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Post by longislanditalian2 on Dec 28, 2006 13:57:55 GMT -5
Awesome thanks for posting this Boxman!!
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Post by toddsmitts on Mar 18, 2007 21:51:26 GMT -5
Just wanted to bump this important thread so it didn't get buried.
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Post by boxman on May 20, 2007 16:07:42 GMT -5
I've just updated this to include all of Season Four's episodes. Here's some interesting statistics:
Cold Cases, by Decade:
1910s: 01 = *
1920s: 01 = *
1930s: 02 = **
1940s: 03 = ***
1950s: 04 = ****
1960s: 09 = *********
1970s: 13 = *************
1980s: 20 = ********************
1990s: 21 = *********************
2000s: 16 = ****************
Years without a Cold Case:
1920-1928, 1930-1931, 1933-1938, 1940-1942, 1944, 1946-1952, 1955-1957, 1959-1962, 1966-1967, 1970-1971, 1974, and 1996.
1998 is the year with the most Cold Cases--five of them in that year. But several years have tied for second place with three cases each: 1968, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2000, and 2005. There wasn't a year that has had four cases in them yet.
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Post by toddsmitts on Jun 7, 2007 19:27:09 GMT -5
Hmmm...
There's certainly a predisposition towards cases from the last 25 years or so, with the last three decades having more cases than all previous decades combined. Also from the eighties to the present, 1996 is the only year without a case.
Some people complain about "recent" cases from time to time, but I wonder if there aren't simply some practical reasons for this:
1) The further back a case goes, the further you have to stretch credibility a lot of the time. Memories often blur and fade as people age. And the idea of resources being spent on decades-old cases (sometimes not even because of new evidence but simply because someone asked them to) might not sit too well with the brass or the taxpayers.
2) More importantly, I'll wager it's also a lot more expensive to shoot a period show than something more recent. You have to assemble period clothes, sets, props, even cars sometimes. Also, you have to cast two actors in a role, whereas with a recent case, you usually only need one.
What do you think?
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Post by marcovalenslassing on Nov 19, 2007 7:30:58 GMT -5
'Sandhogs' is missing. It took place in 1948.
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Post by krystalnjoeysmom on Nov 26, 2007 18:05:53 GMT -5
Thank you so much for this. I find it fascinating!
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Post by boxman on Dec 2, 2007 13:39:43 GMT -5
Some people complain about "recent" cases from time to time, but I wonder if there aren't simply some practical reasons for this: 1) The further back a case goes, the further you have to stretch credibility a lot of the time. Memories often blur and fade as people age. And the idea of resources being spent on decades-old cases (sometimes not even because of new evidence but simply because someone asked them to) might not sit too well with the brass or the taxpayers. 2) More importantly, I'll wager it's also a lot more expensive to shoot a period show than something more recent. You have to assemble period clothes, sets, props, even cars sometimes. Also, you have to cast two actors in a role, whereas with a recent case, you usually only need one. What do you think? It seems to me that most of the plots in older cases usually have some sort of tie-in with a social issue or condition such as the suffrage movement, racism, McCarthyism, psychological health care and so forth. Perhaps the writers do this because otherwise, older cases may seem less interesting?? And if it is true that they write older cases to present social issues and conditions, then maybe there's less simply because it's more difficult to weave together a story that way??? Thank you so much for this. I find it fascinating! 'Sandhogs' is missing. It took place in 1948. Thanks! I will add that in, along with updating season five episodes.  |
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Post by marcovalenslassing on Dec 3, 2007 4:23:20 GMT -5
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Post by eduardodelroice on Apr 2, 2008 10:04:17 GMT -5
Blackout took place in 1996
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Post by Naj on Apr 27, 2008 12:50:12 GMT -5
Lonely Hearts 1989
Lonely Hearts
First aired: 11/19/2006
The team re-investigates the unsolved 1989 murder of a woman shot in an alley when the victim's video dating tape shows up in a dead man's apartment.
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Post by boxman on Apr 27, 2008 14:00:57 GMT -5
Okay, I've changed "Blackout" to 1996, and added "Lonely Hearts" to 1989. I've also added all the episodes after the writer's strike. This list should be current to end of S5. I've also noticed ProBoards has increased the allotted character size for posts. They've more than doubled it--which is a good thing because I ran out of space earlier. |
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Post by eduardodelroice on May 21, 2008 8:21:04 GMT -5
Some things
HONOR. Carl was back in 72 but he died in 1973, so the case should be from 1973
SANDHOGS is not from 1945, the date is not really specific since most of websites say 1947 or 1948, I´ll watch the ep and state when is the case from
8 Years... Important things happened in 1980-1987 but the murder was in January 1988
BABY BLUES is from 1982 And it doesn´t appear
WUNDERKIND is not from 1992, it´s from 2002
STALKER and ANDY IN C MINOR, Both from DECEMBER 2006
Cases with serial killers
When the case has serial killers that killed in diff years, I usually state the date as the first murder or the most important murder or the murder why the case was opened again, except for One Night that is right, 1980 and 2006, both years are important. The Road is right in 2007, too
In Sabotage, I should say the case is from 1999, It´s the murder see see in the beginning
In IT TAKES A VILLAGE, I'd say 2007---it's the case why it was re opened
In SAVING PATRICK B-It was 1999 because Lilly re opens the first case to discover the other
Thanks
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Post by eduardodelroice on Jun 5, 2008 16:21:43 GMT -5
Sandhogs from 1948... Some important things happened in 1947 but he dissapeared in 1948
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Post by Trublu on Dec 10, 2008 17:58:56 GMT -5
I've updated the list to fix a few errors and added season six episodes up until Street Money. |
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Post by eduardodelroice on Dec 10, 2008 18:19:52 GMT -5
errors I noticed
Wunderkind is not from 1992, It is from 2002
Honor: Carl was killed in April 1973. There is a popular belief that he was killed in 1972 because he came back from war in 1972 but he was killed in 1973
Sandhogs: Case took place in 1948, not 1947
Andy in C Minor: 2006
It takes a village: 2007
Sabotage: 1999
Saving Patrick Bubley:1999
Hope you could fix this soon
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Post by Trublu on Dec 10, 2008 21:31:59 GMT -5
errors I noticed Wunderkind is not from 1992, It is from 2002 Honor: Carl was killed in April 1973. There is a popular belief that he was killed in 1972 because he came back from war in 1972 but he was killed in 1973 Sandhogs: Case took place in 1948, not 1947 Andy in C Minor: 2006 It takes a village: 2007 Sabotage: 1999 Saving Patrick Bubley:1999 Hope you could fix this soon I modified per the first half of your list, but from "It Takes a Village" on will take some further investigating; "It Takes a Village" took place over a period of time, 1999-2003, with the last victim only in 2007. However since the show aired in 2007, it seems like the "Cold Case" part may be more appropriate for the 1999-2003 range. |
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Post by eduardodelroice on Dec 11, 2008 6:39:34 GMT -5
errors I noticed Wunderkind is not from 1992, It is from 2002 Honor: Carl was killed in April 1973. There is a popular belief that he was killed in 1972 because he came back from war in 1972 but he was killed in 1973 Sandhogs: Case took place in 1948, not 1947 Andy in C Minor: 2006 It takes a village: 2007 Sabotage: 1999 Saving Patrick Bubley:1999 Hope you could fix this soon I modified per the first half of your list, but from "It Takes a Village" on will take some further investigating; "It Takes a Village" took place over a period of time, 1999-2003, with the last victim only in 2007. However since the show aired in 2007, it seems like the "Cold Case" part may be more appropriate for the 1999-2003 range. Well, That's right... Everyone has a different POV when it comes to cases about serial Killers... Example: "The Road" is classified as a 2007 even if there was a 2006 cases also. "Sabotage" is classified as 1999 case even if there was another murder in 2003... |
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Post by Trublu on Dec 11, 2008 13:09:48 GMT -5
Well, That's right... Everyone has a different POV when it comes to cases about serial Killers... Example: "The Road" is classified as a 2007 even if there was a 2006 cases also. "Sabotage" is classified as 1999 case even if there was another murder in 2003... Indeed. I just want to make sure that the proper range of dates is being represented, so I'm holding off is all on making changes to the listing. |
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Post by eduardodelroice on Dec 11, 2008 13:15:57 GMT -5
Well, That's right... Everyone has a different POV when it comes to cases about serial Killers... Example: "The Road" is classified as a 2007 even if there was a 2006 cases also. "Sabotage" is classified as 1999 case even if there was another murder in 2003... Indeed. I just want to make sure that the proper range of dates is being represented, so I'm holding off is all on making changes to the listing. Thanks trublu, You know... I am a CC Freak... I know a lot about details and years and that kind of stuff(stats) |
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Post by Electrophile on Feb 20, 2010 18:36:53 GMT -5
This thread has been updated to reflect the current season and all years we've seen since midway through Season 6.
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