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Cold Case is an American police procedural television series revolving around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division in Pennsylvania that specializes in investigating cold cases. The series first aired on September 28, 2003 on CBS. Its sixth season began on September 28, 2008.
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7 m2 q" v' W) Z$ y4 J6 e- \Each episode of Cold Case follows a formula that begins with a flashback scene that establishes the year -- sometimes the actual date -- in which the crime took place, as well as a set of characters in a seemingly mundane situation. These flashbacks feature a different style of direction, whether it be the colors, lighting, shading, or camera angles. Flashbacks often match a style from that era, such as a black-and-white flashback depicting the 1950s. The next scene shows the corpse of the victim(or victims)--usually one of those introduced earlier--as it was discovered at time or sometime later after having first been declared missing. With some exceptions however there is no corpse but indications of a violent act in which the victim is missing without any trace.
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3 `! I G! B2 Y P; Y! C" D* A5 HThe show then flashes to the present day, with the detectives of the homicide division of the Philadelphia police department prompted to reinvestigate an old case gone cold following, for example, a revelation of new evidence, discovery of the victim's physical remains, or a witness who has decided to come forward. The detectives then give the cold case a new look and begin researching the victim and interviewing their friends, acquaintances, and family.9 ^/ _+ I* q9 g/ _$ v
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During the cold case investigation, those who were introduced in the flashback at the beginning of the episode have aged (in one case, a seven-year-old witness to the crime is interviewed by the detectives when she is 95). Gradually, the detectives gather enough evidence to determine the killer, who is usually then arrested. In contrast to many procedurals, such as the CSI series, Cold Case stresses cooperative interviews with potential witnesses who each fill in a part of the story, usually in chronological order. There are few adversarial interrogations and very little use of forensic evidence. Violent confrontations with suspects are rare.
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At the end of each episode, the detectives mark the case as "closed," putting the evidence box back on the shelf, while an apparition of the murdered person(s) looks on. In one recent case, the evidence box is being shipped out of state as it became evident that the crime took place outside of Pennsylvania. This happened with the episode "Wednesday's women" where the crime took place in Mississippi in 1964.
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" |, Q, |( Y9 ?+ `The problems in the detectives' personal lives are also featured, though the main emphasis of every story is on the victim and the search for the killer. Most notably, Detective Lilly Rush grew up in a severely dysfunctional, poverty-stricken home with an alcoholic mother.
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1 X' f/ `7 u# N8 [( K1 T8 N+ oThe show usually casts a young actor for the flashback sequences and an older actor for the shots in the present, and cut back and forth between the two to show how the character has aged. The same actor could be used if the crime is in the recent past, or if the character is not likely to have changed much in appearance except for added weight and grey hair. If the character was a child or infant then the change is most evident.8 D* x) @3 O( x0 c0 {. ~3 \2 U8 C. ~, ~
9 B/ Q* c) o& a1 e- V, }+ WWhile all of the information shown in the flashbacks is true, what the characters say in the present day about the flashbacks is not necessarily true, and in fact, is often used for misdirection of the audience.6 h. {, f4 D* O9 Z$ x4 b. o Y
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Typically, once the murderer is revealed, their confession is depicted in one final flashback in which the murder is shown. The episode then usually ends with a montage (with no dialogue) of the killer(s) being arrested, set to a song of the era, as well as the fates of other characters from that era, showing all of them in their current appearance, but briefly flashing back to their younger selves.
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9 G4 d& n2 \4 E K2 fThe only exceptions to the final flashback are when the scene fades out just as the murder is about to happen. This is because of the utter heinousness of the underlying crime accompanying the murder. This is usually in the cases of rape and sexual assault on a woman or even a child. This was the case in the episodes "Death Penalty:Final appeal", "Lover's Lane" and "Offender". The only episode that featured a whole rape scene was the episode "The Letter"8 u4 }$ I& F/ q/ e" a G% T
( w( @& {2 @9 [3 b0 p. o4 tFinally, Detective Lilly Rush or someone else close to the victim sees a vision of the grateful-looking victim standing nearby, who then quickly vanishes. This aspect of the show is left up to personal interpretation: depending on the viewer's perspective, it could be Rush's imagination, or it could be the ghosts of the victims themselves. It's important to say that the victim is not always happy. It could be because the victim was killed by a family member, did not feel loved or the homicide was not properly solved. Examples: "Time To crime", "Superstar" and "Justice".
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There have been few episodes where the victim is not seen. The first time was the episode "Mindhunters" where the killer walked away free.; f" i; o. ]( D$ {3 s
! F; s: Z: x# J: E+ p# w* EOther episodes are: "Kensington": For no apparent reason the writer decided not to show the victim in the end but every people related to the victim remembered him. C. b9 X. J! J6 w
5 Q. G6 i2 _# d: h' v: r. r) |"Baby Blues": The victim was only 6 months old.. w j o0 O9 t/ a
6 }8 J2 \ {/ X+ _"Fireflies":The victim was found alive in West Virginia.
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"The Road": The main victim was found alive but other 3 victims were seen by Detective Kat Miller.$ ?+ c1 @4 w d$ j5 ^
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There have been numerous other variations on this pattern, however, such as the fifth season episode "Family 8108". The episode had the rare distinction of ending with an original monologue over top of a song during the closing montage. The speech was performed by actor David Huynh, playing the character of Billy Takahashi.
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Very few cases are not homicides but other type of accidents or suicide. The episode "Daniela" was the first of this type because the victim killed herself. The episode "Best Friends" featured a 1932 traffic accident that was first ruled as homicide since the car was stolen from a criminal. The episode "Roller Girl" was an accidental death. The episode "Justice" was the first time a case was marked as justifiable homicide. |
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发表于 2009-4-9 09:39
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好象是OMNI或者CITYTV。