CBS Debuts 'Fur And Loathing' Preview

[CSI Files]

CBS recently released the promo for this week's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode, "Fur And Loathing".

In the episode, the CSIs enter the world of furries and plushies after a man is found dead on the side of the road wearing a raccoon costume. The sub-plot centres around a man shot in an industrial freezer.

The 30-second trailer is available for download online from the official CBS web site. For those of you with slower connections, here's a transcript:<dl><dt>CBS THURSDAY

<dd>[Grissom and Catherine walk through woodland, shining their torches in front of them.]<dd>[Text: 'Thursday']

</dt><dt>THIS IS NOT YOUR EVERYDAY ROADKILL

<dd>[The camera pans over to what appears to be a dead animal.]<dd>[Grissom shines his torch for a better look.]<dd>[On closer inspection, it appears to be a man dressed in an animal costume.]<dd>[Catherine moves for a closer look.]<dd>Brass: (off-screen) "So what are we going to do?"<dd>[Grissom enters a lab.]<dd>[Brass stands behind the interrogation room glass talking to Grissom.]<dd>Brass: "Put an APB on Tom & Jerry?"

</dt><dt>THESE ARE NOT YOUR TYPICAL PARTY ANIMALS

<dd>[Attendees mill around dressed in furry suits in the Fur Con foyer.]<dd>[Grissom and Catherine stare at the furries as the go by.]<dd>[The furries gather together in a group.]<dd>[A man approaches Grissom and Catherine.]<dd>Man: "Furries or plushies?"<dd>[Grissom is keeping an open mind.]<dd>Grissom: "We're not sure."<dd>[The man's face breaks into a large grin.]<dd>Man: "Oooh, virgins."<dd>[Catherine turns to Grissom, slightly taken aback.]<dd>Catherin: "Vir-gins?"

</dt><dt>THIS IS CSI'S WILDEST CASE YET

<dd>[The furries party together.]<dd>[Catherine looks very lost at the convention.]<dd>[Brass leads an attendee wearing a large blue cat costume into the police department.]<dd>[Catherine surveys the scene at Fur Con.]<dd>Catherine: "It's Vegas, people come here to be animals."<dd>[Grissom looks philosophical.]<dd>[At the convention, Grissom approaches some furries and shows them a photograph.]<dd>Grissom: "Do you recognise this man?"<dd>[A speaker in an animal costume addresses the convention.]<dd>Speaker: "We gather here to embrace our inner animal."<dd>[The camera pans past the furries sitting in the audience.]<dd>[Grissom and Catherine stand in the foyer.]<dd>Grissom: "This is fascinating."<dd>[Special effect transition back to the same shot.]<dd>Catherine: "This is weirding me out."

</dt><dt>ALL-NEW CSI CBS THURSDAY

<dd>[Text: 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - New Episode - Thursday 9/8C']

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To download the trailer in streaming Real Media format, head over to the CBS web site.<center></center>

 

[Guest]

Well, it looks like this episode is going to be every bit as bad as (if not worse than) I thought it was going to be. I haven't been able to play this clip yet (RealPlayer isn't working on my computer) but looking at the transcript and the script spoilers that were around, it is obvious that it will portray us in a very negative manner. I think I will watch this episode, than never watch CBS again. I'm truely sick of this nonsense.

 

[Guest]

Posted by Sunookitsune:
Well, it looks like this episode is going to be every bit as bad as (if not worse than) I thought it was going to be. <snip>
... it is obvious that it will portray us in a very negative manner. I think I will watch this episode, than never watch CBS again. I'm truely sick of this nonsense.

Us?

Other than the poor concept, what are you sick of?

 

[Shawk]

^ Furries are not best pleased about how they believe they will be respresented in this episode.

 

[Guest]

Who knows, maybe the writers will suprise you.

 

[Guest]

Posted by Oneil_frankncc72405a:
Us?

Furries.

And no, the writers will not surprise me. I've read bits of the script and several blurbs on it, and all definately portray furs negatively.

 

[Guest]

I know what you mean, I'm Wiccan and every time I see a movie like The Craft, it makes my teeth stand on edge.

 

[Guest]

I am sorry...but I must have just awakened from several years of sleep...

Can someone elaborate on "furries?"
I have never heard the term.

 

[Bad_Bishop]

Posted by Sunookitsune:
Well, it looks like this episode is going to be every bit as bad as (if not worse than) I thought it was going to be. I haven't been able to play this clip yet (RealPlayer isn't working on my computer) but looking at the transcript and the script spoilers that were around, it is obvious that it will portray us in a very negative manner. I think I will watch this episode, than never watch CBS again. I'm truely sick of this nonsense.

I never believe boycott threats like this.

I'm glad CSI is doing this episode. It's going to be creepy and hilarious in a way.

Furries and plushies have arrived at this site, all sounding awfully defensive. I guess they should be. They don't want to be depicted as weirdos, but what's the alternative? What can you say about people who get dressed up in animal suits and adopt new identities or personalities? And then there's the sexual element...

CBS has no obligation to be fair to the furry/plushie subculture. What will make this episode more fun is the fact that furries and plushies can only do so much to protest. They are generally afraid of media scrutiny. They'll complain on the Internet but you won't see them staging a public protest in their funny suits.

Can't wait till Thursday night!
:lol:

 

[Guest]

Posted by Bad_Bishop:Furries and plushies have arrived at this site, all sounding awfully defensive. I guess they should be. They don't want to be depicted as weirdos, but what's the alternative? What can you say about people who get dressed up in animal suits and adopt new identities or personalities? And then there's the sexual element...

Ahhh...thank you for the answer...I think.

 

[Guest]

Posted by Bad_Bishop:
I never believe boycott threats like this.

I'm glad CSI is doing this episode. It's going to be creepy and hilarious in a way.

Furries and plushies have arrived at this site, all sounding awfully defensive. I guess they should be. They don't want to be depicted as weirdos, but what's the alternative? What can you say about people who get dressed up in animal suits and adopt new identities or personalities? And then there's the sexual element...

CBS has no obligation to be fair to the furry/plushie subculture. What will make this episode more fun is the fact that furries and plushies can only do so much to protest. They are generally afraid of media scrutiny. They'll complain on the Internet but you won't see them staging a public protest in their funny suits.

Can't wait till Thursday night!
:lol:

I try real hard to be tolerant of other people, but you, Bad_Bishop, are really testing my limits.

 

[Bad_Bishop]

Posted by Sunookitsune:

I try real hard to be tolerant of other people, but you, Bad_Bishop, are really testing my limits.

I guess I'll be on my guard now.

Uh-oh!
Who's that stalking me?
Why, it's someone in a squirrel suit!
Help!
:lol:

 

[Guest]

Does someone here dislike CSI??????

 

[kcmarie]

I happen to be Wiccan too, so I understand the negative "image" in which we are portrayed. For Christmas last year, my family gave me candles to use for my "witching" They thought it was a cute joke, but I didn't find it funny. Ah well, that's another story. (Happy Samhain, BTW)

I didn't think there were people like this until I saw that post, "....it will portray us in a negative way....."

Well, all I can say is,

"Each to their own."

"Whatever floats your boat"

"When in doubt, turn left"

"You can never have too much BBQ sauce."

Okay, got off the subject a bit there......."

My point is, if that's what works for you, have fun and don't hurt anybody.

In terms of the argument of how entertainment portrays sub-cultures like this, there are a few things to keep in mind.

We are in fact, only human, and therefore capable of a whole SPECTRUM of behaviors. We also are in a capitalist society that loves to entertain by exploiting those behaviors, because "that's entertainment" and people tend to get bored of the everyday "normal" look of life. Come on, you think all these crime shows are "scooby doo" where all the players are normal and the bad guys are dragged away screaming " You Lousy Kids!"?

Besides, whatever sub-culture you write about, there's ALWAYS going to be someone that's rubbed the wrong way.

Each to their own.

 

[Guest]

Posted by kcmarie:
I happen to be Wiccan too, so I understand the negative "image" in which we are portrayed. For Christmas last year, my family gave me candles to use for my "witching" They thought it was a cute joke, but I didn't find it funny. Ah well, that's another story. (Happy Samhain, BTW)

Happy Samhain to you, too.

I agree, anything out of the ordinary will always be either feared or ridiculed. (I've ran into people trying to exorcise me ) Although after having watched the episode, I think the writers did a good job of it. Most of the ep was tongue in cheek, and it was clearly portrayed as such. I really didn't get a very offensive vibe.