rafisher1 Reviews

Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )

I lov ethis show, but...

[10/10 · 22 October 2023]

I am watching season 14 and this being a period piece, they would not be saying the completely ignorant "try and..."

I see this horrible garbage in way to much dialogue. The writers need to be horse whipped.

From Benjamin Dreyer, Chief Copyeditor at Random House Publishing.

"If you try and do something, someone will immediately tell you to try to do it, so you might as well just try to do it so no one will yell at you." Dreyer, Benjamin. Dreyer's English (p. 164). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

If you stop to think about it, how does "try and" make any logical sense?

From Grammar Girl - Try to Versus Try and "Avoid 'try and' in formal writing. If you use 'and', as in -- I am going to try and call Grammar Girl -- you are separating trying and calling. You are describing two things: trying and calling. When you use 'try to' -- as in I am going to try to call Grammar Girl -- you are using the preposition 'to' to link the trying to the calling." Another option that works in some cases is to skip try to -- I am going to call Grammar Girl.

True Lies (2023)

Enjoyable but dialogue needs work.

[6/10 · 24 March 2023]

Too much of the dialogue is lame and/or unnecessary.

"You want to know what is icky? Shooting an innocent man in cold blood." Oh please, how many times has this group experienced that? And this is why they are bringing in the Wolf?

"I'll work with anyone who can stop that from happening again." Really? They are going to stop all innocent people from getting killed in cold blood?

"A driverless truck? I mean, these guys are into some next-level stuff." Lame.

"I just want you to try and watch him." Try and... still? When oh when will the ignorance stop!

From Grammar Girl - Try to Versus Try and "If you use 'and', as in -- I am going to try and call Grammar Girl -- you are separating trying and calling. You are describing two things: trying and calling. When you use 'try to' -- as in I am going to try to call Grammar Girl -- you are using the preposition 'to' to link the trying to the calling."

Another option that works in some cases is to skip try to -- I am going to call Grammar Girl.

From Benjamin Dreyer, Chief Copyeditor at Random House Publishing.

"If you try and do something, someone will immediately tell you to try to do it, so you might as well just try to do it so no one will yell at you." Dreyer, Benjamin. Dreyer's English (p. 164). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

As professional writers, we should work to make the language better.

The Offer (2022)

I love the show but hate the ignorant dialogue

[9/10 · 3 July 2022]

What is the matter with writers these days. Back then people didn't use the completely ignorant phrase 'try and..." as in "You're still gonna try and make this thing?"

This happens in old period pieces way too much. Didn't today's writer's go to school to learn grammar?

If you stop to think about it, how does "try and" make any logical sense?

From Grammar Girl - Try to Versus Try and

If you use "and", as in -- I am going to try and call Grammar Girl -- you are separating trying and calling. You are describing two things: trying and calling. When you use "try to" -- as in I am going to try to call Grammar Girl -- you are using the preposition "to" to link the trying to the calling.

Another option that works in some cases is to skip try to -- I am going to call Grammar Girl

As professional writers, we should work to make the language better.

Oh Wait! You need an education to do that.

FBI: Most Wanted (2020– )

Dylan McDermit Bad replacement

[5/10 · 14 April 2022]

Dylan is too fresh off of playing the major bad guy on Law & Order Organized Crime to slot in here. The dialogue written for him is too trite. I just can't get over the major bad guy playing the major good guy so soon.

Bad casting. I like him but not in this role at this time.

I am removing FBI: Most Wanted from my Watch list on HULU.