What About the Procedural Drama?
It sounds a bit boring, doesn’t it? But, it’s kind of a big deal to know what exactly the show is, from a genre perspective. Charlie’s Angels did have an episodic format, so one episode didn’t build off the previous one. The storyline was encapsulated, which also made it easier for the producers to replace characters when stars left the show.
Kate Jackson had just come from a procedural drama, so she was already familiar with the types of scripts she could probably expect, generally speaking. Episodes did tend to follow an expected flow. A crime was committed. The Angels were called in. They solve the case, and Charlie tells them “Job well done.” Of course, even though it may fit into a generic genre, Charlie’s Angels really did stand out.
