It honestly just hit me that I am nearing the end of the U.S. Prime Suspect. Previously, I had been going through, enjoying the show for what it is, but here am I, on episode 11, two left to go before the end, and I’m finding myself kinda sad about it.

Part of it is just my love for crime procedurals. I don’t watch nearly as much of them as I used to. Back in the day, each and every Law and Order was appointment viewing for me. I would watch them as they aired and then catch old episodes in reruns, which almost seems novel to me now. It’s such a fruitful genre that allows for so many possibilities, not least of which just a hundred auxiliary characters that are all bold and fun.

There’s no dearth of procedurals on T.V. but none of them hit me like Prime Suspect does right now. The setting is one t hing. The characters are all more rough around the edges than what you’ll find on Criminal Minds or C.S.I.

But jeez. It’s also just a great show. I always look forward to seeing that, and not just for the good Mario Bello or the fucking great Kirk Acevedo and Kenny Johnson. (Side note: I was real, real happy to see The Unit’s Michael Irby in this episode, too. Shawn Ryan represent.)

I think the entertaining shows, the shows designed to be watched a week at a time and not in huge DVD chunks, can have some weight to the characters, some interest in the stories. So, I’m sad to see the U.S. Prime Suspect go.

With any luck, the U.K. version will soften the blow when I get around to it.