Motive
Motive
TV-14 | 03 February 2013 (USA)
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    phuketboy

    Esp crime detective drama Mostly amazing beauty Vanquver view & quality Mise-en-Scène.love this neat crime story too

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    antoniotierno

    Motive is basically about a headstrong female role model who is likable but flawed, with a flair for what is unconventional, either at work as a homicide detective and at home as a mother. Each episode revolves around an always violent crime, tough most of the bloody scenes are quite brief, and the killer is always brought to justice in the end. Language is mild (think "hell," "damn," etc.), and sexual activity is mostly implied. Some cases involve social drinking and drug use, which is not uncommon/unheard of, but they're handled originally. Last thing the TV world needed was another crime drama. Nevertheless Motive at least tries to change things by throwing out the whodunit plots.

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    g0b0

    As a fan of crime shows, I was intrigued to watch this show. The premise was fascinating; it's been used by notable writers such as Agatha Christie. The critical reviewers comparing the show to 'Columbo', certainly have an opinion, but it's not worth much in the volumes of literature and cinema. In a ' typical' crime show, the cops & detectives investigate & follow leads. They rule out suspects & generally solve the crime in 60 minutes or within the arc of several weeks. The puzzle of solving a murder is rarely as simple as doing research in a lab where things are 'cut & dry'. The similarity between 'typical' crime shows & Motive is that the Audience gets to witness the detectives pursuing leads and solving the case.The STRIKING difference is that in this remarkable show, the producers have the freedom to spend time on the detectives' WORK PROCESS itself. We get to see cops the way they work every day, as cases unfold; not the abbreviated highlights for TV versions.So, this may not be the glamorous Law & Order, SVU show (which I love!), but this show is a different version of a cop show. It's not competing with Law & Order, Columbo, or any other. It's just deconstructing the job; taking it apart in front of our eyes. By deconstructing the cops doing their job, we get to see the process in a different light. It may be less glamorous than Law & Order but it's deeper, more character driven and it is fueled by it's core by the case. Peripherally, there is the baggage that normal folks have.Better than Law & Order, SVU? I could not say. They are both on my watch list & satisfy different pleasures.

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    johnmcw-697-424380

    Shows starts out showing you who the killer is and who the victim is. Then the evidence points at one suspect who is framed but Det. Flynn comes to the rescue every time determined that someone else has to be the killer when her peers believe they have the right suspect. At least she can wait and allow the evidence to point at someone else before being convinced that the first suspect could not have committed the crime because they do not have a criminal background or she believes they do not fit the crime. Come on, be a little realistic and at least let the evidence direct them to the real killer instead of Flynn always being right. also, let some of the other detectives solve a crime. It is almost to the point they don't need anyone else since Flynn is always right and solving the crime. Personally I do not think the show will last. If Vegas gets cancelled this show will definitely be cancelled.

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