Would you give Blunkett a gun?
I noticed over on Tod's blog that Blind Justice got cancelled. No surprise there... this was a really BAD show. I'm not sure if it's aired in the UK yet, but it was one of my regular torrents. I stopped watching early on, but Jess loved that crap. She'll be gutted it's gone. I'm just surprised it lasted as long as it did. A show about a blind cop? What were they thinking?
So just so Jess doesn't get too depressed on a Monday morning here's a quick tribute to a show that could have been a lot better if they had just raised the cop's disability a couple of notches...
Blind Justice Good Cop Dead Cop
The 6th Precinct. Dirty brown and grey open plan office. Two sour faced detectives are working the phones, their conversation drowned out by the sound of tough New York city pigeons on the ledge outside. On the next desk a third detective runs a hand through her soft and shiny brunette hair.
A delivery guy enters wheeling in a large crate.
Delivery guy: Hey I got a delivery here for a Lieutenant Stern
Karen Butterthroat: He's on the phone. I'll sign for it.
Karen takes his pen and signs the paperwork with a delicate but firm flourish. You can tell by her signature that she may look like a babe, but she has a no-nonsense work ethic.
Delivery guy: He's all yours
Karen: He?
The delivery guy leaves. Detectives Tom Segway and Marty Gutso come over as Karen pops the crate open.
Karen: What the hell?
As the detectives stand around the box, the camera pulls back and up revealing the contents of the box: Detective Jim Dumbar:? recently deceased.
We are treated to a brief flashback of the opening credits scene: A quick breakdown of the bank robbery, Dumbar raising his gun and firing at the same time as the robber. The bullet hitting him full in the forehead, the switch to Dumbar's POV as everything goes black, the slow motion shot of his brains hitting the bank window.
Lieutenant Stern: Is that Dumbar?
Segway: If by Dumbar you mean a dead guy with a hole in his head in a crate...
Stern: Stow that. We won't be saying the D word around here. Dumbar's been assigned to this precinct and you WILL make him feel like a part of the team.
The detectives look at each other. Not Dumbar. His eyes remain closed. He's dead.
Gutso: Boss, this guy is de...
Stern: Did you not hear me? I don't care WHAT he is. The Mayor says he's our new detective so that means he's our new detective. You wouldn't talk smart around him if he was deaf or pull faces at him if he was blind...? so we WILL NOT be calling attention to his disability.
Karen: Disability?
Stern: You heard me. Now who signed for him?
Gutso: Karen did.
Stern: Good. Karen meet your new partner. Jim, good to have you on board. The other guys will introduce themselves and show you your desk
Dumbar: ......
Karen: New partner?
Gutso: Man, I heard this guy's name a lot. Read about him and all. Real balls of steel at that bank robbery.
Segway (poking around at a growing stain at the bottom of the box with his pencil): I think his balls are leaking...
Dumbar: ........
Karen: New partner?
Mike is writing to The Rolling Stones
I noticed over on Tod's blog that Blind Justice got cancelled. No surprise there... this was a really BAD show. I'm not sure if it's aired in the UK yet, but it was one of my regular torrents. I stopped watching early on, but Jess loved that crap. She'll be gutted it's gone. I'm just surprised it lasted as long as it did. A show about a blind cop? What were they thinking?
So just so Jess doesn't get too depressed on a Monday morning here's a quick tribute to a show that could have been a lot better if they had just raised the cop's disability a couple of notches...
The 6th Precinct. Dirty brown and grey open plan office. Two sour faced detectives are working the phones, their conversation drowned out by the sound of tough New York city pigeons on the ledge outside. On the next desk a third detective runs a hand through her soft and shiny brunette hair.
A delivery guy enters wheeling in a large crate.
Delivery guy: Hey I got a delivery here for a Lieutenant Stern
Karen Butterthroat: He's on the phone. I'll sign for it.
Karen takes his pen and signs the paperwork with a delicate but firm flourish. You can tell by her signature that she may look like a babe, but she has a no-nonsense work ethic.
Delivery guy: He's all yours
Karen: He?
The delivery guy leaves. Detectives Tom Segway and Marty Gutso come over as Karen pops the crate open.
Karen: What the hell?
As the detectives stand around the box, the camera pulls back and up revealing the contents of the box: Detective Jim Dumbar:? recently deceased.
We are treated to a brief flashback of the opening credits scene: A quick breakdown of the bank robbery, Dumbar raising his gun and firing at the same time as the robber. The bullet hitting him full in the forehead, the switch to Dumbar's POV as everything goes black, the slow motion shot of his brains hitting the bank window.
Lieutenant Stern: Is that Dumbar?
Segway: If by Dumbar you mean a dead guy with a hole in his head in a crate...
Stern: Stow that. We won't be saying the D word around here. Dumbar's been assigned to this precinct and you WILL make him feel like a part of the team.
The detectives look at each other. Not Dumbar. His eyes remain closed. He's dead.
Gutso: Boss, this guy is de...
Stern: Did you not hear me? I don't care WHAT he is. The Mayor says he's our new detective so that means he's our new detective. You wouldn't talk smart around him if he was deaf or pull faces at him if he was blind...? so we WILL NOT be calling attention to his disability.
Karen: Disability?
Stern: You heard me. Now who signed for him?
Gutso: Karen did.
Stern: Good. Karen meet your new partner. Jim, good to have you on board. The other guys will introduce themselves and show you your desk
Dumbar: ......
Karen: New partner?
Gutso: Man, I heard this guy's name a lot. Read about him and all. Real balls of steel at that bank robbery.
Segway (poking around at a growing stain at the bottom of the box with his pencil): I think his balls are leaking...
Dumbar: ........
Karen: New partner?
Mike is writing to The Rolling Stones
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