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IntrepidIsMe Pimp Handed
Joined: 14 Jun 2002 Posts: 13057 Location: New York
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Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:32 pm CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York |
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Well, woohoo! CSI is a great show. It's interesting, factual, sometimes funny, and there's always something new; I mean, how many different ways can you make a show about people who're murdered? But there's always something different. So far I've watched mostly CSI. I can't judge the other two, as I've only really seen one ep of CSI: Miami, and none of CSI: NY.
What does everybody else think?
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Lord Borg Fleet Admiral
Joined: 27 May 2003 Posts: 11214 Location: Vulcan Capital City, Vulcan
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Wed Sep 29, 2004 1:49 am |
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I watch some of this show, but I can safely say that my dad is the CSIer in this house
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Sam Kenobi Not a Duke
Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 10373 Location: The 'Verse
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Wed Sep 29, 2004 1:52 am |
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I give CSI a big thumbs down. I tried to get into it and watch it, but it's 1) way too predictable and 2) really unrealistic. I've been to real crime labs and been mentored under real homicide detectives and CSI's a bunch of hooey. (IMO) (yes I know it's just a tv show and thereore doesn't have to be real, but I think they try to hard to be real, that's why it's dumb)
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Sevenofninenz Commodore
Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 2441 Location: New Zealand Penal Colony
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Wed Sep 29, 2004 5:53 am |
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^ It might be unrealistic, but they have to make it appealing to the audience. The hard facts are correct mostly, and I think that's all that matters.
I love CSI! I think it's one of the coolest programmes, and I'm good at solving the cases. I'm not a huge fan of CSI: Miami, but I watch it because CSI isn't on NZ television at the moment, excep for re runs. We haven't got CSI: NY yet. But I have heard some people think it really sucks. I don't know, but I want to see it. I know that Marg Helgenberger said that it's now too much of a good thing. So I really don't know.
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3 of 7 Commodore
Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 1168 Location: Unicomplex, Borg Space, Delta Quadrant, Milkyway
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Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:19 am |
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CSI: New York? I thought it was only two different CSI shows. Well, now I know about the third, and it has apperently not come to Norway yet, or I would had known of it sooner.
By the way, I love both CSI and CSI: Miami.
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lionhead Rear Admiral
Joined: 26 May 2004 Posts: 4020 Location: The Delta Quadrant (or not...)
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Wed Sep 29, 2004 1:06 pm |
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I only watch CSI: Miami. It think its great the way they show some things (like how a bullet goes through a person and injures organs.)
Plus the intro song ('won't get fooled again' by 'The Who') really fits.
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superwoman Vice Admiral
Joined: 25 May 2004 Posts: 5742 Location: Sweden
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Wed Sep 29, 2004 2:20 pm |
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CSI miami sucks
I hate that... guy. Horisio or whatever his name is. GAH! He's so annoying, and that stupid vioce... and all the stupid tings the say, espciaily in the end. He can say something like: "Just like the rabbits, he'll walk in the sunset" And I'm like "shut up, you don't have a clue what you are saying!"
And CSI is getting boreing IMO. And I allways knowwho've done it. (it's the guy the suspect in the beginning, but then they think it's someone else, but then in the end they'll come up with something and goes back to the first guy...) And the guy... you know he with the beard... he is just like Horisio, the only diffrence is that he do bugs as well...
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John Connor Admiral of the Terran Empire
Joined: 07 Sep 2002 Posts: 15657 Location: I.S.S Emperor
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Wed Sep 29, 2004 2:50 pm |
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I like CSI the orginal but i dont like the other ones. I enjoy the orginal cause they havea good cast.
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Sevenofninenz Commodore
Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 2441 Location: New Zealand Penal Colony
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Wed Sep 29, 2004 3:57 pm |
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superwoman wrote: | And the guy... you know he with the beard... he is just like Horisio, the only diffrence is that he do bugs as well... |
I agree. The guy with the beard, you mean Grissom, is so much cooler than Horatio. I mean he has so much more personality. I think it's like comparing Kate Mulgrew's Janeway with Genvi�ve Bujold's Janeway. They're completely different.
lionhead wrote: | I only watch CSI: Miami. It think its great the way they show some things (like how a bullet goes through a person and injures organs.)
Plus the intro song ('won't get fooled again' by 'The Who') really fits. |
I think that the song "Why are you" by "The Who" is better, and that's the theme song of the origional CSI.
You know guys, I just realised. This is kind of like an argument over which is better: TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY or ENT.
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superwoman Vice Admiral
Joined: 25 May 2004 Posts: 5742 Location: Sweden
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Wed Sep 29, 2004 4:17 pm |
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^Yeah! Grissom!
I've seen that show for years and I still don't remember his name
And I Do like grissom, but...hm... well it's too much. He's boring. He was cool at first, but now he's just sad.
(great compareson btw )
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IntrepidIsMe Pimp Handed
Joined: 14 Jun 2002 Posts: 13057 Location: New York
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Wed Sep 29, 2004 4:58 pm |
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Meh, I have to admit that yeah, sometimes it's just silly and unrealistic, but hey, it's still interesting,
I guess all shows are like that, though.
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Sam Kenobi Not a Duke
Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 10373 Location: The 'Verse
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Wed Sep 29, 2004 11:24 pm |
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Sevenofninenz wrote: | ^ It might be unrealistic, but they have to make it appealing to the audience. The hard facts are correct mostly, and I think that's all that matters. |
I don't agree. I think CSI has made the world of forensics way to hollywood-ized. A lot of it is so fake, especially the hard facts. Real hard fact #1, it takes years to figure out most of these crimes. cramming 1 or 2 into an hour is bogus.
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superwoman Vice Admiral
Joined: 25 May 2004 Posts: 5742 Location: Sweden
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Thu Sep 30, 2004 11:22 am |
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^one more fake thing:
In real life the guys who do the autopsies, don't eat wile the do it!
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IntrepidIsMe Pimp Handed
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Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:27 pm |
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Well, they wouldn't be able to have an episode that lasted for years, so that would be sillllllly,
Ew, eating while doing an post-mortem. I'm sure that after you get used to it, it wouldn't really make a difference,
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Sam Kenobi Not a Duke
Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 10373 Location: The 'Verse
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Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:42 pm |
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No, they couldn't have it that long, but still. like... 24. that was a good show. like... hours were accounted for. anyway. I just don't like CSI. seriously.. it's so predictable! you can always tell who the actual offender or whoever is right when the CSIs first see them. it's so annoying
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IntrepidIsMe Pimp Handed
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Thu Sep 30, 2004 9:14 pm |
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Bah it's the journey that's important, not the destination!
And knowing what's going to happen makes me feel smart, sheesh,
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Sam Kenobi Not a Duke
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Thu Sep 30, 2004 9:16 pm |
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psh... psh! but that's easy stuff... shows like the X-Files was so much harder and more fun at predicting...
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Thomas Pool Princess
Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 19730 Location: Manchester
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Fri Oct 01, 2004 9:49 am |
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IntrepidIsMe wrote: | And knowing what's going to happen makes me feel smart, sheesh, |
I thought that's what your friends were for,
But I agree, it's usually pretty obvious what happened, you're just watching it unravel. Still interesting, though, I think.
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 1168 Location: Unicomplex, Borg Space, Delta Quadrant, Milkyway
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Fri Oct 01, 2004 10:25 am |
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Sevenofninenz wrote: |
I think that the song "Why are you" by "The Who" is better, and that's the theme song of the origional CSI.
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Not to nitpick, but I think the song was called: "Who are you?"
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Superman Fleet Admiral
Joined: 06 Dec 2003 Posts: 10220
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Fri Oct 01, 2004 6:00 pm |
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Too much of a good thing. Maybe.
The original CSI is one of the best shows on TV. The cast have chemistry and I believe that the characters are characters we can identify and empathize with.
CSI:Miami is good but it doesn't have the chemistry of it's predecessor. David Caruso carries the show and is good but, sorry, I don't think the supporting cast have any chemistry or much personality.
I shall give the NY version a chance but could we be suffereing from forensic overkill? Aside from the three CSI shows, there is Navy:NCIS which has a similar premise.
Interestingly enough, what about the Law and Order shows? The original Law and Order is a fantastic show, well-written and improving constantly. Law & Order:Special Victims Unit is also very, very good with great performances from all, superbly written stories and cracking plots. And what of Law & Order:Criminal Intent, a modern-day Columbo-esque show with excellent performances?
Spin-offs can work but a forensic science premise is not one that I think should be milked too much.
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Piper Halliwell Rear Admiral
Joined: 23 Oct 2002 Posts: 3265 Location: Birmingham, England
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:51 am |
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I'm only a fan of CSI: Las Vegas.
Oh, and my favourite pairing is Gil/Cath. They just look so cute together!
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Leo Wyatt Sweetest Angel
Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 19045 Location: Investigating A Crime Scene. What did Quark do this time?
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:25 am |
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I love CSI Las Vegas only. Miami and New York are boring. Grissom is not boring. I love nick the most though.
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Brightstar82 Rear Admiral
Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 4394 Location: A Borg Cube....Where Else?
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:17 am |
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CSI and CSI Miami rule I try not to miss either of these 2 shows
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CJ Cregg Commodore
Joined: 05 Oct 2002 Posts: 1254
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 2:03 pm |
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I watch CSI and CSI Miami but not New York. The New York one didn't feel right so i stopped watching.
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squiggy Stooge Two
Joined: 09 Mar 2004 Posts: 3007 Location: Messing with the fabric of Video Game realities. I'll summon Shiva on you! I SWEAR!
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 4:23 pm |
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I <3 CSI Miami!
((Especially the hot blonde chick.))
CSI is cool. (Sarah sidle isn't bad looking...)
but CSI NY needs to get some good looking chicks, lol.
((Sorry...teenage guy's mind at T.V. show rating hard at work here.))
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