Jerry Whorebach wrote:

AJ Glasser wrote:

Part of the fun of murder mysteries is the guessing game. You have this idea that you can solve them based on the evidence presented to you – and in good murder mysteries, you can. That’s why crime drama shows like Law & Order are still on the air after nearly 20 years.

Law & Order isn't a traditional murder mystery. It's a police procedural in the Dragnet mold, where the entertainment comes not from cracking a case, but from watching an elaborate web of evidence and testimony coalesce into a tidy little package of guilt with absolutely no loose ends. It's like a jigsaw puzzle for people who like their jigsaw puzzles to go ahead and solve themselves. There's no advantage to getting ahead of a Law & Order, because you'll still be stuck until the detectives catch up. That's why the very worst episodes are the ones that telegraph all their revelations in advance. Maybe AJ is thinking of Monk?