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<font size="3">Hello World!</font>
Yes, I know I'm about two weeks late with the Oscar commentary, but there's always room for one more view, isn't there?
Since the ceremony is screened on Monday evening Australia time, I always have to try and avoid all Internet and television news lest I find out the results. Some years I just don't bother, but this time around I made a determined effort. I needn't have bothered.
Although I love The Lord of the Rings, this had to be one of the most boring Oscar ceremonies in recent years. Even the acting categories, in which LOTR: TROTK wasn't eligible, were totally predictable. The only pleasant surprise was <FONT COLOR=YELLOW>Russell Boyd</font>'s cinematography win for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
But poor <font color=yellow>Peter Weir</font>. He only tends to make a film every couple of years, but when he does, it's always worth watching. With Master & Commander he was on his fourth nomination for Best Director and his fifth and sixth nods overall, but unfortunately he got buried by The Lord of the Rings juggernaut. It's a shame that this well-respected and technically adept director, behind films such as Gallipoli, Dead Poets Society, Witness and The Truman Show, still hasn't been recognised by the Academy.
<font size="3">Talk CSI Today</font>
Below are some of the topics currently being discussed at Talk CSI:
- Did "XX" represent an upturn in the show's quality?
- Which famous actor would you like to see as a guest victim or suspect?
- Should the CSIs turn on the lights?
More topics can be found at Talk CSI!
<font size="3">Poll Results</font>
Below are the results of the most recent CSI Files poll:
<center> <TABLE Width=350 CelLSpacing=0 CellPadding=6 Border=0> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#000000"> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> <CENTER><TABLE Width=95% CellPadding=4> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> <HR SIZE=1> How Would You Rate 'Money For Nothing'? <HR SIZE=1> </center> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 9-10</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 55.3% - (83 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 1-2</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 14% - (21 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 7-8</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 12.6% - (19 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> Didn't want to see it</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 8.6% - (13 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 5-6</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 4.6% - (7 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> Wasn't able to see it</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 4% - (6 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 3-4</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 0.6% - (1 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size="2">
<center> Total Votes: 150 </center> <HR SIZE=1> </td> </tr> </table> </TD></TR> </TABLE> </center>
Thanks for voting! Please participate in our new poll, which asks you to rate "XX".
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<font size="3">This Week's Television Listings</font>
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[*]CBS will be showing CSI:Miami's "Witness To Murder" at 10:00 p.m. tonight. Here's the official synopsis of the episode:
<font color=yellow><blockquote>"A mentally impaired man is the only witness to the murder of a diamond broker gunned down in a parking garage; a body disappears on the way to the medical examiner's laboratory."
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[*]Spike TV will be showing a repeat of CSI's "Got Murder?" at 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26.
<font color=yellow><blockquote>"Some bird watchers find a raven with a human eyeball in its mouth. This eventually leads our CSIs to a divorced man and his 2 children but not much else. Warrick and Grissom look into the circumstances of David's unusual and first autopsy. This takes them to a car dealership where the man worked."
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[*]There will be no CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode on Thursday night due as CBS will be showing basketball instead.[/list]
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Yes, I know I'm about two weeks late with the Oscar commentary, but there's always room for one more view, isn't there?
Since the ceremony is screened on Monday evening Australia time, I always have to try and avoid all Internet and television news lest I find out the results. Some years I just don't bother, but this time around I made a determined effort. I needn't have bothered.
Although I love The Lord of the Rings, this had to be one of the most boring Oscar ceremonies in recent years. Even the acting categories, in which LOTR: TROTK wasn't eligible, were totally predictable. The only pleasant surprise was <FONT COLOR=YELLOW>Russell Boyd</font>'s cinematography win for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
But poor <font color=yellow>Peter Weir</font>. He only tends to make a film every couple of years, but when he does, it's always worth watching. With Master & Commander he was on his fourth nomination for Best Director and his fifth and sixth nods overall, but unfortunately he got buried by The Lord of the Rings juggernaut. It's a shame that this well-respected and technically adept director, behind films such as Gallipoli, Dead Poets Society, Witness and The Truman Show, still hasn't been recognised by the Academy.
<font size="3">Talk CSI Today</font>
Below are some of the topics currently being discussed at Talk CSI:
- Did "XX" represent an upturn in the show's quality?
- Which famous actor would you like to see as a guest victim or suspect?
- Should the CSIs turn on the lights?
More topics can be found at Talk CSI!
<font size="3">Poll Results</font>
Below are the results of the most recent CSI Files poll:
<center> <TABLE Width=350 CelLSpacing=0 CellPadding=6 Border=0> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#000000"> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> <CENTER><TABLE Width=95% CellPadding=4> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> <HR SIZE=1> How Would You Rate 'Money For Nothing'? <HR SIZE=1> </center> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 9-10</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 55.3% - (83 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 1-2</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 14% - (21 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 7-8</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 12.6% - (19 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> Didn't want to see it</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 8.6% - (13 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 5-6</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 4.6% - (7 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> Wasn't able to see it</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 4% - (6 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> 3-4</TD><TD Width=50% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 0.6% - (1 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size="2">
<center> Total Votes: 150 </center> <HR SIZE=1> </td> </tr> </table> </TD></TR> </TABLE> </center>
Thanks for voting! Please participate in our new poll, which asks you to rate "XX".
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<font size="3">This Week's Television Listings</font>
<ul>
[*]CBS will be showing CSI:Miami's "Witness To Murder" at 10:00 p.m. tonight. Here's the official synopsis of the episode:
<font color=yellow><blockquote>"A mentally impaired man is the only witness to the murder of a diamond broker gunned down in a parking garage; a body disappears on the way to the medical examiner's laboratory."
</font></blockquote>
[*]Spike TV will be showing a repeat of CSI's "Got Murder?" at 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26.
<font color=yellow><blockquote>"Some bird watchers find a raven with a human eyeball in its mouth. This eventually leads our CSIs to a divorced man and his 2 children but not much else. Warrick and Grissom look into the circumstances of David's unusual and first autopsy. This takes them to a car dealership where the man worked."
</font></blockquote>
[*]There will be no CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode on Thursday night due as CBS will be showing basketball instead.[/list]
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