Television Obsession

I really want to like the CSI spinoffs. CSI Miami I do like, in the "it's so cheesy it's great" kinda way. It also has the advantage of the Miami scenery and David Caruso being uber vigilante guy, that is very amusing. However, CSI New York is not winning me over. Part of it is that I have actually lived in New York, so I can see how glaringly fake everything is. I don't think there has ever been a New York City CSI with bleached blonde tips, architect glasses, model looks and a really thick New York accent. The tone that they film the show in is also way too blue for me - it makes New York look even more depressing than it looks in real life. I still prefer Law and Order for a New York cop show. I mean, I'm sure the characters are too attractive in that show too, but at least they look a little more rough and tumble. Um, and I just can't get behind a show that opens with Gary Sinise looking off into the distance and saying "Someone's missing a wife."