It seems that for the most part "television" has not really changed. You still have more channels and nothing to watch just like the good 'ol days.
If anything I tend to just watch Youtube and once a month or so might find something new to watch on one of the pirate sites a.k.a Netflix, CW, Hulu and whatever other services it is people pay for.
This month was a good one with two series I found, one I have seen the first season and the other a refreshing take in the same vein.
The Irregulars
I do not tend to care for children leads or I guess they are teenagers, but they did great with the casting and I really just like everyone in it.
The story has a bit of romantic drama but that does not seem misplaced, and the drama elements do well to keep the story going. When it comes to the actual cases they work on they are for the most part interesting on an episode to episode basis and part of the whole narrative. This is also something I prefer in a series.
It might not be an endorsement but old Baywatch Nights vibes are definitely present but the same can be said for X-files or Fringe, regardless The Irregulars will keep you watching if only because it is a Frankenstein's Monster of the "Sherlock" genre.
You can watch The Irregulars on Netflix or alternatives ;)
The Alienist
For one thing, I think if you are American you can't watch The Alienist - Angel of Darkness on Netflix, I remember trying with Season 1 and had to change over to the UK.
As always you can watch it on alternatives or the origin network TNT Drama.
The Alienist was a boon for me, because Endeavour took forever to release and Mindhunters was almost as tedious as that detective show with that guy who was in Failure to launch.
The Alienist is another Sherlock style, mentalist show and depicts the birth of modern-day psychological profiling in my opinion. Similar to how Mindhunters shows the beginnings of psychological profiling in the FBI.
One thing I like about it apart from the old school victorian style is that it does not try to shock you with gore like many of the detective shows try to do in an attempt to hide the fact that they hardly have a story.
There is a definite focus on the reason behind things and figuring out how all the pieces come together. Even when you know who the killer it almost has no influence on the story itself since the "Why" will always be more important.
The Alienist does a great job of rewarding your curiosity and guesses, it can be a bit heavy on the drama or "politics" but those times pass quite quickly and a person is back to the hunt. Personally I just skip any politics but then again I watch many complete series in a 10th of the time.
See ya
So those might not be complete reviews but I am guessing you can easily judge from the covers that these are very Sherlock Holmes, detective centric shows. The difference is that these have stories of substance which is something I don't often find even in the most pretentious and dark to the point of shock factor series.They do a good job of also being entertaining and not depressing you to your core with their snowflake agendas. These series have no agenda other than to be good and even satiate your need for closure as there are no convoluted abstractions to how they end.
