CSI
Tonight was CSI's 300th episode, and I figured I'd talk about the series a bit, since I've kept up with it over the years.
CSI came on the air in 2000, when I was 15. At the time, it was rated PG-13 in Canada, meaning that I was just old enough to watch it. Now, I was a big Law & Order fan back then, so going from that to CSI was quite a change. If I remember correctly, Mom was the person who got me into it (the irony being that she later stopped watching because she found it too gory), and while I haven't seen every single episode, I watched it pretty much solid until Grissom left. I've followed it off and on since then, although I've started watching it steady again the last few seasons. It's a decent show, and because I've grown up with it, I have some fond memories of it and it's cast.
Yes, I still miss Grissom, even after all this time. I do wish he could have come back for the 300th episode, but then I wish all those who have come and gone could have returned in some way for such a major episode. Being reminded of them in this episode made me realize just how much those who remain have evolved over the past fourteen years. They've grown just like I have, and have been shaped by everything's that's happened to them. There are characters I like and dislike of course, and some I like and dislike at the same time, but by now the entire cast is like a second family to me, one that I keep coming back to time after time. Despite being a fan for so long, I feel no need to be a part of the fandom, which is why I don't post much about the show.
I can't forget about the spinoffs, either. I followed CSI: Miami for a while before eventually dropping it, but I watched most of CSI: New York's run, and was very sad to hear that it was cancelled after nine seasons. All three shows may have been different from each other in tone and message, but they all inhabited the same universe, so they're alike in many ways.
I guess that in the end, CSI has been a part of my life for so long that it feels natural for me to keep watching it, especially if I get some enjoyment out of it. And tonight's episode reminded me of the cast I grew to love, cry for, and occasionally want to punch. Doc Robbin's line to Morgan sums it up: Grissom may have built a superstar team, but those who have joined over the years are superstars as well. I may miss those who have left, but I also love the cast as they are now, and I wish them all the best in the seasons to come.
CSI came on the air in 2000, when I was 15. At the time, it was rated PG-13 in Canada, meaning that I was just old enough to watch it. Now, I was a big Law & Order fan back then, so going from that to CSI was quite a change. If I remember correctly, Mom was the person who got me into it (the irony being that she later stopped watching because she found it too gory), and while I haven't seen every single episode, I watched it pretty much solid until Grissom left. I've followed it off and on since then, although I've started watching it steady again the last few seasons. It's a decent show, and because I've grown up with it, I have some fond memories of it and it's cast.
Yes, I still miss Grissom, even after all this time. I do wish he could have come back for the 300th episode, but then I wish all those who have come and gone could have returned in some way for such a major episode. Being reminded of them in this episode made me realize just how much those who remain have evolved over the past fourteen years. They've grown just like I have, and have been shaped by everything's that's happened to them. There are characters I like and dislike of course, and some I like and dislike at the same time, but by now the entire cast is like a second family to me, one that I keep coming back to time after time. Despite being a fan for so long, I feel no need to be a part of the fandom, which is why I don't post much about the show.
I can't forget about the spinoffs, either. I followed CSI: Miami for a while before eventually dropping it, but I watched most of CSI: New York's run, and was very sad to hear that it was cancelled after nine seasons. All three shows may have been different from each other in tone and message, but they all inhabited the same universe, so they're alike in many ways.
I guess that in the end, CSI has been a part of my life for so long that it feels natural for me to keep watching it, especially if I get some enjoyment out of it. And tonight's episode reminded me of the cast I grew to love, cry for, and occasionally want to punch. Doc Robbin's line to Morgan sums it up: Grissom may have built a superstar team, but those who have joined over the years are superstars as well. I may miss those who have left, but I also love the cast as they are now, and I wish them all the best in the seasons to come.