Maybe that's why it never really clicked with me. It seemed every case/ep was kind of cookie cutter, without getting to know the characters as much as I wanted. I had the same issue with all the CSI shows.

I wanted to get into L&A: SVU because I love Mariska Hartigay on screen. But the cases were so horrific/violent that I just couldn't handle it. And every time I happened to catch it (especially in hospitals, where it seems like the only thing on!) poor Olivia was being tormented in some way! I'm a veteran TV watcher of hard shows, but man, I just couldn't take it. Maybe I just happened to always catch those sadder story arcs, but it was all too stressful for me. Real life is hard enough!