You know, I always thought DC would be the first to write/direct and episode, since he's so passionate about his character and the show. I was a little surprised when I heard Adam was doing it, but I think he's expressed interest before and maybe it was part of getting him back??
Does anyone know if DC ever expressed interest in writing/directing a Miami episode? I can't remember. It should be fun to see the behind-the-scenes stuff w/ADam's episode - I'm sure CBS will promote that angle at least.
It seems like the only thing TPTB can get right is making the audience seriously dislike the characters and/or actors. When Marisol came along, she didn't have the biggest fanbase and likewise for when Natalia was first on board during seasons 4 and 5. When E/C came along, the writers managed to alienate the audience. When Tara came along, the audience didn't click with her. When Jesse came along, the audience seriously disliked him (I still can't understand that to be honest). The audience then started to dislike Miami in general because other cast members were being sidelined for no good reason. And now, the audience is leaning towards disliking Horatio's actions.
What DO TPTB actually get right?!
TPTB got a lot right the first three years of the show, with the exception of killing off Speed. The problem with TPTB is that they seemed to have lost connection with the audience when they didn't listen to them about the whole Marisol thing - they just forged ahead to create this arc w/the mala noche and Marisol that many people found far-out and unbelievable for a CSI franchise to do. They made Miami into a cartoon or parody of itself, so from that point on, I think many fans were upset w/what TPTB were doing.
I personally don't mind Horatio being rough now and then - that's real - but there's also got to be real consequences - for him and for all the other CSIs (not just Ryan
) I never disliked Jesse or Natalia, although I think I like Nat a lot more now than I did when I found out she was the mole.
With this new season, TPTB are getting some things right again, and I think fans are acknowledging that - more "personal" crimes that hit home, more team-driven episodes, less soap opera drama - those are things I would like to see continue.
However, TPTB have done a lot in the last five-plus years that has, IMHO, damaged the show. It's got to get back to the science - it is CSI, right? It's got to get back to the team as a TEAM, and with better character interaction and development, which is what makes it unique from not just all the other CSIs but from other shows in general.
When I first came to these boards, I came b/c I loved the show and the show's characters. As I've been here, TPTB have made a number of moves I found completely unbelievable and rediculous. I watched the only show I really watched on a regular basis turn into a bunch of gun-slinging showdowns and blown-up vehicles, and less about the victims or about the team in general. I watched characters get sidelined for storylines that I feel were written very poorly - Miami also became soap opera.
My only hope is that they continue on the path they went on earlier this season, with the TEAM focus, and highlighting other main players other than H and Eric. (I would say Calleigh too, but I feel the only attention she's been given is connected w/her love life - no real in-depth stuff - she had no reaction to all the horrible things that happened to her - they just happened, she reacted in the moment and then just went back to work like these terrible things never happened - they never came up again in other episodes - no continuity there.)
Anyhow, I wish I could submit a script to TPTB, but it doesn't work like that. At least, not to my knowledge. I do with they'd watch the show's early years and see what it has become - maybe then they'd get some perspective.
