{"id":7232,"date":"2011-11-02T14:51:08","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T12:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=7232"},"modified":"2011-12-26T22:41:29","modified_gmt":"2011-12-26T20:41:29","slug":"body-of-proof-starring-dana-delaney-nicholas-bishop-jeri-ryan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/body-of-proof-starring-dana-delaney-nicholas-bishop-jeri-ryan\/","title":{"rendered":"Body of Proof starring Dana Delany, Nicholas Bishop & Jeri Ryan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Megan Hunt (Dana Delany) is a former successful neurosurgeon-turned-brilliant medical examiner due to a car accident and the loss of a patient. Her career as a surgeon cost her marriage and her relationship with her 12-year-old daughter Lacey. Now, she is solving cases with the wit of Patrick Jane<\/a> (Simon Baker\u2019s character in The Mentalist<\/a>). While Megan is deemed to be anti-social and difficult to work with, she is the friendliest and most agreeable person compared to House.<\/p>\n

Show\u2019s comedic relief comes both from the banter between Megan and her co-workers- especially Peter Dunlop (Nicholas Bishop), and the interactions of young Dr. Ethan (Geoffrey Arend) and Curtis (Windell Middlebrooks), Megan\u2019s superior. After the first couple episodes, Megan\u2019s genius pretty much accepted, and she starts developing friendlier relationships with the two cops, Sam (Sonja Sohn) and Bud (John Carroll Lynch) that are usually assigned to her cases.<\/p>\n

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Body of Proof is a very fun crime drama. Sure, it has the obligatory emotional moments as leading characters of these shows usually come with baggage, especially the head crime solvers. Megan\u2019s often criticized by caring too much about the dead, and she replies that 1) she has to, because no one else will listen to them now, and 2) she is feeling guilty about her\u00a0 former career when she did hundreds of operations and yet didn\u2019t know any of her patients on a personal level.<\/p>\n

While the characters of the show constantly joke that Megan has no friends, I\u2019d say that she has become pretty good friends with Peter. Their relationship borders on flirty, and it wouldn\u2019t exactly shock the viewers if they started dating. Fortunately though, this is a show that works perfectly fine with or without romance. The show is more about the murder case they are trying to solve each episode, as well as Megan\u2019s personal growth.<\/p>\n

It might not be the most original thing on the block, but it is sure capable of entertaining you for over 40 minutes. The dynamics between the characters are fun, the murder cases are interesting \u2013even if you pride yourself in being able to guess who\u2019s guilty during these kind of shows. Get over it, folks!\u00a0 After seeing our share of the crime drama\/thrillers, it is no longer about finding the killer. It is how the killer is found, which one-liners are provided and who the main character pisses off in the process.<\/p>\n

6.9\/10 on IMDB. A solid 9\/10 from me.<\/p>\n

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Fun Body of Proof Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dana Delany co-starred in Desperate Housewives for many episodes, from season 4 to season 6. She was the neighbor Mike dated when he and Susan were divorced. \u00a0Interestingly enough, one of her character\u2019s love interests was played by Nathan Fillion<\/a>, who went on to star in his own crime drama Castle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In season 6, one of the Desperate Housewives guest stars was Jeffrey Nordling, who played the husband of Angie Nolan, the new neighbor. In Body of Proof, he plays Megan\u2019s ex-husband.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dana Delaney just might be the proof of Hollywood is growing up. At 55, she is the leading actress of a criminal show. She is gorgeous, and from the looks of it, it is natural.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dana Delaney co-starred with Timothy Hutton<\/a> in the movie Multiple Sarcasms. Timothy Hutton is the star of another crime\/mystery\/thriller TV-show Leverage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buffy the Vampire Slayer\u2019s Riley Marc Blucas<\/a> co-stars in the episode Dead Man Walking (Season 1, Episode 5). He is one of the main suspects. Marc Blucas is no stranger to crime or medical dramas as he also guest-starred in Castle & House.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeri Ryan, who plays Dana Delany\u2019s boss, played the DA in the first season of the crime\/law drama Shark<\/a>. She also guest-starred in the two episodes of Boston Legal.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Recommended TV Shows: Other Crime or Medical Dramas You Can Enjoy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Castle starring Nathan Fillion & Stana Katic<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0House starring Hugh Laurie<\/a><\/p>\n

The Mentalist starring Simon Baker<\/a><\/p>\n

The Closer starring Kyra Sedgwick (esp. the first seasons)<\/a><\/p>\n

Leverage starring Timothy Hutton<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Bones starring David Boreanaz & Emily Deschanel<\/a><\/p>\n

Crossing Jordan starring Jill Hennessey<\/a><\/p>\n