There are not exactly many characters within the crime TV genre quite as iconic as Leroy Jethro Gibbs of “NCIS” fame. Let’s try to put this into a little bit of perspective here. He’s a man who has worked on 300 episodes of a single series, which is astounding and doesn’t even count the “JAG” […]
What makes Jane Rizzoli of “Rizzoli & Isles” such a popular character? There are a number of different reasons, and that’s a worthy subject for our latest edition of our Crime TV Heroes. Over the past six years, she’s been one of our favorite characters to watch on any show in the genre, and she […]
Before we begin this latest chapter in our Crime TV Heroes article series here at CarterMatt, we should go ahead and make one thing rather clear when it comes to “The Mysteries of Laura”: There is no telling at present if the show is coming back or not for a third season. We’re leaning towards […]
Is Steve McGarrett the hero of “Hawaii Five-0”? It seems a little wrong to reduce this to just a singular thing, given that there are so many different heroes on the show who do great things on a pretty regular basis. Yet, this is our Crime TV Heroes series here at CarterMatt, and it’d be a little […]
The fifth season of “Major Crimes” may not premiere on TNT until June, but we’re not going to let that stop us from getting involved in a little more conversation in regards to the show. Specifically, we are speaking here in terms of one of the show’s most-beloved characters in Sharon Raydor, and the journey […]
At the moment, we are definitely in a holding pattern when it comes to “Fargo” on FX. New episodes of the show have not aired since the fall, and to go along with that we already know that new episodes are not going to air until we roll around until next year. That’s a long […]
There are few stable Crime TV Heroes out there quite like Aaron Hotchner of “Criminal Minds.” He’s someone with a superior reputation for solving crimes, and doing so in a methodical way to ensure that justice is served. Yet, at the same time he’s a detached character, someone you see often but do not always know an […]
In today’s edition of our Crime TV Heroes series, we are focusing on someone who doesn’t always seem like the most heroic person in the world: John Luther. The title character of “Luther” is a guy who often does get the job done, but doesn’t quite care how it’s done. He falls into the “tortured-souls” category of law enforcement […]
The first season of “The Night Manager” has been over in Great Britain for more than two weeks now, but luckily, viewers in America are going to have a chance to check it out sooner rather than later. (The show premieres on AMC April 19.) With that, what better way to get into a discussion […]
All month long we’ve been spotlighting individual characters through the lens of our Crime TV Heroes series, but you could easily say that Olivia Benson of “Law & Order: SVU” is head and shoulders above many others. She’s the sort of character who literally is a hero to many out there, even if she is fictional, and […]
