tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post116268265045427288..comments2023-09-01T04:29:54.172-06:00Comments on Maximum Verbosity: Today's Random TV-Related ThoughtBettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-1163043042768305962006-11-08T20:30:00.000-07:002006-11-08T20:30:00.000-07:00I believe that is changing, if it hasn't changed a...I believe that is changing, if it hasn't changed already. Flying Squads (hence Sweeney Todd) signed out firearms and then proceeded to bank hold ups etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-1162869933591321332006-11-06T20:25:00.000-07:002006-11-06T20:25:00.000-07:00Nope! Well, I think there are some special divisi...Nope! Well, I think there are some special divisions that are armed, but regular beat cops don't. I think they get some kind of a stick. :)Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-1162869739324380782006-11-06T20:22:00.000-07:002006-11-06T20:22:00.000-07:00British police don't carry guns?British police don't carry guns?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-1162777158985401982006-11-05T18:39:00.000-07:002006-11-05T18:39:00.000-07:00I've yet to see Life on Mars or Torchwood, but Cr...I've yet to see <I> Life on Mars</I> or <I>Torchwood</I>, but <I>Cracker</I> was crackingly good. I hear they have relaunched the series.<BR/>The old Brit cop show I want to see is <I>The Sweeney</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-1162710012511603392006-11-05T00:00:00.000-07:002006-11-05T00:00:00.000-07:00Well, the three examples that have particularly ju...Well, the three examples that have particularly jumped out at me (not all of which are exactly cop shows, I admit) were <I>Cracker</I>, <I>Torchwood</I> and <I>Life on Mars</I>. I've just been watching that last, which was what prompted the post. Although, interestingly enough, there were guns in the next episode.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-1162707688064360942006-11-04T23:21:00.000-07:002006-11-04T23:21:00.000-07:00Which shows in particular?Which shows in particular?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-1162701827321670502006-11-04T21:43:00.000-07:002006-11-04T21:43:00.000-07:00British cops dont have guns. They are over here i...British cops dont have guns. They are over here in the hands of kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-1162697727555125932006-11-04T20:35:00.000-07:002006-11-04T20:35:00.000-07:00Well, obviously. But that fact doesn't change my ...Well, obviously. But that fact doesn't change my expectations of what I'm going to see on a TV show.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-1162697236058641952006-11-04T20:27:00.000-07:002006-11-04T20:27:00.000-07:00American cops pull their guns a lot less often in ...American cops pull their guns a lot less often in real life than on TV.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550414473884327823noreply@blogger.com