Lie to me, House, Mentalist and Leverage...

Lie to me, House, Mentalist and Leverage...

Have you watched atleast 2 or more of these? Then read on...
What's common in all those series? Loads of stuff!! Don't believe it? Then here's a description of one of the series and find out which series I am referring to... game? then go...

A middle aged man, with a passion to solve puzzles. Helps people - directly/indirectly. Socially awkward but considered handsome by middle aged women. A bossy female who keeps him from going insane. The subordinates, one female and two male. The two males being one muscular and the other lean. They are constantly overpowered by the lead. However they confront him when his going too crazy. None of the subordinates know what the lead is planning to next. However, if it's too crazy the bossy female has a way of knowing and stops him. In the end the lead ends up humiliating some, making fun of others, and enjoying himself while all the others go head over heels to solve the problem.

Any guess now?

No? Then here's more..

Each episode starts with a scene not even remotely suggesting the field it is related to. But somehow the writer finds a link to relate it with the series. Also the lead has a past with a female - a memory that haunts him. There is a chemistry going on between the lead and the bossy female. Also one of the male subordinates is attracted to this female subordinate while the other has no interest at all, though he is not gay. Coming to the bossy female- she is single and has trouble committing to another man (anyone other than the lead). Though it is not said or mentioned, the bossy female has feelings for the lead. She being the boss, takes his side against commonsense most of the time. This puts her in certain embarrassing moments. Her way of flirting is arguing violently over petty things, that arise out of his childlike stubbornness. The lead, being very adamant, sees something where everyone ignores and that's what helps in solving a case mostly. Very rarely does the lead get some real help from his subordinates.

Generally, the subordinates are like walls, for a bouncing ball- the lead. They stand there doing nothing but they are the ones which make sure the ball is going the right way.

Any guesses?

My point exactly.

The formula involved is:

Drama = Bossy female + Narcissistic, self righteous, "pain in the arse" male + one weak willed female + One guy who has a thing for the weak willed female + a non-gay guy who doesn't have any feeling for her.

Pour some medicine over it and it's 'House'.
Throw some blood and it's 'Mentalist'.
Invlove some lies it's 'Lie to me'.
A legal loophole/conspiracy? 'Leverage'.

P.S: I like all the series a and I only hope the writers could come up with a hierarchy different from each other.