CSI

I used to really like CSI, but now I can't watch it at all. I really liked the show when the focus was on the science and the crtitical thinking involved in solving a tough case. This season I have stopped watching it entirely. Every week has become a contest to see if they can think up something that is more disturbing than the week before. They've gone away from focusing on the science and instead focusing on the gruesomeness and weirdness of the crimes, and in doing so, they have lost me as a viewer.

I have, instead, started watching NCIS. This show doesn't focus as much on the science as I would like, but the characters are so interesting that it doesn't matter. They also avoid the pitfall of turning every episode into a B level horror film quite well.

I guess I just don't understand why, if a show is working well, that the suits feel like they need to tweak the format. I guess they are just trying to keep CSI new and fresh but they blew it. They ended up turning it into a weekly freak show, that I am not at all interested in seeing.