Is there to much of CSI (all types) on RTE2?

SoSueMe

Is it just me or is there way too much of CSI on RTE2? I used to be a fan of the shows but cannot stand them anymore.TV is oversaturated with them. I nterms of RTE, what about be people that dont have digital who are subjected to sometimes 4 hours a week in primetime.

Basq

Um, yes!

ixoy

I seem to recall the show's creators commented that he could forsee a time when there'd be a different CSI show for every night. I'm not sure that he was joking...

Mossy Monk

love them so have to say RTÉ are doing well with CSI

Guess_Who

You should see the TV line up in Australia.

And it's not just CSI, we've only got 3 channels and there's at least 2 - 3 different crime solving programmes on every night

All the CSI's
Law & Order
Criminal Minds
NCIS
Medium
Numbers etc etc.

Not sure if RTE are playing any of them yet but it's only a matter of time.

Basq

Guess_Who wrote:

Criminal Minds

Love it... bloody fantastic under-rated show!

All the rest.. meh!

the_syco

I wish they'd spread it out a bit. All in one night, meh. Saying that, tho, its nice to watch them all. And then watch more on LivingTV.

simu

Yes. And then copycat stuff like Medical Investigation. Although that show is so silly it gives me the lols.

kevmy

It'd be grand if they showed only new ones in prime time but they slap on a double bill of old Miami every time they've a free hour and a half. Really fustrating, thing is I'd watch Vegas and maybe NY regularly but have no idea when their actually supposed to be scheduled or if they're just repeats to fill an hour.

humanji

I love crime shows, so I think they should be on more!

SoSueMe

basquille wrote:

Love it... bloody fantastic under-rated show!

All the rest.. meh!

Criminal Minds sucks Basquille.
"Criminal Minds" mimics its predecessors in more ways than it deviates from them. Patinkin seems so detached that he looks bored at times. It's sort of amusing, too, how "Criminal Minds" likes to think it's smarter than it is. Each episode starts off with a quote from some wise dead person such as Voltaire or Oscar Wilde and then follows that up with the kind of generic writing that a show like "The Wire" would reject out of hand. Even the brainy doctor played by Matthew Gray Gubler spouts plenty of lines that sound more obvious than brainy.

Back to the topic. There is so much good TV out there especially from the US instead of CSI which could be shown on RTE2. There are so many shows which have the potential to be a hit for RTE like Heroes, Brothers and Sisters, What About Brian that RTE couldn't be bothered to show.

Rb

No, theres not too much of CSI on. If anything, more of it should be scheduled if possible, I would love to see it replace shíte shows such as Ugly Betty

cashback

Guess_Who wrote:

You should see the TV line up in Australia.

And it's not just CSI, we've only got 3 channels and there's at least 2 - 3 different crime solving programmes on every night

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Don't you have five channels?
ABC, SBS, Seven, Nine and Ten?
The first two are the only ones worth watching really. A respite from ads anyway.

In answer to the question, yes there's far too much Murder-by-Numbers style programmes on TV, not just CSI.
Once you've seen one, you've seen them all.
And, yes, it's even worse when you don't have digital!

Killaqueen!!!

Not enough! When's it on again? Wednesdays and Thursdays? Sure that's only twice a week!

Nightwish

Too much CSI? Thats an oxymoron! I once watched 13 episodes straight.

pokerwidow

I voted yes but not because I think they show too much but because it is all over the place. When you press the info button on Living tv it tells you what season that episode is from. The other night I pressed info of one CSI and it said that it was a crime programme showing the forensic side....... How the hell do I know if I have seen it or not (no smart comments about watching the first 5 mins)

New CSI Vegas is on Friday nights and repeated on Sunday nights on Livingtv. Simple to follow. I hope they started the new Miami soon.

Criminal minds is fantastic but I love Law & Order and most other crime shows too . I saw season 1 and the first episode of 2. Hopefully Livingtv will start season 2 soon.

Guess_Who

cashback wrote:

Don't you have five channels?
ABC, SBS, Seven, Nine and Ten?
The first two are the only ones worth watching really. A respite from ads anyway.

We bought a heap of ****e cheapo TV that'll only tune in Seven, Nine & Ten

Caked Karen

I could watch CSI Vegas 24/7 as its my favourite. am not a big fan of the other 2 - even though they are similar and stuff - i just love Grissom so i guess thats it for me with Vegas

- I think Living have a good set up with it and you can see what episode is on and you have an idea if you have seen it. it says what the story line is but the best is that they put the season in brackets so you know wht season they are showing!
- If RTE done that at least you know where you are with the shows!

admiralofthefleet

there is not enough csi on tv!

irishcsifan

well they could get rid of new york and stop repeating miami but i have spent to long complained the rte about actually showing las vegas and i'm not about to see show being moved again and given a crap time

Mossy Monk

why should they get rid of new york? :mad: :mad:

sioda

I love all the CSI's Miami being my favorite just wish they would show Ny after the soccer instead of postponing it.

NCIS is very underrated IMHO as i think the cast gels a lot better than on any of the CSI shows

SoSueMe

The point I am trying to make is that with each of the CSI's, they are esentially the same. They may have different cities and cases but at the end of the day once you have seen one you have seen them all. RTE should try harder to give more choice to RTE2 viewers during primetime. The US shows that the shun and ones that haven;t been shown yet have the ability to match the CSI franchise's ratings or even exceed them as CSI ratings are nothing to shout home about.

ixoy

SoSueMe wrote:

The point I am trying to make is that with each of the CSI's, they are esentially the same. They may have different cities and cases but at the end of the day once you have seen one you have seen them all.

I pretty much agree. The equivalent franchise monster - Law & Order - at least has differences between the series. One is normal homicide with an equal balance of trial/crime.
The other is sex crimes, which presents a different variety of cases and is more focused on the lives of the detectives. Slightly less emphasis on trial too.
The third - "Criminal Intent" is very different again. We rarely see anything go to trial and instead the series presents episodes with far more convouted plots led by a neurotic Holmes-esque figure.

CSI's varities tend to be the city and whether they work day or night shifts..

Nightwish

My beloved Goren neurotic! Never! If I had my way rte2 would only show CSI's and Law and Order's

SoSueMe

Nightwish wrote:

My beloved Goren neurotic! Never! If I had my way rte2 would only show CSI's and Law and Order's

So you don't want variety. There are loads more quality US TV shows that RTE could show.

Mossy Monk

as a license fee payer i would like RTÉ to set up a channel devoted to police dramas

Nightwish

I clearly don't want variety. Its not the amount of CSI being shown - its the scheduling thats the problem. They show half a series here and there and throw them all together when they have nothing else to show.

nutella

SoSueMe wrote:

Is it just me or is there way too much of CSI on RTE2? I used to be a fan of the shows but cannot stand them anymore.TV is oversaturated with them. I nterms of RTE, what about be people that dont have digital who are subjected to sometimes 4 hours a week in primetime.

Agreed.

(SoSueMe: check your inbox)

Jesus Wept

I think CSI is a dreadful show, the pacing is ****, there is zero drama as the crimes have generally already been commited and its just a case of bodies in morques week in week out, and scrapping fingernails, I find it dreadfully dull....




...Criminal Minds on the other hand, good show.

Jesus Wept

I've never understood the popularity of CSI anyhow, I find the pacing of the show to be bad, and because the crimes have been commited as soon as an episode begins, for me there is no drama, just a 40 minute trip to the morque to scrape fingernails....


I find Criminal Minds to be a far superior show...

Jip

Eh, CSI means Crime Scene Investigation. There has to be a crime comitted at the start to get the CSIs involved. If there was no crime they'd have to rename the show wouldn't they ?

Anyway, CSI is awful, the story lines are ridiculous and unbelievable and to top it off they have the most annoying lead character of any show, the fu(ker Horatio. He's a CSI cop so why the hell is he involved in SWAT raids, stakeouts and interviews etc ?

Ciaran500

Jip wrote:

Anyway, CSI is awful, the story lines are ridiculous and unbelievable and to top it off they have the most annoying lead character of any show, the fu(ker Horatio. He's a CSI cop so why the hell is he involved in SWAT raids, stakeouts and interviews etc ?

Thats what makes it so great, a few cans, a few friends and the CSI drinking game and you have a great night. We drink every time a plot hole is spotted, something stupidly OTT happens or theres a cheesy one liner. Doesn't take long to get through a can

Joeface

Horatio must DIE , If he puts his hands on his hips to make a profound state on something thats not profound just once more when i flick on to that channel I will get on a plane , I mean it .
NYC is not much good either . CSI with Gill is the only watchable one. Some very good eps in that .

Oh one other thing to add . HUMMERS ARE NOT FAST U CANNOT OUT RUN A BUILDING BLOWING UP IN A HUMMER ITS NOT POSSIBLE.

I will end how I started Horatio must Die

Jesus Wept

Jip wrote:

Eh, CSI means Crime Scene Investigation. There has to be a crime comitted at the start to get the CSIs involved. If there was no crime they'd have to rename the show wouldn't they ?
?

errrr...... I'm aware of what it stands for.

They don't always have to do it in the format that the crime has been commited. Even though they do this, it doesn't mean the show should have zero drama or tension.

Have another coffee dude

Jip

But if there was no crime there'd be no crime to investigate ! That's the whole premise of the show.

Jesus Wept

Jip wrote:

But if there was no crime there'd be no crime to investigate ! That's the whole premise of the show.

I don't think the fact that the crime has already been committed when the show starts is the problem, the show just sucks.

Maybe the premise just sucks too. Would it be possible that the crime hasn't happened as soon as the opening credits roll, and we witness the this crime and its build up, and then the ensuing investigation? I think so.

shane86

Ive only ever seen it once, and it was some of the most poorly acted, cheesiest line filled, ****ty plot piece of tv Ive ever seen.

And if that wasnt bad enough, the lead man is a ginger.

Jesus Wept

shane86 wrote:

Ive only ever seen it once, and it was some of the most poorly acted, cheesiest line filled, ****ty plot piece of tv Ive ever seen.

And if that wasnt bad enough, the lead man is a ginger.

touché, lol

Our man in Havana

Mossy Monk wrote:

as a license fee payer i would like RTÉ to set up a channel devoted to police dramas

Seconded! Great Idea.

Snake Plisken

Well never watched any of the CSI's on TV, but when my old buddy Quentin decided to write and direct an episode of Las Vegas, I decided to give Season 1 a shot, so off down to Xtravision and picked up Season 1, and was hooked, great show, great cast and great writing. Now I've watched up to the end of Season 5 and I'm awaiting Season 6 to arrive from the US (feking customs must have it as its taking ages). I don't like the look of Miami or New York, so not going to watch them.

Snake

P.S. I'm very surprised that there is no CSI forum on here seeing that most of the other major cult shows have them, 24, Lost Heroes for example.

Gillie

Love Miami and NY mainly because of Caruso and Sinse.
Havn't watched much of Las Vegas but the Grave Danger ep was class!

TunnelWeb

Ciaran500 wrote: »

Thats what makes it so great, a few cans, a few friends and the CSI drinking game and you have a great night. We drink every time a plot hole is spotted, something stupidly OTT happens or theres a cheesy one liner. Doesn't take long to get through a can

Hahaha,nice one! I bet that STILL does'nt make the show interesting though :D

Richard Dower

CSI rises to Shakespearean levels in quality!

SoSueMe

SoSueMe wrote: »

Criminal Minds sucks Basquille.
"Criminal Minds" mimics its predecessors in more ways than it deviates from them. Patinkin seems so detached that he looks bored at times. It's sort of amusing, too, how "Criminal Minds" likes to think it's smarter than it is. Each episode starts off with a quote from some wise dead person such as Voltaire or Oscar Wilde and then follows that up with the kind of generic writing that a show like "The Wire" would reject out of hand. Even the brainy doctor played by Matthew Gray Gubler spouts plenty of lines that sound more obvious than brainy.

Mandy Patinkin left Criminal Minds a few seasons back. Have to say that I'm a big fan of the show and of all the criminal procedural shows on atm it's easily my favourite. In fact the only other show of it's type that I enjoy is Numb3rs. Comparing it to the Wire is grossly unfair. CM is easy going and lends it's self the casual viewer where as the Wire is one of those shows that if you miss an episode then you're lost.

SoSueMe wrote: »

Back to the topic. There is so much good TV out there especially from the US instead of CSI which could be shown on RTE2. There are so many shows which have the potential to be a hit for RTE like Heroes, Brothers and Sisters, What About Brian that RTE couldn't be bothered to show.

Am, RTE air Brothers and Sisters in a decent timeslot. They lost HEroes to TV3 and showing What About Brien now would'nt exactly be a great decision as it was pretty quickly cancelled in America.

EDIT: Just saw that this was a zombie thread.

JP Liz

There is too less CSI

So when will CSI Ireland begin?

Elmo

RTÉ TWO only show the programme 2 nights a week.

3e and Living show it everynight. So in comparison to other stations NO.

Mr E

This is a 2 year old thread guys.

Mr E

Yipes... 2 PMs asking why it was locked.
OK, people want to discuss it, I'll open it again.

Basq

My opinion of CSI certainly hasn't changed in the 2 years.. it's still utter drivel!

Elmo

basquille wrote: »

My opinion of CSI certainly hasn't changed in the 2 years.. it's still utter drivel!

I haven't watched it in a while, but I always thought CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was far better than its spin offs.

It is funny that 2 years ago we had post giving out about its bad scheduling, it is still badly schedule but it is on far too much across all channels.