![]() ![]() Don’t get me started on how well “Law & Order: SVU” embeds its messages into the mystery-of-the-week format. And shows like “ Scandal” and “How to Get Away with Murder” found ways to incorporate real-world messages into tabloid narratives, anchored by great central performances. ![]() For example, I enjoy the way Ryan Murphy and company take things so far over the top that they almost parody the emergency subgenre on “9-1-1”. I’m down for escapism as much as the next critic. ![]() Don’t get me wrong – not everything on television needs to be deep. The issues at play in FOX’s “Proven Innocent” demand a level of nuance that the writing team behind this show are either uninterested in providing or incapable of doing so. There’s something disheartening about seeing talented performers and socially resonant themes smothered in weak writing coming out of the mouths of two-dimensional characters. ![]()
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