Procedural (genre)

A Procedural is a cross-genre type of literature, film, or television program involving a sequence of technical detail. A documentary film may be written in a procedural style to heighten narrative interest.

Types of media

Television

Fiction

In television, "procedural" specifically refers to a genre of programs in which a problem is introduced, investigated and solved all within the same episode. These shows tend to be hour-long dramas, and are often (though not always) police or crime related.

The general formula for a police procedural involves the commission or discovery of a crime at the beginning of the episode, the ensuing investigation, and the arrest or conviction of a perpetrator at the end of the episode.

Modern examples of this genre are the Law & Order, CSI & NCIS franchises. House is an example of a non-crime-related procedural.

Non-fiction

Literature

See also

Notes

  1. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/
  2. http://www.mysteryguide.com/hist-police.html
  3. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671676687
  4. http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000H1RFSM


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