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iainjclark) wrote2005-04-17 08:35 pm
iainjclark) wrote2005-04-17 08:35 pm
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CSI
I'm still really enjoying the original CSI at the moment - the best of that family of shows, if only for the characters. I was a little disappointed with the rather Americanised Sherlock Holmes story in the most recent Channel 5 episode, but the science remains to the fore, and the shake-up of the characters has created a bit of interest without seriously disrupting the format. Plus, who could turn up the opportunity to boo and hiss whenever Eckley comes on screen. :-)
Having given it a few weeks to settle in, I'm coming to the conclusion that CSI: NY - although a completely unnecessary spin-off - is a strong runner-up in terms of quality (when it avoids crimes against humanity like pulling the reflection off someone's eyeball using grainy CCTV footage at fifty yards). Although it lacks the macabre sense of humour of the original show, it has many of the things I love about the original, including gently self-deprecating characters who love science.1
However, the real point of this post is to note that one of the suspects in this week's CSI:NY had a conviction for something called "Homocide" according to the screen. Which is probably not the crime they had in mind.
1 As opposed to posing scenery-chewing egotists who prefer hugging children and rescuing small furry animals from trees to doing actual forensics.
Having given it a few weeks to settle in, I'm coming to the conclusion that CSI: NY - although a completely unnecessary spin-off - is a strong runner-up in terms of quality (when it avoids crimes against humanity like pulling the reflection off someone's eyeball using grainy CCTV footage at fifty yards). Although it lacks the macabre sense of humour of the original show, it has many of the things I love about the original, including gently self-deprecating characters who love science.1
However, the real point of this post is to note that one of the suspects in this week's CSI:NY had a conviction for something called "Homocide" according to the screen. Which is probably not the crime they had in mind.
1 As opposed to posing scenery-chewing egotists who prefer hugging children and rescuing small furry animals from trees to doing actual forensics.
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Oh, you noticed that too? Actually, last night's ep had a doozie of a science cock-up. For those without electrical safety knowledge, it's AC that throws you across the room, it's DC that causes the muscles to lock. Which wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't the basis of the whole "it's not an accident , it's murder!" thing.
*issoageek*
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D'oh! That's, shall we say, unfortunate.
Indeed.
Oh, and was it me - or was the ending really contrived?
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Indeed. They've made him so repellently manipulative, dastardly.
LOL! D'oh...
Eckley
He screws virtually everyone in one scene. Grissom gets screwed because he loses three of his most experienced people, Catherine gets screwed because instead of being able to be home in time to see her daughter, she's going to spend about 10 minutes a day with her, Nick and Warrick get screwed because, apparently, being on the swing shift involves a pay cut and Sofia loses her position on the day shift.
Just how short staffed is that lab, anyway ? Grissom had four CSI's working for him on nights. Catherine gets promoted and takes Nick and Warrick with her, while Sofia moves over to nights. So he's gone from four to two, plus Greg who was still on probation/training/whatever they call it.
In the meantime, Catherine takes over the swing shift which apparently had no existing staff as Nick and Warrick are the only ones working for her.
Re: Eckley
Indeed. I also found it satisfying when Grissom pointed out that Eckley doesn't have a scientific bone in his body. Oddly vindicating, even though Grissom lost.
Just how short staffed is that lab, anyway ?
It's one of those TV things. Nowhere ever has enough staff, whether it be police precincts, starships or the White House. They have exactly as many staff as regular characters.
To be fair, the CSI shows are pretty good for having recurring characters and semi-regulars who make the place feel a bit more real.