CSI Las Vegas

[Niflheimian]

Time to discuss aspects of CSI, but most importantly the MBTI/Enneagram types of the characters.

So far, I think...

Grissom=INTJ, 5w6 sp
Sara=INTJ, 5w6 sx or possibly 3w4
Catherine= ENTJ or ESTJ, unsure of Enneagram type
Nick= ESFJ or ESTJ, 6 soc
Warrick= ISFP, possibly ISTP, unsure of Enneagram type
Brass=I or ESTJ, 1

Do you agree?

What do you think of the show? Why is it so appealing?

[Shai Gar]

i agree. i think it is appealing because it makes us think "who is the killer" and generally with the evidence we can work it out before they do. it is all an ego trip.

why i like reading sherlock holmes stories. because we can keep up with sherlock

[jimkopelli]

Heard about how they're calling in Tarantino to direct one of the episodes? The season finale, nonetheless?

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050224/ap_en_tv/tv_csi_2

Gonna have to watch that...

[Bugeater]

Sounds pretty accurate. And I agree that it's neat trying to figure out the crimes before the investigators do. Plus, the characters are really interesting.

Grissom - Only child of a deaf mother, whose father left when he was 5 years old.
Sara - Grew up in an abusive household and was witness to her mother stabbing her father to death when she was fairly young. Spent the rest of her childhood in foster care. Has an older brother, fate unknown.
Nick - Molested by his last-minute babysitter when he was 9 years old, but never told anybody about it until Catherine confronted him. We don't really know much about his family, other than they're from Texas.
Warrick - Raised by his grandmother. Was addicted to gambling, which contributed to the death of a co-worker he was supposed to be keeping an eye on.
Catherine - Ex-stripper and single mother, who didn't even know who her father was until adulthood. And she found out by using evidence from a case as well as the Lab's equipment, resulting in the case being dismissed.

[Bugeater]

Has anyone here seen the previews for the season finale, directed by Quentin Tarantino? It's going to kick ass!

[coffeezombie]

I don't think that show is appealing at all, to tell the truth. I think there are too many "crime shows for sensors" on television.

[Spartan26]

Not a fan of either that have been discussed thus far. Might as well admit now I didn't care much for LOTR to complete the trifecta before getting tossed out of this forum. I want to like CSI, honestly, but I find it to be too much smoke and mirrors and stuffed with stilted dialog.

"Oh gee, if there was only some way we could figure out how many ions were in the atmosphere at the time of death we could match the PH to that of the killer."

"Chief look, I brought the Ion Dector 3000."

"Good work, Smithers. Now we can go back and arrest that person we haven't seen since the first five minutes of this program."

I'm just kiddin'. I haven't watched it since season #2. Can you really tell the characters' personality or is there some projecting going on that you guys don't want to admit? Season one, it was pretty dry in the series regulars' development or personality.

They seemed to be doing a lot of pat things. Do they still talk to somebody angry each week? Each week, without fail, they stumble across someone who's upset about having to answer questions about the young, decapitated starlet whose body was found in their 3-year-old's kiddie pool.

Angry Guy: "Do you have any idea how long it took to blow that stupid thing up?! And you think I'm going let my mistress suck up all my blow, down all my X and then take a dip in the Yu-Gi-Ho pool without her head?! I'm outa here!"

CU: Hip, knowitall male investigator giving hottie w/brains investigator a look as the wealthy man who answers to no one gets in the back of his limo.
"I think pops is hiding something."

Ya think? Like maybe a head? When really it's the 18 year old daughter jealous she never got a kiddie pool and is trying to ruin her old man for moving on after her mother died too quickly and getting rich too late for her to enjoy a privileged childhood.

Sound familiar?

Actually, I'm sure I'll watch a little of it. Quentin was just on Conan talking about it. Didn't see all of it. He's done a few shows, X-Files, ER, Alias, I think a couple of others.

[coffeezombie]

Not a fan of either that have been discussed thus far. Might as well admit now I didn't care much for LOTR to complete the trifecta before getting tossed out of this forum.

Um... did you like the books at least?

[Miss Anthropic]

I like CSI Las Vegas a lot...I don't like the NYC and Miami versions though. I think it all has to do with the characters. What do the rest of you guys think? Anybody faithfully watch all of them?

[kuranes]

I'm not a faithful watcher, but I've tuned in many a time. I like "Grissom" and Marg Helgenberger. Just like "The X Files", some episodes are way better than others. Cool music playing while they do wordless parts, such as showing lab work or creeping up on someone/stalking. I do watch the other ones, too, but less so; and I'm watching less TV, period, right now. We're due to finally get some decent weather here in Chicago.

[Dunearhp]

I do not enjoy watching it erode the general publics sense of the possible. I dread to think what prosecutors may be able to get away with when the jury has seen too much of this kind of show.

To take an example from the show. If I take a sample of air from a toilet cubicle I will not be able to match the trace elements with the brand of perfume worn by the killer. The scenario is ridiculous.

[kuranes]

Yeah, there was an article featured on the MSN news yesterday about how much of that show is exaggerated vs. how much can really be done. Most of the exaggerations had to do with the functions of three or four people being rolled into one, and the time it takes to actually do an operation.

[Spartan26]

Um... did you like the books at least?
Never really read them.