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Three decades have passed and, metaphorically, the lambs still have not stopped screaming.

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Now theyre just screaming within the confines of a CBS procedural.

Clarice, which debuts Thursday night, takes place a year after the events ofThe Silence of the Lambs.

Claricemostly functions like any other CBS crime series.

But its also draped in enoughSilence of the Lambsaccessories to make it appear dressier than the typical broadcast offering.

Keep digging, Clarice whispers as her colleague Tomas (Lucca de Oliveira) continues his line of questioning.

The cast deserves credit for trying to do their best with the material.

Clarice Starling is certainly, then and now, a fascinating character.

She is certainly worthy of her own series.