February 06, 2007

a tiny rant


Can someone please tell me what the deal is with TV show CSI Miami . Not the show but the character Horatio to be specific. This guy is suppose to be a Crime Scene Investigator and he shoots his weapon more than John Wayne. He's the only one on the show that can figure anything out. He suppose to be intimidating, he threatens all the tough bad guys. All the girls on the show fall in love with him. huh?


Is this suppose to be believable? First, I doubt crime scene investigators ever shoot their weapons. Let alone out shoot people with machine guns. Second, Is this guy hot? There's just no way, he's the definition of dork right? Third, He's tough? My three year old scares me more than him. I doubt a gang member drug dealing killer would think twice about snatching a knot in his head. The way he's so dramatic, tilting his head, hands on hips, sports jacket pushed back by his hands, it's just too much. Oh and they all drive around in new Hummers that they chase down bad guys in. I absolutely can't stand him.

Well it must be just me because the show is constantly in the top ten of shows viewed. How can that be? How can people watch him and not throw up? I don't get it! This show is a crime scene and should be investigated by WTF.

Excuse me, I've got to go put on my sports jacket, my sun glasses and go buy a new Humvee.

8 comments:

harbinger said...

You too eh! I now watch that show only for the comedy I see in it.
I call Horatio "The poser". It's been killing me for some time now. He stands there so tough, don't look at the bad guy, stand sideways looking at his feet, what a joke.
Then there's Alex, with her babytalk, "Oh you poor little darling", like she's going to burst into tears any second- Give me a break!

But I have to keep watching it!

Daughter of Night said...

I gotta tell you that CSI is the BANE OF MY FREAKIN' EXISTENCE. That's not an exaggeration.

I don't know about Miami, but Crime Scene Investigators in California are called Criminalists or Forensic Specialists and they DON'T carry guns. They also aren't sworn officers, nor do they have anything to do - in any way, shape, or form, with actual criminals unless they are the victim of a crime on their off-duty time.

So, when I'm investigating a crime, I talk to the victim(s) as part of the investigation (of course), or the family of the victim if the victim is deceased. Often, I have no suspect. Even mroe often, I have a suspect, but no real PC for arrest. And that's when the victims will bust out the CSI argument:

"Yeah, I know no one saw anything, but can't you take the tires and examine them for fingerprints or hairs or whatever??"

"Let me get this straight... you want me to come take your slashed tires and perform some sort of tests on them?"

"Well, yeah. That's what they do on CSI."

"Right. Well, how about this? Maybe there's someone you've argued with lately? Someone who's mad at you? Anything like that going on??"

"Oh, well, yeah!! I was dating this guy, and...." ad naseum

Yes.

The bane of my existence.

CSI made Joe and Joanna Citizen expect the impossible: that we have the time, money, and ability to solve EACH AND EVERY CRIME IN UNDER AN HOUR.

Grrrrrrrr.

And no - he's not hot, he's not sexy, he's not even remotely reality-based.

David said...

harbinger: don't even get me started with Alex! I honestly can't watch the show, period.

Daughter: why don't you tell me what you really think :)

In the CSI shows they interrogate the suspects. They do DNA test in about an hour and all the labs are dark with some strange lighting. Why is it so dark...

Time Traveller said...

haha! it is strange isn't it? Ive only seen it a couple of times, but yeah i don't get why he was cast for the role. he's really not very nice, infact he's quite horrible. I wouldn't touch him with a bargepole. The hair? WTF is that about?

Daughter of Night said...

If I told you what I really think, you'd have to edit your comments for obscene content. :-)

Jen said...

It's because he's a redhead.
Redheads are hotter.
*flips hair*

And the labs have weird lighting because most of the "interesting" stuff is done on midnights, and those of us who work midnights like low lighting. Our eyes don't adjust to what you daywalkers refer to as "bright light".
:-P

David said...

LOL, Red hair may be hot but not on his head, YUCK! (and when I said red hair may be hot I meant on a woman of course:) )

and the way he just shows up at the end of conversation and throws in some dramatic line. creeeppyy

and 20 Something who would you touch with a 10' bargepole? More importantly why?;)

Jen said...

I agree that he's kinda creepy.
(And not so hot..)