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Small towns are so much more interesting on television. Their quirks are quirkier, their drama is more dramatic and their faults somehow make them more endearing. But there’s another feature we’ve spotted in the hit small town dramas we’re currently obsessed with: The cops in these series aren’t all that skilled at, well, being cops.
Case in point: Bates Motel. Sure, the cops of White Pine Bay, Ore. are corrupt, but they also don’t even seem to know how to work a crime scene. The first thing that the Sheriff did upon arriving at a murder scene in this Monday’s episode was touch the murder weapon and then the dead body … with his bare hands. Surely even small town peacekeepers know about latex gloves, right? Assuming they have cable, I’m betting they’ve at least seen Law & Order: SVU and could have learned a thing or two about contaminating a crime scene.
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Dexter in 60 seconds? Yes, please. I like how everyone is reduced to a one-line summary, like Deb just saying “swear word!” and Masuka just saying “sex!” and giggling. Sadly, this parody is spot-on about Batista and Laguerta: No one cares about them. (I used to, but … eh.) Behold, the Head-Foot Switcher! 
