I feel like I could continue talking about CSI forever. There are so many aspects of the genre, and the show specifically that challenge typical narratives and use a different style to lay out the story. The visuals of the show is what I think attracts viewers. There is an intensity about the show that is very different and appealing to the eye - the colors that are used signify different intensity, and thus become an important part of the development of the show. Sue Turnbull challenges the idea that I have presented in her "THE HOOK AND THE LOOK" by saying that there are elements of the show that are visually very similar to past films in the genre. The editing of the entire show, from scene to scene, adds a lot of effect to the show (well obviously). I say this because the way they frame aspects of the show, the lighting, the choice of setting all really add up to develop a more complex visual - but it also allows the viewer to become more absorbed into the narrative world. The complexity of the visual draws people in, this is an important factor, time consuming in the production process, but, very easily attractive to those of us watching on our televisions, computers, ipods, iphones, and many other things.
There is a very potent part of the narrative that strictly revolves around the crime and everything involved with that (interrogation, investigation, court) all revolving around the police job, and the police victim/suspect relationship. However, this is a very developed narrative that also draws us into the lives of the police officers, although I feel this is very brief it continues through multiple series, and thus connecting the dots allows us to connect and understand their lives outside of their responsibility to the public, and the importance of their jobs.
After reading Turnbull I want to address this idea of being similar to, copying, or relying on past productions to create the show. I disagree with what I read by her because I think that in any genre this is going to exist. You know, to me every time a new series is developed and released there will be parts of previous shows that exist. Now, this is not repetitive and it is not wrong, it potentially uses things that worked and adds to it in order to make the success even greater. Therefore, to me it seems silly to point out these issues, I think it is inevitable. Not only do I feel strongly about this, but I also feel that CSI has great appeal - each episode has new appeal, but each time I introduce someone to it they can follow what is happening because it is very episodic, and the characters themselves are only introduced on the surface.
I'm a fan, and always have been.
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