Is CSI: Miami Just Fluff?
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Matt Roush of TV Guide apparently thinks so as does the reader who asks this question:
Question: I take exception to this “No one with an IQ will watch CSI: Miami” stuff! I love Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Bones, Lost, The Office and many other “high-brow” shows that cater to those of us who actually graduated with a college degree and enjoy good writing and acting. But seriously, can’t you sit back and enjoy CSI: Miami? Strictly from an enjoyment point of view, this is one of the most hilariously entertaining shows of all time. I started watching six years ago when I first heard of the Horatio opening, but I kept watching because some of the actors on there actually act. It’s as much a mindless entertainment show as anything you could possibly think of from the ’80s (and I know you loved Miami Vice and The A-Team, so tell me this isn’t the same type of show!). It doesn’t pretend to be anything it’s not. The original CSI is much too pompous for me to watch (I’ve tried to watch re-runs on my DVR that I tape from Spike, but they’re so into themselves). Miami just is what it is: fluff. Give me one hour a week to watch pretty people put on and take off sunglasses, that’s all I ask! — Jeff J.
Matt Roush: That’s about as amusing a demonstration of diminished expectations as I’ve seen in a while. And for the record, I wasn’t much of an A-Team or even a Miami Vice fan back in the day, feeling the latter was more a triumph of style over substance, which I guess is what’s being implied here about CSI: Miami. What I love best about all of this (and I’ve had it reconfirmed by several recent conversations with friends who still watch) is that when you boil down CSI: Miami, it is actually a comedy series in crime-drama drag. I’ll keep that in mind next time I watch.
What do you think of these comments about CSI: Miami? Do you agree, or disagree? Leave a comment to share your thoughts!
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6 opinions for Is CSI: Miami Just Fluff?
Stefie
Apr 22, 2008 at 12:28 pm
i dont care what Matt Roush think of csi miami. he clearly doesnt have respect for the poeple who make csi miami happen. I love this show and will keep watching it no mather what some guy from tv guide thinks!
Sarah
Apr 22, 2008 at 12:39 pm
I watch both the original CSI and CSI: Miami. Miami is definitely my favorite. It took me a while to “get” Horatio but I love his mannerisms now. I am always waiting for his next one-liner. I really love the bright colors and all the drama. It is funny at times but so is the original CSI.
Michael Berish
Apr 22, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Just for the record, I worked in the REAL Miami Vice 13 of the 22 years I was on the City of Miami’s Police Department.
If you find it enjoyable, that’s fine. Some people watch wrestling and really get into it, like it’s for real.
Personally, I find both CSI and Miami Vice a drag. Both of them are so Hollywooded-up; it’s unbelievable! If you watch it for entertainment, then fine, I say, but don’t be gullible enough to believe it.
Now, I’ve recently written a book entitled: REFLECTIONS FROM THE PIT. It’s about cops alright. It’s about the good, the bad, and the ugly (warts and all). It contains stuff you will NEVER see on TV. If interested, go to my website: realmiamivice.com and check it out.
There are 3, free stories at the bottom of the HOME PAGE.
MICHAEL BERISH
Undercover detective in the REAL Miami Vice!
Author of: REFLECTIONS FROM THE PIT.
“That fellow (Berish) has a real talent for writing a story. That’s excellent work.”
E. Howard Hunt
(American Author & C.I.A. spy)
“The universe is full of stories, not atoms.”
rachel
Apr 23, 2008 at 2:43 pm
CSI really stands for Cute Sexy Investagator!!!!!!!!!!
chris
Apr 26, 2008 at 5:36 pm
csi miami is too fake for me, but i watch it anyways because monday nights suck. or at least they did, but now that house and bones are both on monday nights…
Vixen
Oct 3, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Matt Roush is RIGHT. CSI Miami and David Caruso are a bad joke
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