The problem with parody is simple: You have to make sure people know you're doing it, and you have to make sure that you're not jumping into a genre that's already oversaturated with similar spoofs, satires and what-have-yous. And that's kinda the problem with Lesbian Cops. (Writer's Aside: Out of curiosity, after watching the first episode, I googled "Lesbian Cops." Thirty minutes later, I turned Safesearch on and tried again. There were plenty of books, some Rizzoli & Isles commentary, and then this show.) Clearly trying to ape and skewer the tough-guy cop shows and movies of the 60's and 70's, along with what you'd find googling about without Safesearch on, Lesbian Cops is all about being big. Big movements, big acting, big, big, big. Death Wish was thrown out as the creators' prime inspiration, which I completely see. From the Lesbian Cops website the premise goes, "Detective Tori Jones (Gena Shaw...
- 10/20/2011
- by Logan Rapp
- Tubefilter.com
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