Post by margaret1234 on Aug 8, 2007 5:24:34 GMT -10
I found this article yesterday and because I know you have a sense of humour I am posting it here for you to read....there are one or two cynical comments but overall Horatio comes out on top.....This is about the start of Season 5 in Singapore. I was not able to post the link....so here is a copy of the article.......It should make you smile..........Margaret
ELECTRIC GUIDE
Call this show CSI: Horatio
Despite predictability, a darker Horatio Caine is all you need to tune in
By Seto Nu-Wen
August 07, 2007
A SHOTGLASS arrived on my table as part of the publicity material for Season Five of the hit crime TV series.
Man at the helm, David Caruso's (centre) character, Horatio Caine, and the rest of CSI: Miami's characters.
It's for a drinking game.
You put on an episode and then you take, say, one shot if so-and-so does this, and two shots if so-and-so does that.
I had a good laugh over this because if you're a regular follower of CSI: Miami, there are certain stock things you've come to expect of each episode.
An explosion, for example, maybe several. Girls in bikinis. A drug lab. Helicopters. Spanish-speaking extras.
I could go on.
But the most predictable thing about CSI: Miami is its lead character Horatio Caine (David Caruso).
Caruso, unintentionally or not, has created an inimitable caricature of a man simply too cool for his shades.
For example, if you hear a ticking bomb or see an approaching tidal wave, you'll run or scream or generally panic.
Not this guy. He merely puts on his sunglasses and says, in cool, calculated tones: 'It's time to run.'
Then there's that unflappable tough-guy demeanour, and his ability to outshoot scores of bad guys carrying machine guns with just a pistol.
But even though some of Horatio's actions or dialogue are so laughably cheesy and unbelievable, he has also become the main reason to tune in.
None of the leads of the other CSI franchise have such intriguing idiosyncrasies or developed such a cult following - check out the websites devoted to Horatio and his classic one-liners.
And it helps that the scriptwriters have anchored the series around him, whether it's a conspiracy surrounding his cop brother's disappearance or his wife getting killed last season.
As a result of all that personal trauma, the fifth season opens with a darker Horatio.
He abandons police protocol and embarks on a personal witch hunt to avenge his wife's killers in Brazil.
Best of all, he gets really, really angry.
Behind that cool demeanour and arms-akimbo poses, this guy is quite human.
And so are Horatio's team members.
Barbie doll Calleigh Duquesne (Emily Procter), always a no-nonsense Girl Scout with her work, begins to betray her girly side when she gets involved with dashingly cute undercover cop Jake Berkeley (guest star Johnny Whitworth).
And Ryan Wolfe's (Jonathan Togo) thingyy charm is starting to turn into egotistical arrogance.
Joining the regular line-up is Detective Frank Tripp (Rex Linn), an old-school tough guy, as well as newbie CSI Natalia Boa Vista (Eva La Rue), whose blundering ways add some comic relief.
At least they add some spice because regulars like morgue doctor Alexx Woods (Khandi Alexander) and CSI member Eric Delko (Adam Rodriguez) have become so wooden, even their microscopes exude more emotional depth.
Also returning for a couple of episodes is Horatio's sister-in-law Yelina Salas (Sofia Milos), but her purpose so far seems to purely be a romantic tease to Horatio and showing off her ample cleavage and honey-skinned gams.
Still, who cares, as long as Horatio continues to be the series' mainstay, because he's all the reason you need to tune in every week.
Bottoms up!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CSI: MIAMI 5
STARRING: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Khandi Alexander, Jonathan Togo, Rex Linn, Eva La Rue
SHOWING ON: AXN (StarHub Ch 19), Wednesdays, 10pm
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ELECTRIC GUIDE
Call this show CSI: Horatio
Despite predictability, a darker Horatio Caine is all you need to tune in
By Seto Nu-Wen
August 07, 2007
A SHOTGLASS arrived on my table as part of the publicity material for Season Five of the hit crime TV series.
Man at the helm, David Caruso's (centre) character, Horatio Caine, and the rest of CSI: Miami's characters.
It's for a drinking game.
You put on an episode and then you take, say, one shot if so-and-so does this, and two shots if so-and-so does that.
I had a good laugh over this because if you're a regular follower of CSI: Miami, there are certain stock things you've come to expect of each episode.
An explosion, for example, maybe several. Girls in bikinis. A drug lab. Helicopters. Spanish-speaking extras.
I could go on.
But the most predictable thing about CSI: Miami is its lead character Horatio Caine (David Caruso).
Caruso, unintentionally or not, has created an inimitable caricature of a man simply too cool for his shades.
For example, if you hear a ticking bomb or see an approaching tidal wave, you'll run or scream or generally panic.
Not this guy. He merely puts on his sunglasses and says, in cool, calculated tones: 'It's time to run.'
Then there's that unflappable tough-guy demeanour, and his ability to outshoot scores of bad guys carrying machine guns with just a pistol.
But even though some of Horatio's actions or dialogue are so laughably cheesy and unbelievable, he has also become the main reason to tune in.
None of the leads of the other CSI franchise have such intriguing idiosyncrasies or developed such a cult following - check out the websites devoted to Horatio and his classic one-liners.
And it helps that the scriptwriters have anchored the series around him, whether it's a conspiracy surrounding his cop brother's disappearance or his wife getting killed last season.
As a result of all that personal trauma, the fifth season opens with a darker Horatio.
He abandons police protocol and embarks on a personal witch hunt to avenge his wife's killers in Brazil.
Best of all, he gets really, really angry.
Behind that cool demeanour and arms-akimbo poses, this guy is quite human.
And so are Horatio's team members.
Barbie doll Calleigh Duquesne (Emily Procter), always a no-nonsense Girl Scout with her work, begins to betray her girly side when she gets involved with dashingly cute undercover cop Jake Berkeley (guest star Johnny Whitworth).
And Ryan Wolfe's (Jonathan Togo) thingyy charm is starting to turn into egotistical arrogance.
Joining the regular line-up is Detective Frank Tripp (Rex Linn), an old-school tough guy, as well as newbie CSI Natalia Boa Vista (Eva La Rue), whose blundering ways add some comic relief.
At least they add some spice because regulars like morgue doctor Alexx Woods (Khandi Alexander) and CSI member Eric Delko (Adam Rodriguez) have become so wooden, even their microscopes exude more emotional depth.
Also returning for a couple of episodes is Horatio's sister-in-law Yelina Salas (Sofia Milos), but her purpose so far seems to purely be a romantic tease to Horatio and showing off her ample cleavage and honey-skinned gams.
Still, who cares, as long as Horatio continues to be the series' mainstay, because he's all the reason you need to tune in every week.
Bottoms up!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CSI: MIAMI 5
STARRING: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Khandi Alexander, Jonathan Togo, Rex Linn, Eva La Rue
SHOWING ON: AXN (StarHub Ch 19), Wednesdays, 10pm
Back to Guide
Story index
Call this show CSI: Horatio
Copyright © 2005 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co. Regn. No. 198402868E. All rights reserved.
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yes I agree the main reason to watch this show is of coarse the awesome red head