Aisha knows what she likes, and what she likes is a good crime show. She wants there to be a self-contained story arc of whodunit, who found em, and what their fate is, and she'll check out pretty much anything your auntie watches on TV as a result. Law and Order (Original Recipe), Criminal Minds, NCIS, and even the new Elementary (which she marks as a better actual procedural than Sherlock in spite of her deep love of Benedict Cumberbatch) all make her watch list, and it's a blast to hear her break them down. It's about a simple story, some escapism, and learning what it is as a writer that you like in what you watch.

Here's the Sam Waterston AV Club interview with an entire Law & Order ep in the comments, and here's the Tommy Westphall Universe Hypothesis wiki.

Check out Aisha's monthly live show, The Sipping Hour.

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