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In the 1970s, there was a trend for all detectives on TV to have some quirk or gimmick, and this was often physical.

— Mark Billingham

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

When I was younger, I watched all the detective shows.

— Dennis Farina

I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about one or two persons, but they don't describe anything in the society outside.

— Stieg Larsson

People are fascinated by the darker sides of human nature, and I think they're also interested in seeing the ability that a particular detective or group of detectives might have to solve the crime and put the world right again.

— Thomas Gibson

I didn't grow up watching detective shows. I've never even seen an episode of 'CSI.'

— Cary Fukunaga

When I started on 'The West Wing,' that was at a time when this was still a stigma, because movie stars didn't do TV. Now, every movie star is desperate to find their 'True Detective.'

— Rob Lowe

The thing that attracted me to 'CSI' is that these guys are always professional, but underneath, it's teeming with a heavy shadow. Maybe even some decadence and some weirdness with certain characters! And that always intrigued me as an actor.

— Paul Guilfoyle

If there was one overarching theme to 'True Detective,' I would say it was that, as human beings, we are nothing but the stories we live and die by - so you'd better be careful what stories you tell yourself.

— Nic Pizzolatto

The thing I don't like about detective stories is looking for criminals.

— Natsuo Kirino

The most credible police shows I've ever seen were 'Barney Miller' on TV and 'The French Connection' movie. They showed the tedious side of police work.

— Dennis Farina

✗Opposing Perspectives

A lot of cop shows, because they have the restraints of having a new case every episode, the victims often become these kind of nameless, faceless plot points, and as an audience we don't feel anything for those people.

— Mireille Enos