Interesting "Science" on CSI

Hey guys, when is this show on? I hardly watch any TV, except when unable to sleep. But, my favorite show is one on Discovery every Tuesday nite -- "The New Detectives." It is about the forensic work done on real cases. I find it very interesting. It is preceeded by a show about the prosecution of an interesting case, and followed by the "FBI Story" or something like that. Again, a real case, and fleshed out in enough detail to seem quite realistic. It too leans heavily on forensics on some shows.

I don't watch it when it is first on Tuesday evenings. The "Prosecutors" starts at midnite PDT, and the FBI is over at 0300. I believe the Prosecutors shows at 2000 hrs, then the others behind it, but am not sure of that.

Even if flawed for the sake of "drama" would love to watch another forensic science show. Am really fascinated by the stuff.
 
I enjoy CSI, I especially like the "Three Kings" style of internal event recreation, but it is pretty silly...

I like how the CSI scientists are first on the scene, interview all the witnesses, interrogate the suspects - repeatedly, and then make the final arrest. Apparently the rest of the LVPD is employed solely as support personnel for the CSI team. And, or course, to keep tabs on Vampire Gerbil.

I also like how the suspects always start off with; "Well, it was A, then B, then C." The stalwart CSI investigators find a tiny piece of evidence and confront the suspect again; "OK. Really it was A, then B, then D." This goes on for four or five iterations then the suspect breaks down and confesses - a la Perry Mason.

I also like Marg Helgenberger. I caught one episode where they alluded to the fact that, before becoming a forensic anthropologist (or whatever her CV says); she was a stripper! I like CSI, but I think I'd rather see that show!

Joe
 
CSI is shown for me at 2100EST on Thursdays which is its normally assigned timeslot, occasionally they will give back to back episodes again at 2200EST but I'm sure its just for the summer. They also had it on twice over the last three months on Satudarys at 2000EST
 
However, for current TV programs, it's a pretty good show. Some of the other episodes have been far fetched, but who cares. I kinda like it.
 
After your house catches fire because your television shorted out when you kicked it in, and you stumble out of the burning building blindly (because your home brew has poisoned you), you'll find it difficult to flag down a ride to the hospital (since you'll be seeking treatment for the blocked colon you've gotten after eating all that home-killed beef). And why is this? Because you smell like piss, that's why, having floundered in the puddle festering stagnantly in front of your porch.
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I wondered what that smell was. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
 
Now that RevRaz has started this CSI thread, what are the flashlights these people use on the show? I think I have seen 2 diff brands/models.
 
I was ok with this thread till RDockrell posted.
Robert, are you insinuating that wrestling isn't real??? :eek:
 
L4H
I am not implying that wrestling is not real!!!!
It does happen in a ring.
There are two or more combatants in the ring.
There is a ref.
There are fans.
people do "see" it.

But if you want to see real life, truely investigative TV you should watch the X-FILES.
:D :D ;)
 
There once was a man who's car would not idle properly. It coughed and sputtered and surged and even stalled. Finally, it got to be almost undrivable. So, he took it to a mechanic.

The mechanic listened to his description of the problem, went out and started the car, listened to the engine for a moment, lifted the hood, produced a screwdriver from his back pocket, and tightened one screw. Suddenly, the engine settled into a perfect, smooth, quite idle. The mechanic put the hood down and started to write in his book.

The man was delighted. "It was just a loose screw all along?"

"Yup. I've seen that one before."

"Wow! That's a relief. I thought it might be something expensive... what's this?"

"The bill."

"Bill?... a hundred dollars! A hundred dollars to tighten a screw!"

"No. Five dollars to tighten the screw and ninty-five dollars for knowing which screw to tighten."

= = = = = = = = = =

There was a television show on for a while called "Name That Tune" on which contestants competed to see who could correctly identify a song after hearing the fewest notes.

= = = = = = = = = =

I suspect that this knife expert fellow knew the moment he saw the broken tip exactly what knife it was. He recognized the geometry, the grind lines, the finish, even from just a quarter-inch long piece just as a contestant on Name That Tune might recognize a long song from just the first few notes.

But, unlike that mechanic, he knew that in order to earn his substantial consulting fee, he needed to make a show of it
 
Years ago, when I used to read GI Joe comics, the publishers would award "No Prizes" to readers who wrote in with justifications for why something that appeared to be a continuity error or other mistake really wasn't.

You win the No Prize for this one, Chuck. :)
 
Ah, but what if the tip was from a different wound or was placed by an inteligent criminal? Oe for that matter what makes the Police think anyone with quarter of a brain would keep a murder weapon or dump it in a place easy to find? In my view it is an utterly 'pointless':p programme. And yes that was a lot of preamble for a bad pun:rolleyes: !
 
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