by Cinnamon Stillwell
One of the preachiest of the preachy cop shows has to be "Cold Case" on CBS. The show is consumed with such liberal preoccupations as anti-abortion activism, disturbed Vietnam veterans, transgender hero(ines), interracial lesbian love affairs, draft dodgers, McCarthyism and demonizing Christians.
An episode one season betrayed the latter fixation perfectly by making Mormons the targets of ridicule. The episode revolved around Roy, a Mormon serial killer who murders his victims because "God tells him to." At the same time, Roy attends a screening of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" where he strips down to his underwear on stage -- the implication being that Mormons are sexually repressed lunatics. But it's all in a day's work for the writers of "Cold Case."
Cinnamon Stillwell is a San Francisco writer. She can be reached at cinnamonstillwell@yahoo.com
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