The CSI Franchise

[marywebgirl]

I'm not a regular watcher of the Vegas version, but I catch the re-runs if nothing else is on. I have a question: Have they said why they use flashlights to examine a dark building when the eletricity and, presumably, the lights work just fine? It drives me bananas when they're skulking around a dark room looking for strands of hair with a weeny little flashlight, and I almost always end up yelling at the TV "Turn on the fucking lights!"

[tamaradixon]

marywebgirl said:

I'm not a regular watcher of the Vegas, version, but I catch the re-runs if nothing else is on. I have a question: Have they said why they use flashlights to examine a dark building when the eletricity and, presumably, the lights work just fine? It drives me bananas when they're skulking around a dark room looking for strands of hair with a weeny little flashlight, and I almost always end up yelling at the TV "Turn on the fucking lights!"

I yelled the same thing every week during the X-Files too.

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I wouldn't otherwise have searched out this thread, even though I like the CSI shows well enough, but I've finally had it with the Melina Kanakarides character. Sweet Jesus, what has she done to her face??? She hardly looks like herself any more! I'm convinced (and didn't have to work too hard to get HubNoir to agree) that she's had a nose job and maybe other facial work as well. This is very disappointing, as she was not just another "cute" actress and I liked that. I swear on my Junior Detective badge that her nose turns UP at the tip now and it didn't before!
And while I'm bitching about her character, why in BLOODY HELL do the CSI "lead" females have to dress like f*cking hookers??? For gawd's sake, put on some damn clothes (and not 3 sizes too small, while you're at it)! You're a highly trained, well-paid professional who's on the job: pull your hair back away from your face, get some sensible shoes and dress for it!!!! Can you imagine ANY of the male leads dressing like a model from the International Male catalog??
Too damn skinny, too bleached and too naked. I hope you're listening too, Marg!
And the personal stuff intruding into the story lines? NO. Just no.
GOTT DAYUM!!!

[Mugsy]

Completely agree, Nurse Noir. The plunging necklines in law enforcement? Just, no.

I watch CSI and CSI:NY. The other one no longer exists in my world; the Caruso character is such a pompous blowhard poser, that the entire show is to laugh. And I like Calleigh and the Doppelgregger.

Anyway, it drives me nuts that in Vegas, Miami and New York, it is apparently so hot that the female CSIs must be in tank tops and plunging necklines, but the guys are in shirts and jackets. If it's so hot, why don't they at least remove their jackets? Could it be that it isn't actually that warm - that the skimpy tops are just - gasp! - gratuitous? Aargh. Don't they realize that women watch these shows too? And that many of the guys who watch really don't watch CSI for cleavage? There's the WB for that.

[hobocamp]

But if Marg didn't dress trampy, we may forget that she used to be a stripper. Because, you know, it doesn't come up about three times in conversation every episode. And it's so integral to her character.

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mugsy said:

And I like Calleigh and the Doppelgregger.

"Doppelgregger"!!!!BWAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!
And I like Calleigh too (except for the spelling of her name: gimme a break! Is this a soap opera??) Her character is a bit stiff at times, but she's the most believable of the lead CSI wimmin. The "secondary" woman (Lindsay) on CSI:NY is realistic and I'm also fond of Sarah on CSI:Original Flavor.

If it's so hot, why don't they at least remove their jackets?

Really! One of the guys on "Miami" regularly wears a sweater vest!

[Augustus]

Only one comment to make: I can't stand David Caruso. Ugh!

CSI:Miami would be more than tolerable (on days where absolutely nothing better is on) if his character was gone. Dead. Kidnapped by aliens. Eaten by an alligator. Whatever, as long as he's not there. I gave it a chance in the very beginning, but my god, he managed to grate the nerves on day #1.

CSI is very much on my Watch-list. CSI:NY I tend to forget, even if it is far more enjoyable to watch than the Miami failure.

[Neurochick]

augustus said:

Only one comment to make: I can't stand David Caruso. Ugh!

CSI:Miami would be more than tolerable (on days where absolutely nothing better is on) if his character was gone. Dead. Kidnapped by aliens. Eaten by an alligator. Whatever, as long as he's not there. I gave it a chance in the very beginning, but my god, he managed to grate the nerves on day #1.

CSI is very much on my Watch-list. CSI:NY I tend to forget, even if it is far more enjoyable to watch than the Miami failure.

Ugh I HATE David Caruso; I could never see why he was "the sexiest man on TV." He's so pompous and self rightous. Where Grissom lets the evidence do the talking Horatio knows that HIS way is the only way, especially if a woman or a child is the victim because he's the protector of all!

There was one strange episode in the first season where there was a sniper, Horatio was walking down the streets in black and some wondered why the sniper did not take a shot at him, I think it was becasue the sniper was trying to figure out how a vampire survived in the Miami sunshine.

[Mugsy]

Did anyone catch last night's CSI? I thought it was very entertaining; lots of fun seeing the different inner reactions to the wedding by the different CSIs.

No surprises: Sarah's a cynic, Nick's a romantic, Gil's an analyst, and Greg's a nut. But all fun.

Sarah: If the flowers are fake, can the love be real?

And really, wearing white to your son's wedding? Oedipus, much?

Of course, Grissom has to check out a bug in the wedding flowers.

On the Early Show this morning I caught a bit of behind-the-scenes chatter about the ep, and the body behind the car was an actual stuntwoman getting dragged.

We did speculate at work why no one saw the body behind the car until the grand procession through the guests - I mean, wouldn't they have seen it when they jumped in the car? Details, details.

Oh, and Nick's hair is back to normal.

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I laughed harder than I have in quite a while at Greg's "noir" style. Good ep!