Lincoln Jones mentioned Matlock. He would catch a hot dog for lunch and with his charm in the courtroom he would get others to confess to crimes with simple questioning. Its funny how so many people think Magnum Pi was filmed in Hawaii, or the many shows simply on sound stages in Hollywood-like ER. On occasion a few location shoots and that’s it. The tv show Las Vegas tried to do a little in LV when the show premiered. Basically Vegas is so busy there is no way to shoot inside casinos at any time of day or night. So that soundstage they build their own “casino”
remember the movie where tom hanks was stuck living in an airport? that entire “airport” was a movie set. absolutely amazing to me how they create sets like that.
so let me get this straight, there are more than just 4 cops handling cases in nyc? who would have ever thunk that after watching blue bloods.
I kind of think those family dinner scenes in Blue Bloods are very hokey.
The Good Wife is a very believable show, not!
Last night Danny a cop was on a criminal jury and a criminal lawyer who dropped a client is shot because Frank thinks that the lawyer can talk about his client because the lawyer client privilege has now ended.
The writers of Blue Blood better get back to reality. Cops don’t sit on juries and client’s privilege doesn’t end.
I caught the same things.
There is no way that a cop sits on a criminal trial as a juror. As for the lawyer, privilege never ends whether the client fires the lawyer or for that matter dies.
Blue Blood had two dumb story lines last night.
Last nights blue bloods episode was a disgrace. A cop on a criminal jury and a lawyer violating client privilege. Doesn’t happen. If it did that esq should be disbarred and the PC fired and criminally charged.
Dean, I saw that episode. ABSURD. The writers are getting really bad with how things really work in real life. The show was just silly tv.
this week on blue bloods danny’s partner handles a case that involves her brother. show is borderline absurd.