Crime Drama TV

The scene opens to a hostage situation involving a juvenile probation officer. The probation officer is shot in the chest and thrown out the window. Horatio decides that this is some kind of diversionary tactic that enables the suspect to get away. When the CSI start processing the scene Eric lifts a very well defined shoe print using an electrostatic dust lifter. So Calleigh rounds up the PO’s clients and starts checking footprints. One man, Dillon, has footprints that exactly match. As always though this lead is a dead end. Dillon was convicted of computer hacking not any violent crime. The next suspect was a kid named Kyle. The PO had been notified that Kyle had violated his probation and was going back to jail. Well it turns out that Kyle and his friend Rick were the culprits of this crime. When they search the getaway boat, they find a bullet casing and some hidden drugs. Well they head back to talk to Rick because it turns out that Rick had been caught dealing drugs so he was going back to jail too. While all this was going on Horatio had hired an private investigator to find out about Kyle. Long story short Horatio is Kyle’s father. He has the opportunity to tell the kid that he is dad but he doesn’t. I guess Horatio is a deadbeat dad. By the way check out some of my previous posts like ‘Alternate’ and ‘Tonight is the night’.

I was quite impressed by the opening episode for the season. The writing was very witty and concise. I personally think that the addition of Adam Beach was a great idea. You may remember him from the feature films “Windtalkers” and “Joe Dirt”. Detective Lake is great addition to the already daunting crime fighting force of the ‘SVU’. Cynthia Nixon was chilling in her portrayal was Janis as well as the two other personalities. The performance in this episode really shows that her range as an actress goes far beyond the realm of comedy and can delve deeply into drama at will. If you haven’t seen the episode I won’t ruin it for you, but I will say that this episode is the reason I watch ‘Law and Order’. Above is a behind the scenes photo of the building of the cave set. They tried unsuccessfully to locate an adequate cave for the cave scene. So they did the next best thing they built one. The picture below is the second step in the procedure. They spray foam to give the cave texture. Finally comes the painting of the set. By using different shading techniques they give the illusion of depth. By the way check out my last couple of blogs: ‘Tonight is the Night’ and ‘Brushing up’.

Tonight is the premiere of season 9 of ‘law and order SVU’. I’m very excited to see what’s in store for us. For a while season 9 seemed to be in doubt when Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay entered into negotiations for more money. All the disputes have been settled. Now the ninth season promises to be more exciting than ever before. With strong story telling, the already superb cast, and tons of new guest appearances this season I’m prepared to be in awe. I have always thought that the formula of ‘SVU’ and ‘CI’ was a successful one. Keep your eyes here for the episode recap as well as information on upcoming episodes as well. In other ‘law and order’ news ‘CI’ returns on October 4 with their new season. Actress Julianne Nicholson will be on maternity leave as the season starts. It is going to be interesting to see how they write Detective Wheeler’s temporary departure from the show. Her temporary replacement will be the accomplished actress Alicia Witt as Detective Nola Falacci. Her acting credits include the films ‘Two Weeks Notice’ and ‘The Upside Of Anger’. Make sure to check out my other latest posts Brushing Up and Coming Monday.

The time is coming soon. It’s only two days away from the start of the “law and order svu” new season on nbc. I have been trying to brush up on my SVU by catching up on reruns on USA. Today was an interesting episode that I had not seen before. A prostitute is walking down the sidewalk when out of nowhere a car intentionally jumps the curb and hits the woman. As the story unfolds we find out that the hit by the car was not the cause of death. After she was hit, the driver of the car gets out and beats the woman to death. It turns out that there were three people in the car one of which kills himself two days after the murder. The remaining two suspects
say that a video game that they play influenced them to commit the murder. But in the end justice prevails with two guilty verdicts. Also I have news that Cynthia Nixon will be the first guest star of the new season as a woman with multiple personality disorder. I’m certain that they will start this season very strong as this is one of the best crime dramas on the air. I saw a preview of the next episode ,and it was entrancing. This will be one of the best guest appearances of the new season. P.S. Check out my “CSI” and “Criminal Intent” posts.

The new season is starting monday and I’m excited to see the CSI Miami cast get back at on the streets. My sources tell me that the first episode is called “dangerous son”. All the details are a little murky ,but it is my understanding that Horatio finds out out that a suspect in a hostage situation may in fact be his son. Talking about starting the season out with a bang. I cant wait to see how this plays out.

Last night I watched an episode of CI on USA. The story revolved around a double murder that was staged to look like a murder suicide. Everything is not as it seems though when we learned that a piece of art that the art dealer certified as authentic was in fact a very clever forgery. This is only found out after after it comes to light that the real painting sank in a nazi submarine. On top of everything else it turns out that there numerous other paintings sank as well. All the while dopplegangers of these paintings have been spread around quite thoroughly. The detective not only topple the forgey ring but also catch the murderer.

Today I watched the original crime drama Law and Order on tnt today. Like an old reliable friend I know that law and order will always come thru with a good strong story built on the strong formula that made law and order the crime drama to watch. While I do thoroughly enjoy watching CI and SVU nothing beats the original. Starting with a little glimpse of the crime to be, and then straight to the beat cops we go. They collect evidence, interveiw witnesses, and follow leads in the steady pattern of logic until they find a good suspect. Then they hand it over toi the D.A. who will build the case from there. With twists and turns both on the streets and in the courtrooms I get all the suspence without having to watch them do an autopsy(CSI) or the other grossout moments in most of the newer shows. I guess that was the golde

My internet has been kind of glitchy so bear with me. Well over the weekend I caught one of the best episodes of CSI: Maimi that I have ever seen. It starts out with a junkie( who is the stereotypical jittery skinny guy scared of the cops.) chasing a guy in a business suit probably to rob him. Flash forward to one dead junkie. His neck was broken so presumably the mugging didn’t go quite the way he wanted it to. But when the body turns out to have been exposed to radiation specifically iodine 321. This is where the storyline really fleshes out. For the first time on csi miami that I have ever seen the second murder victim is still alive and kicking. Poisoned but still alive for a couple of days. She was an Erin Brockovichesque eco rights civil lawyer fighting for the little people against big business. I think that this story hit on a lot of relevant points about the accountability of large corporations. And in the end after all the twists and turns it ends up being a simple stalker who happened to get mugged by the junkie on the way to kill the girl that turned down his advances. Oh and by the way I liked the reference to Hamlet’s friend horatio as the first csi priceless.

Well I tried very hard today to watch the pandora’s box episode of numb3rs but the cbs website was glitching real bad. Here’s as far I got There was a plane crash and somebody shot the first cop on the scene. And the way the crash was spread out it had 1000 more pounds than could be accounted for. Thats it. Was it drugs maybe or money or stolen things? I dont know because a fortune 500 company can’t keep a website that runs video. I’m sorry guys I will find out what happened and fill you in.

Hey guys so I’m back. So i have been down with the flu for the past couple of days sorry about that. Well over the weekend I caught the csi miami marathon on a & e. It was all about the murders that happened in and around nightclubs. All in all I’d say it was pretty good. Considering the show is based in maimi there was no shortage in goo episodes. My personal favorite was the arson in the nightclub. At the start it looked like a basic rewrite of the news story about the fire at the great white concert. If you don’t remember what happened, it was a great tragedy. The pyrotechnics caught the building on fire, but the building was not up to the fire code. The fire exits were blocked(just like in the show). But in this story over fifty real people died. Well the similarities in these two stories made this seem very plausible. And I have to say the wannabee fireman starting the fire was classic. P.S. If you noticed Isn’t Caruso looking kind of old?