Dror Klar asked:


Crime and detective shows began their first round of popularity during the 1970’s when programs like Hawaii Five O and Rockford Files were broadcast. These types of shows only escalated during the following years. Cagney and Lacey, Quincy, and many others had their time in the spotlight.

Our fascination with crime and detective shows has not diminished at all over the years. In fact some of the most watched shows on television today are crime related in some way. With all the real life advancements in forensic technologies, if anything they have taken on even more interesting twists.

The crime shows that we watch now are have much more in depth stories and the amount of things a person can actually learn while viewing is incredible. Investigating the crime scenes its self is a major part of the shows story line. They tell about how even the smallest particles can make or break a case.

One of the most popular series of shows is CSI, CSI Miami, and CSI New York. These shows use basically the same type scenarios, but they are all cast with different people in them. You might think that some would be overwhelmed by so many crime scene shows, but apparently not. They all still have good ratings.

Without a Trace, is a detective show that deals with missing people stories and sometimes they are found alive and sometimes not. It shows that in many missing people cases, the first 48 hours can be crucial as to whether or not a missing person is ever found.

In the hit detective series Cold Case, the cast of characters are made to deal with murder investigations from the past that were never solved. They must reopen these cases and try to use new technologies and information to solve them. They often show the dead characters moving on after their case has been solved. This show goes back and forth to different time periods and it makes for interesting stories.

All of the before mentioned crime shows are on network channels. There are many more of these kinds of shows that come on satellite and cable channels too. You can see many of the network shows like CSI in reruns on cable or satellite already.

If you really love the crime dramas series, then you should check out some of these as well. The Closer, Bones, Close to Home, Crossing Jordan, and Criminal Minds are all great programs too.



Jo

Tsoof and Eden Baras asked:


Nearly every week, there are at least 3 different CSI shows on TV - CSI Las Vegas, CSI Miami, CSI New York and sometimes a combination of CSI and some other series.

Nearly every week, there is a discussion in our house about whether watching CSI is a good idea, especially for younger people.

These shows are certainly fascinating and suspenseful, keeping the viewer interested the whole time and introducing a wide variety of crime scene investigation techniques and police methods, each set in a different city with its different kinds of problems.

Another good thing is that the main characters are people who like their job and feel it is an important contribution to the society they live in, which makes them positive role models. Throughout each series, we also get to see glimpses of their personal lives, showing us other challenges they must face as human beings, which can only increase our appreciation towards them.

And, of course, at the end of each episode, the bad guys are brought to justice by our diligent and creative crime scene investigators.

Having said that, all these CSI TV shows feature a dark world, where humans are divided between criminals, victims and police officers. In their world, many people are referred to as “Vic” (short for “victim”) or “Perp” (short for “perpetrator”). The investigators suspect many, only to catch few, going through a parade of suspects with complete disregard for what the investigation might do to them if they are innocent.

Real criminals can seriously hone their skills just by watching CSI. Although the methods shown may not be the latest and greatest, surely there is much to be learned about cleaning up a place to make the police’s life harder. If you consider the amount of time it takes to solve a crime vs. the time it takes to commit it, the CSI shows are telling criminals that they are outnumbering the police by huge factors and that they can commit many crimes by the time they are caught, if that ever happens.

Some criminals in the series are just like everybody else, but most of them are not. Many of them are very rich, driving around in luxury cars, dressing up in expensive clothes and spending their time in exclusive nightclubs. Particularly in Miami, rich people are closely associated with large-scale, ruthless crime.

Most people, especially grown-ups, think they are immune to the messages on television, but research shows this is not true. However, over time, we become conditioned by the shows we watch on TV and bring the feelings and situations we see into our own world.

Watching CSI, we start believing that criminals lurk everywhere, waiting for us to make the wrong move. After all, we see them in Las Vegas, Miami and New York. We identify with the heroes, adopt their points of view and then, little by little, our own world becomes darker, scarier and more polarized.

[8 May 2008] Gary Dourdan, who plays CSI Warrick Brown, was caught in possession of drugs. Perhaps he thought he knew enough about crime scene investigations to get away with it…

Is this really what we want in our life?



Audrey

apple and blackcurrant squash asked:


the new advert for series 8 of CSI on Living TV has a song which is quite mellow and has quite a high voice in it . . .does anyone know what it is?

Roberta

calicutie003 asked:


I missed tonight’s episode of CSI because I was at work does anyone know where I can watch the episode online if that’s possible.

Agnes