# TV shows that work on a formula

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 31, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-work-on-a-formula/491417 "2009-03-31T12:58:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-work-on-a-formula/491417/41 "2009-04-03T12:36:19Z")

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Bones–Find dead body. Realize it’s a murder. Meantime, at least one and possibly two of the lab people will be having problems in their life. Check out first suspect. Check out second suspect. Realize the body has something very rare on it. Find out third person has something very rare that is on body Arrest third person. Go out to eat.

Occasionally the agents are in a life-or-death situation, but not often.

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