What happens when you don't watch where you're going

[icepixie]

So. I appear to have tripped and fallen headfirst into The Mentalist fandom. Well, just the fic, really, and nothing else. I...actually have no plans to watch the show, for the following combination of reasons:

1.) I need another cop show like I need a hole in the head.
2.) I need another cop show with an unorthodox investigator like I need a really big hole in the head.
3.) Patrick Jane appears to be a dick of the highest caliber, and while they can sometimes be amusing and lovable if written with a certain amount of sympathy (see: my GIANT AND INEXPLICABLE LOVE for Megan Hunt), in general, I'm not a fan.
4.) I am especially not a fan of The Jerkass character with the oh-so-angsty past, and Jane falls squarely into that category. Again, I need a character bent on revenge for a serial killer's murdering his wife and child about as much as I need a puncture in my pate.
5.) Between Jane's past, Lisbon's past (dead mother and abusive/alcoholic father, wheee), and Rigsby and Van Pelt's star-crossed lovers thing, it sounds angstier than BSG. That's saying something.
6.) What I have gleaned of the emotional dynamic of the two lead characters reminds me waaaaay too much of the codependent angst-fest that was Mulder & Scully: The Later Years, without the sci-fi and the goofiness to leaven it. (I don't mind that so much in fic, but on a show itself it drives me a bit mad.)

BUT, I have somehow gotten sucked into the world of Jane/Lisbon fic. I don't. even. know.

However, this one is quite nice. And there is a steampunk AU novella that I haven't read yet, but which is very intriguing.

(Dear Self, you could be being productive, why are you doing this, why why why)

Comments

[elflore.livejournal.com]

Speaking of unorthodox investigators, I can't remember if we've ever talked about - did you watch "Life"? With Damian Lewis as a detective framed for murder, sent to prison for 12 years, becoming a zen Buddhist while there, and then using that perspective to solve crimes and hunt the conspiracy that framed him? It only lasted two seasons, but it was sooooo good. Rachael and I are rewatching it now. I'd say it just beats out Due South for my favorite quirky cop show.

[icepixie]

I believe you mentioned it at one point, yes. I'm...kind of burnt out on crime shows now, but next time I'm in the mood for one, I'll totally check out it. :D