Allow me to go onto a tirade...
CSI. It's like a drug. But at the same time it isn't. I admit, I was never really into it in the first place. Perhaps I'm not its target demographic. I don't know who is. But seriously, I think it's aimed at information junkies. You know the type. The ones that are constantly searching for keywords in people's conversations so they can look it up on the internet later, or now, on wireless enabled phones and palm pilots.
It's for this reason that I find CSI addicting. It's like it gives you this inside view. You seem to actually learn something... Be it about supernotes or how rare Fire Ants are in Las Vegas. Perhaps it is this educational aspect that draws all its viewers. The other day, there was an episode on Supernotes. I looked them up. I really didn't know much about them before that. It WAS interesting, I'll admit.
But one thing that CSI fails miserably in is character development. I know I haven't watched the show much, but I don't seem to really care about the characters one way or another. It seems that the show isn't really about the characters though, it's about the technology, the cool factor, the special effects. I don't know 'bout you, but I'm sick of them. Any character development seems forced.
I only watch CSI because Seiko likes it, although with all the highly technical language, I'm not sure what she gets out of it. At least it gives me an opportunity to explain high-level english words and phrases to her. Not sure how useful it would be though, unless she decides to go into criminology.
Another thing about CSI is that it just isn't realistic, and there's a whole lot of conjecture, too. It's supposition based on supposition based on supposition.
And one more thing... Jerry Bruckheimer is a genius. He's got three shows with different names and the same storyline set in three different cities. It's like if they launched Star Trek:TNG DS9 and Voyager at the same time but they were all really popular. Talk about Ratings hog.
Give me Battlestar Galactica any time.
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Battlestar Galactica, with the Chels (Tricia Heifer).
Yes, CSI is total crap. Everytime I watch an episode I end up saying damn this show sucks ass!
The thing is that I never care about the ''victim'' because he/she is already dead when the show starts. So who f***ing cares about the victim?
Then comes the CSI ''geniuses'' that always find the killer's DNA no matter where it is buried...in the ''victim's '' grandfather ghost shit for example or even on a fly's ass that was passing by the crime scene at the moment of the crime.
I just don't understand why it is so popular...maybe it's because people in general are dumb as monkeys.
The past few years have really declined. I have a sneaking suspicion what's going on. I think he's testing different camera techniques to see which ones are most annnoying to the viewer. I see so many different split screen, moving boxes and horrible cutting techniques that just make you cringe. They are so bad they detract from the story. I still like CSI, but this last episode the dialog just *SUCKED!*
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