Pete Battista
Senior HTF Member
Decided to start watching the original CSI tonight. This is a long running series... so at a couple episodes per night it should take me quite a while to get through them all.
Fishburne was able to disappear into the part for me, or at least, since his character was known for being a successful author and professor but not known as a crime scene guy, it worked to have him learning the ropes and I could accept that. But seeing Danson practically waltz in (or was he pretending to be a dead body?), with that somewhat glib moviestar persona and line readings, and it just didn't feel real to me. I couldn't not see Ted Danson.
But, with all due respect to Ted Danson, I just couldn't. I saw Danson's first episode and bailed immediately after that. I think part of it for me was that I couldn't get past Danson being a recognizable actor.
But, with all due respect to Ted Danson, I just couldn't. I saw Danson's first episode and bailed immediately after that. I think part of it for me was that I couldn't get past Danson being a recognizable actor. Fishburne was able to disappear into the part for me, or at least, since his character was known for being a successful author and professor but not known as a crime scene guy, it worked to have him learning the ropes and I could accept that. But seeing Danson practically waltz in (or was he pretending to be a dead body?), with that somewhat glib moviestar persona and line readings, and it just didn't feel real to me. I couldn't not see Ted Danson.
Fishburne was able to disappear into the part for me, or at least, since his character was known for being a successful author and professor but not known as a crime scene guy, it worked to have him learning the ropes and I could accept that. But seeing Danson practically waltz in (or was he pretending to be a dead body?), with that somewhat glib moviestar persona and line readings, and it just didn't feel real to me. I couldn't not see Ted Danson.
Hope you enjoy it. Like I said, the earlier seasons with Grissom, Sarah, Nick, Catherine and Greg were wonderful. Downhill after they started changing the cast members.I only have 3 episodes of season 1 left to watch. Since I am off work today I hope to finish it off today. First season has been great and added several more seasons to my collection. I believe I only need 2 more seasons to have the entire series.
I still remember that episode. Have never come across it since, but keep trying. Maybe time to buy the discs.My favorite season one episode is the one where Nick finds himself unknowingly trapped in a house with the killer ready to off him. When it dawns on him that his life is about to be ended, the way his face falls and his eyes fill with tears knowing he had only seconds left to live made a stupendous impression on me, and I've never forgotten it.
It's a shame that after reissuing Season 1 on BD that CBS stopped. It looks spectacular compared to the DVDs of the later seasons, and I gladly would have repurchased the earlier seasons to upgrade to HD.
Ugh! I can't bear to watch shows I saw originally in 16:9 in their 4:3 incarnations. On my old cable line-up, there were SD and HD incarnations of a few networks, and I remember several times inadvertently tuning to the SD feed before realizing my mistake and switching over to the HD version.