On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:21:23 -0400, Calvin Henry-Cotnam
wrote:

pipedown ) said...

Yeah, CSI Miami is probably the worst of the 4 such shows on that network.
NCIS comes closest but still makes a few technical mistakes. I also find
all of them entertaining but wouldn't rely on anything I saw on them if I
were a juror.

I wonder how many of these "mistakes" are really mistakes and how many
are deliberate misinformation.

These shows do a surprising amount of research, given that this is just
entertainment. I had a relative who was the chief coroner in our province
in the 70's and 80's and his office was consulted a few times by the
producers of Quincy. Given that production values have increased since
that time, it reasonably follows that research has followed.

From that and the desire on the part of the producers and the networks
to avoid litigation, it seems reasonable to believe that deliberate
misinformation is sprinkled into scripts to prevent the accusation that
the show is a "how-to" manual on committing murder.

The thing I find most "unbelievable" about the show is that I have saw
Grissom "taste" evidence it 3 different shows.

He tasted toothpaste that had been used to fill in a hole in the wall.
He licked a bone. And, he tasted a yellow substance on a shopping
cart that turned out to be mustard. Ever heard of baby shift yellow?