Major Crimes (TV Series) Do Not Disturb (2014) User Reviews

They got it all wrong !

[pmshah1946 · 7/10 · 9 July 2014]

I really wonder why the writers of US TV shows don't do some home work before dwelling into Indian social customs.

First of all the casting is wrong. Where do you get a such light skinned "Madhavan" ? The name suggests that he is a south Indian of Dravidian descent, a naturally darker skinned people. Secondly how do you account for an arranged marriage between a staunchly conservative south Indian to "Sethi", a very definite Punjabi North Indian? I don't say that marriages don't happen between Madhavans and Sethis but definitely not the arranged kind.

Arranged marriages do happen these days. The whole idea is to reduce possible points of conflict due to life style and food habits. In today's times these are with approval of the prospective spouses. The forced kind of marriage does not happen among the educated and well off families. Most certainly not immigrants who are living in the US.

This is not a documentary, get over it

[MiketheWhistle · 7/10 · 2 August 2020]

Other reviews are critical of factual errors in the show. First, I think in today's age where so much research can be done online, that there is little excuse for having glaring errors. At the same time, this is a show for entertainment and it's not a documentary so some allowances have to be given. One area I usually find problematic is not casting disabled individuals, and apparently here the person is not of the correct shade of darkness. For someone for one show, I'd guess this was an error but it could also be that there was no one available or found.

In any case, the errors are not terrible, but they aren't minor either. The story line with Rusty and he's being gay - who cares. I 've never cared about Rusty's life choice and I'm kind of sick of it being such a major portion of the script. Yes he's gay. Millions of people are gay. Who cares I say again. Frankly I consider Rusty a bigger issue because it overshadows multiple ep's whereas the particular errors to those of Indian heritage are just in this ep. I've had many friends from India, and they have shared their culture with me. It is a wonderful culture that goes back centuries. Maybe this will encourage some people to read up about an amazing country and people.

social commentary about India without bothering to google about India

[vasavadatta-yt · 1/10 · 7 July 2017]

This episode was what made me stop binge-watching this show on amazon prime.

If they were to make an episode about "Oooh, these Indians have regressive arranged marriages, let us make an episode on that" - then randomly picking arbitrary Indian names for the characters, with no research at all about either Indian people or arranged marriages is not the way to do it.

First off, a "Madhavan" would never have an "arranged" marriage with a Sethi. Second, a Madhavan, being Tamil / Malayali, is extremely unlikely to pay a dowry, least of all to a Sethi - who is Punjabi.

Third, is might be a surprise to the show's American writers, but Indians too, like you, don't tend to get married off at 18 - least of all Diplomats' daughters.

As an Indian, I found this episode sanctimonious rubbish. I understand that it was made for a progressive American audience, to reinforce their progressiveness and make the said audience feel good about themselves. Unfortunately, the show's producers seem to have forgotten that they distribute this over Indian cable channels / streaming services.