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Rizzoli & Isles
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Female-driven crime show gets pretty grizzly.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this adult-oriented crime drama packs some pretty grizzly scenes involving torture, rape (and other sexual crimes), and murder, with plenty of dead bodies and blood to go around. There's some sexual innuendo, too, and characters use words like "damn," "hell," "t-ts," "ass," and "son of a bitch" and occasionally drink alcohol. On the plus side, the main characters are both accomplished, hardworking female role models.
What's the story?
Jane Rizzoli (Angie Harmon) is a street-smart detective who's the only female working in Boston's homicide division. Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander) is a book-smart medical examiner who often feels more at ease with the dead than she does with the living. Together, they're RIZZOLI & ISLES -- strong women, close friends, and professional colleagues who work side by side to solve some of Boston's grizzliest murders.
Is it any good?
Rizzoli & Isles might be based on author Tess Gerritsen's string of bestselling crime novels, but it doesn't take long for it to seem eerily similar to a far better -- though admittedly scarier -- story: The Silence of the Lambs. And frankly, Anthony Hopkins' creepy antics aside, we'd much rather be watching that. Although the idea of a two-woman "buddy" series a-la Cagney & Lacey sounds great on paper, this half-baked disappointment only succeeds at being trite and silly.
It is, however, refreshing to see a series about two type-A women who can work together and (gasp!) be friends at the same time. Not that the shallow script makes viewers actually care about the characters much, mind you; but at least it's sending out a positive message in place of the popular strong-women-can't-work-together formula.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the role that violence plays in the plot. Is it necessary to make the crimes seem real? How does this show compare with other crime series?
Does gender affect the women's on-the-job experiences? How do the characters cope with being the minority in a male-dominated environment? When it comes to stereotypes, do these characters undermine or reinforce traditional ideas about women in this line of work?
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Great! Rizzles <3
Greatest show ever. Great story lines and characters. Serious at times but also lighthearted and funny (: RIZZLES ALLLL THE WAY! <3
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Decent, hard-working Duo - Positive Role Models for Young Women
For older children and those who have maintained very close communication with parents all of their lives, this is a television show which is forensically-accurate, tough about life's realities and demonstrates a realistic cause-and-effect dramatization about people who suffer when they make bad character-oriented choices in life. Rizzoli and Isles work relentlessly and demonstrate the positive values of teamwork, determination, and human sensitivity. The show is not, however, a Pollyannaesque sticom. Good people do suffer and die in some of its plots. Both female leads are strong, resourceful, altruistic role-models for young women.
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CSI for teens and adults
Great crime show for teens, and adults too!
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| TV rating: | TV-14 |
| Network: | TNT |
| Cast: | Angie Harmon, Lorraine Bracco, Sasha Alexander |
| Genre: | Drama |
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