# CSI: Miami. is it purposely this bad? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 29, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674 "2009-07-29T15:40:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/21 "2009-07-29T20:55:47Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > [Mocked well here.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glvGfQnx3DI) I thought for sure you were posting a link the [CSI Miami - Caruso bad one liners montage!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sarYH0z948) ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/22 "2009-07-29T21:14:33Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > I think of the show as just a way for me to look at hotties Emily Proctor, Eva LaRue, and Megalyn Echikunwoke. I like my MEs to look good! If you’re a fan of Eva LaRue, I suggest rending “The Barbarians”, in which she spends most of the movie in a leather bustier kind of thing. And it’s actually a funny movie. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/23 "2009-07-29T21:24:29Z")
I **hate** that show! Caruso is bad enough, but its Emily Proctor’s Forensic Barbie that gets me. :mad: I’ve got to say - I lve the bright colours. But not enough to sit through an episode. ---
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/24 "2009-07-30T10:40:05Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > I never got past the concept of the CSI guys acting like detectives. I can imagine a real-life encounter: > > “CSI. Where were you last night?” > “Wait…who are you?” > “CSI. We need you to answer some questions.” > “Still not getting it…are you the Police?” > “Crime Scene Investigators. We found traces of your blood…” > “Wait - so you’re _not_ the Police?” > “OK buddy, you need to come down for questioning.” > “Uh…I don’t think you can place me under arrest. You’re just lab gyuys, right?” > “CSI.” > “Yeah. I’m leaving now.” > “Stop! CSI!” > ::drives away:: Yes! This is it for me also. Of course, this is true for all CSI incarnations and not just CSI: Miami. In fact, it’s possibly more annoying on the original CSI, since it’s of higher quality overall, which makes it more jarring. Honestly. Lab staff are not widely known for their people skills. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/25 "2009-07-30T10:44:43Z")
What I want to know is why they use a yellow filter for that show. It’s weird and distracting. I’ve watched the other CSIs, none of them have such distinctive and odd lighting. Is Miami a particularly yellow place? I’ve never been there. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/26 "2009-07-30T10:59:08Z")
> [@maplekiwi](#): > > I **hate** that show! > > Caruso is bad enough, but its Emily Proctor’s Forensic Barbie that gets me. :mad: > > I’ve got to say - I lve the bright colours. But not enough to sit through an episode. I like [Pauley Perette](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005306/) of NCIS … nothing like the woman playing the forensic geek actually having a masters in forensic science … plus I think she looks _hot_ and I am nominally a hetero monogamous female… but she would seriously tempt me to stray:) ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/27 "2009-07-30T11:08:25Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > I like [Pauley Perette](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005306/) of NCIS … nothing like the woman playing the forensic geek actually having a masters in forensic science … plus I think she looks _hot_ and I am nominally a hetero monogamous female… but she would seriously tempt me to stray:) Oh, mucho ditto. I find the NCIS ladies much more attractive than the NCIS ones…except for [Liz Vassey](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0890808/). ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/28 "2009-07-30T11:23:38Z")
Since they both happen to be in the same city, I’d love to see Horatio encounter Dexter Morgan. While on a table. Covered in plastic. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/29 "2009-07-30T12:22:18Z")
My favorite bit is when they are in the lab and figure out where the bad guys car is in the city. Then in the next scene they are across the town on the bumper of the vehicle in pursuit. I would think calling a cop who was closer might be a good idea. They drive across busy Miami and find them every time. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/30 "2009-07-30T12:26:42Z")
[Bigger Than Cheese, comic #701.](http://www.biggercheese.com/index.php?comic=701) Pay close attention to panel #3… Wife and I watch CSI, mostly because it’s so bad it’s entertaining. We laugh at Ryan and Eric, and how they’re always assholes toward each other. We call them Dick #1 and Dick #2. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/31 "2009-07-30T12:40:25Z")
I am mystified by this show’s popularity. Patronising, sophomoric, tortuous shite. It boggles the mind anybody can tolerate it for longer than ten minutes without wanting to hang themselves by their genitalia. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/32 "2009-07-30T14:50:07Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > So, now I’m picturing a bunch of detectives walking into a building, followed by an equal number of uniformed police officers banging coconut halves together. Like in [The Holy Grail](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7qxqvjTbu0)? THAT would be awesome! ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/33 "2009-07-30T16:31:12Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Since they both happen to be in the same city, I’d love to see Horatio encounter Dexter Morgan. > > While on a table. > > Covered in plastic. Don’t forget that Micheal Weston also lives in Miami - his car should be in the background somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/34 "2009-07-30T16:44:51Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > I thought for sure you were posting a link the [CSI Miami - Caruso bad one liners montage!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sarYH0z948) I’m sitting here in a Starbucks making people very uncomfortable due to the fact that I’ve been cracking up for about five minutes now. That clip. [glasses] Was awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/35 "2009-07-30T16:48:13Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > I like [Pauley Perette](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005306/) of NCIS … nothing like the woman playing the forensic geek actually having a masters in forensic science … plus I think she looks _hot_ and I am nominally a hetero monogamous female… but she would seriously tempt me to stray:) But she’s _such_. A _poser_. And as a 31 year old male I should be so past the category “poser,” it should not be in my mental vocabulary, I know. And usually it’s not. But that chick. Is _such_. A _poser_. Gah! It drives me batty for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/36 "2009-07-30T18:09:10Z")
> [@Frylock](#): > > I’m sitting here in a Starbucks making people very uncomfortable due to the fact that I’ve been cracking up for about five minutes now. > > That clip. > > [glasses] > > Was awesome. I hope you got to watch it to the end. WTF? It ends with a shot of him kneeling at the base of The Christ Statue on Corcovado in Rio. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/37 "2009-07-30T18:13:16Z")
> [@simster](#): > > Don’t forget that Micheal Weston also lives in Miami - his car should be in the background somewhere. [I just hope he’s not the one [drunk] driving it!](http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/07/20/2009-07-20_burn_notice_actor_jeffrey_donovan_arrested_for_dui_in_miami_beach.html) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/38 "2009-07-30T20:16:42Z")
> [@maplekiwi](#): > > I **hate** that show! > > Caruso is bad enough, but its Emily Proctor’s Forensic Barbie that gets me. :mad: A truly far cry from her terrific _West Wing_ gig. The thing is, Caruso can be a good actor, but usually when he’s playing “against type” (non-constipated and self-serious). He can be a live wire of energy and was memorable (in a good way) in the TV pilot of _Crime Story_ as well as the movies _King of New York_ and _Proof of Life_. But it was in _NYPD Blue_ that he first began this oh-so-tense-&-enunciated delivery, and while the writing of that series was excellent (and he hadn’t begun phoning it in, yet), everything else that he’s done in that acting Mode since then has been more-and-more on auto-pilot. The inexplicable success of the series has, sadly, cemented this approach to virtually all future job prospects for him, I suspect, so the Good Caruso will be in even shorter supply. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/39 "2009-08-01T19:00:27Z")
I couldn’t get on with it as the hard boiled senior detective came across as an ageing,slightly “camp” actor with a wig. Ok its entertainment but suspension of disbelief has SOME limits. ---
**Author:** ![ekweizn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7c8e57/32.png) [@ekweizn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekweizn)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674/40 "2009-08-02T04:29:22Z")
My favorite radio show/podcast has a recurring weekly segment called Hypothetical Horatio. The host (Dave Dameshek) comes up with a murder scene scenario, usually voiced by Horatio’s partner, Frank, and the competitors must come up with their best punny line as Caruso. If they do well, they hear Roger Daltrey’s scream at the beginning of “Won’t Get Fooled Again”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-miami-is-it-purposely-this-bad/504674.md?page=3)