Investigating CSI

Who doesn't love a good murder every week? No, I'm not talking about the news; that's boring and lacks good graphics. I mean CSI (Crime Scene Investigators). Whether you're watching the original Las Vegas, or the two spin-offs Miami and New York, you can be guaranteed two good solid murder cases every episode (three if you're lucky!)
Who can fault the actors who so skillfully play corpses and earn more than we make in one shooting (pun intended) than we make in a year? Who can tear themselves away from their beloved to see exactly how a bullet enters a woman's brain and comes out her eye socket? Who can resist looking at the gorgeous CSI team in their beautiful, normal clothes where in Ireland they'd wear something close to radiation suits? Not me, that's for sure. For those of you who don't know about the CSI series, I'll give you a quick review of each.
The original CSI is set in Las Vegas, where they get as many homicides as there are casinos. The start-up song is "Who are you?" and is perfect for a show like this. The head guy is Gil Grissom, a man who loves bugs and has a fantastic analytical mind as well as attention to detail. Just call him Grissom, everyone does. He's had some good lines in the past, as you might have seen him talking to Colin Murphy on RTE; "It's always good to know what you don't know." He's good take my word for it. Great, diverse murders every episode, with the same being said for either three, and the graphics are fantastic. Every CSI shows different sides to the crime investigation, with this CSI showing ghosts of the victims re-enacting their deaths or the teams' theories. The only fault I can find in this CSI is that its sometimes too dark when they're filming nighttime or inside. The black member of the team practically disappears into the background!
Next is CSI Miami, a very bright and colorful program; pity about all the blood. The start-up song is "Don't get fooled again" by The Who, with a great scream at the start. Yeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!!! Anyway, the leader is the inscrutable redheaded Horatio Cane. He's always there at the start as the victims are being inspected, with his black clothes (despite the climate) and sunglasses that he whips off in order to deliver his kick-ass line before going to the song. Yeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!!! CSI Miami's investigation graphics are mainly digital, with a wall-length computer projection like something out of Minority Report, and an expert locator system that can probably find you even if you're not on the continent. Every now and again you can get a great boat chase around the coast, out to sea or through the swamp. They go the whole hog on this; helicopters, coastguard ships and speedboats. The part I don't like about this CSI is the slight lack of stringing a mini story along through the series. It pops up every so often, and might be relevant to the story, but it's pretty weak. I also don't like the flashy clothes they all wear at crime scenes. Completely unrealistic. I find this CSI to be my least favorite, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't see it for yourself.
Finally, there's CSI NY (New York). This is my favorite CSI. Top guy in this series is Mack Taylor, a very serious cop that takes his work to heart. Like Grissom, he's got an analytical mind, and a head for problems. The fascinating, if a bit crazy, trends of this city astound me in every episode, from eye tattoos and trolley fun-runs to cyber-assassins and drugs called "Foxy". The investigation graphics are ghostly here too, but they also have a cool floating brain in a jar to examine head traumas. Lots of stories going on behind the scenes, and I've never lost track or interest. I can't find fault with this CSI, but maybe you will find your own.Overall, CSI is a great program that you can really get your teeth into. It's like a better version of Cluedo; you can guess who gets killed at the start, who the murderer is and why, plus no one has to pack the board up later! I find that it's great craic, and there's even fantastic plot twists near the end.
I've given all of you my views, so the only thing to do now is to say hope you don't end up as a real crime scene. Good luck!