Annoying Crime Drama Cliché #218

Erin and I watched the premiere of New Amsterdam last night. Apparently the suits in development at FOX figured they needed their own immortal undead detective to compete with Moonlight. The pilot was entertaining enough to merit a season pass on the TiVo, despite the writers’ willingness to slip into the same tired clichés employed by most network crime dramas.

Why is it that whenever a female detective or police officer is introduced as a character, it’s somehow important to mention that her father was also a cop? Worse still, this fact is always brought to our attention with the same clumsy dialog:

Crusty Old Male Officer: I knew your dad in the (INSERT PRECINCT NUMBER HERE). He was a great cop.

Female Detective: Thanks.

Good thing that writers’ strike ended, so we can get more of this.

Posted by PJ on Mar 5, 2008 | Comments |

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