There never seems to be a shortage of good crime shows on TV, and network television is teeming with detectives who think -- and act -- differently. As a scholar of popular culture, I've long been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Detective fiction is a creative sub-genre of crime and ...

From the beginnings of the modern detective story, there have been eccentric detectives. For instance, Sherlock Holmes never would have fit in with the typical late Victorian or Edwardian London ...

Detective shows can be more creative than they first appear. While these series tend to follow certain formulas, with the main characters discovering clues and solving crimes, this can be done in many ...

Few genres capture a viewer’s undivided attention like detective drama. From the gritty street-level crime solving of the '70s and '80s to the high-tech forensic thrillers of today, viewers have long ...

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There never seems to be a shortage of good crime shows on TV, and network television is teeming with detectives who think -- and act -- differently. This fall, new seasons of Elsbeth, High Potential, ...