Seriously. You can’t swing a dead body in the world of crime television without hitting a female Medical Examiner. At first I thought it was just the endless re-runs of Law & Order: SVU starring Tamara Tunie, but I was wrong. No sooner did I switch channels than I ran across Khandi Alexander sweet-talking the dead on CSI: Miami. Which might make you think that all female MEs are in spin-offs and/or stuck in syndication. But no, there’s also Medical Examiner Lanie Parish on Castle, played by Tamala Jones.
And those are just the secondary characters! Rizzoli and Isles, Crossing Jordan and Body of Proof all feature female ME’s in lead roles.
So you know how they say that if you die in dreams, you die in life? Well, apparently, if you die on TV, you get sliced and diced by a woman. Something to consider.
Don’t forget Leslie Hendrix as Elizabeth Rodgers in Old School L&O and also CE.
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Julie –
I knew I was missing a Law and Order one, I just couldn’t remember who it was! Thanks for coming to my rescue.
I saw the promos for a Lifetime show, “The Protector”, and it sound like a Rizzoli and Isles wannabe. Sometimes I miss Quincy.
It’s funny because it’s true.
@bungluna Not sure about The Profiler (I mean) The Protector either. Guess we’ll see, but that Mancini (?) theme from Quincy is one of my ultimate earworms! Da–da-da-da-dat-DA…!
I miss him and Sam and that station wagon.
@esri So true. Still being typecast as Weird Sisters?
>if you’re a woman, you’ll probably end up cutting up corpses.
(dryly) During job interviews, some find the career perqs irresistible:
“I get to cut up men? Really?”
LOL, Leigh! That one really did make me laugh out loud.
bungluna – like Clare, I am in the “wait and see” camp on that. I sometimes find that actress really annoying.