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<font size="3">Hello World!</font>
This New Year started out with some magnificent news for me. No, I'm not pregnant. No, I'm not getting married. Something ten times better than the two combined: Blockbuster Video has decided to stop charging its clients for late returns. I'm sure a lot of you sat in front of your television sets with a single tear running down your cheek, as I did, when you first saw the commercial. It was a thing of beauty. So, like any other regular-minded denizen of the world, I ran to the nearest store with the intention of keeping the fourth season of CSI in my possession for a while. Not long, really. Four, five months tops. Eight months later I returned to Blockbuster only to be greeted with a very alienating looking late fee.
Confusion set in. But... I remember the commercial well. People were dancing, celebrating the end of late fees! There was singing. There was joy. Central Casting extras were waving candles in the air. Surely, I'm not crazy. Imagine my surprise (nay, disdain!) when the 13 year old behind the counter tells me that in order to take advantage of the 'no late fees' offer, I have to pay a monthly fee. Confusion set on top of my confusion. But... but the singing. The dancing. What happened to the joy? "Yeah, I'm sure you do know William Petersen, lady. I'm sure he can do away with my job, yes. Now, cough it up."
What gives, Blockbuster? If I can't count on you to perpetuate my procrastination, who can I count on? Who will my children, and their children's children, turn to after a day of junk food and video games? Well, rest assured I will be writing a strongly worded letter about this!
<font size="3">Talk CSI Files threads</font>
Below are some of the topics currently being discussed at Talk CSI:
- At the CSI: Miami board, our Spanish friend <font color=yellow>Duende</font> would like to know: will there ever be a resolution to the Horatio and Yelina and Stetler (oh, my!) storyline? Discuss the complicated love triangle here.
- You know him as CSI's lovable coroner, David Philips. I know him as the future Mr. Rivera. Show your love for Super Dave (and David Berman) at the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation forum.
- Admit it: you've thought about it, too. Which CSI are you most like? Inquiring minds at the General CSI Discussion forum would like to know.
More topics can be found at the Talk CSI!
<font size="3">CSI Files Two Years Ago</font>
Here's what was hot back in early March, 2003:
<ul>[*]100th Member Joins Talk CSI
Seems like it was yesterday when only 99 people used to roam around in our message boards. Today, Talk CSI has over 2840 members (and counting). Let's give ourselves a hand!
[*]Alliance Atlantis Cuts Back TV Division
Alliance Atlantis, the people responsible for the production of CSI, reduced the company's workforce by 4% when they got rid of 33 staff members in various field offices. However, spokesperson <font color=yellow>Kym Robertson</font> guaranteed the production of CSI and CSI: Miami would not suffer due to the firings.
[*]Helgenberger On The Acting Business
Actress <font color=yellow>Marg Helgenberger</font> had some good advice for all aspiring actors. "Talent is such a small fraction of what makes a successful movie star, because it's so much about other things: drive and passion and whatever you want to be."[/list]
More news can be found in the archives.
<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 grade the latest CSI episode 'Compulsion'? <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 51.6% - (122 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 27.1% - (64 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 11.8% - (28 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 5% - (12 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 2.5% - (6 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 1.6% - (4 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 0% - (0 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size="2">
<center> Total Votes: 236 </center> <HR SIZE=1> </td> </tr> </table> </TD></TR> </TABLE> </center>
,Thank you for voting in our last poll! For our next poll, let's see which CSI head honcho radiates most confidence in a newbie,
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<font size="3">Happy Birthday!</font>
<font color=yellow>Gary Sinise</font> (Mac Taylor) will be turning 50 on March 17th. Happy birthday to Gary from all of us at CSI Files! Magic legs!
<font size="3">Today's Television Listings</font>
<ul>[*]CBS will tonight air a repeat of Miami's episode "Speed Kills". In case you missed it the first time, here's a description of the episode:
<font color=yellow><blockquote>"Richard Laken is found killed by a tire iron outside a lounge following an evening of speed-dating. The team discovers his car is covered with acetone, which traces back to one of the female guests. She reveals that she dated Laken and he dumped her, so she doused his car with nail polish remover for revenge, but she didn't kill him. Now, when Horatio and the team learn that Laken recently witnessed a serious assault at a Miami Heat basketball game, they are on the hunt for two perps instead of one."
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[*]At 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, CBS will air CSI: New York's rerun of "Recycling". Here's a preview:
<font color=yellow><blockquote>"Competitive dog owners become the prime suspects in a murder investigation when Mac examines the murder of a dog trainer. Meanwhile, Stella and Danny track the killer of a bike messenger who collapsed on the streets of Manhattan after being stabbed during rush hour traffic. The team hits a road block when they must find the crime scene within a 4.8 mile delivery route."
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[/list]Please note that CSI this week will be pre-empted for the NCAA game, but Spike TV will be repeating CSI episodes at least twice daily for the rest of the week. A full listing of their upcoming episodes can be found here at SpikeTV.com.
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This New Year started out with some magnificent news for me. No, I'm not pregnant. No, I'm not getting married. Something ten times better than the two combined: Blockbuster Video has decided to stop charging its clients for late returns. I'm sure a lot of you sat in front of your television sets with a single tear running down your cheek, as I did, when you first saw the commercial. It was a thing of beauty. So, like any other regular-minded denizen of the world, I ran to the nearest store with the intention of keeping the fourth season of CSI in my possession for a while. Not long, really. Four, five months tops. Eight months later I returned to Blockbuster only to be greeted with a very alienating looking late fee.
Confusion set in. But... I remember the commercial well. People were dancing, celebrating the end of late fees! There was singing. There was joy. Central Casting extras were waving candles in the air. Surely, I'm not crazy. Imagine my surprise (nay, disdain!) when the 13 year old behind the counter tells me that in order to take advantage of the 'no late fees' offer, I have to pay a monthly fee. Confusion set on top of my confusion. But... but the singing. The dancing. What happened to the joy? "Yeah, I'm sure you do know William Petersen, lady. I'm sure he can do away with my job, yes. Now, cough it up."
What gives, Blockbuster? If I can't count on you to perpetuate my procrastination, who can I count on? Who will my children, and their children's children, turn to after a day of junk food and video games? Well, rest assured I will be writing a strongly worded letter about this!
<font size="3">Talk CSI Files threads</font>
Below are some of the topics currently being discussed at Talk CSI:
- At the CSI: Miami board, our Spanish friend <font color=yellow>Duende</font> would like to know: will there ever be a resolution to the Horatio and Yelina and Stetler (oh, my!) storyline? Discuss the complicated love triangle here.
- You know him as CSI's lovable coroner, David Philips. I know him as the future Mr. Rivera. Show your love for Super Dave (and David Berman) at the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation forum.
- Admit it: you've thought about it, too. Which CSI are you most like? Inquiring minds at the General CSI Discussion forum would like to know.
More topics can be found at the Talk CSI!
<font size="3">CSI Files Two Years Ago</font>
Here's what was hot back in early March, 2003:
<ul>[*]100th Member Joins Talk CSI
Seems like it was yesterday when only 99 people used to roam around in our message boards. Today, Talk CSI has over 2840 members (and counting). Let's give ourselves a hand!
[*]Alliance Atlantis Cuts Back TV Division
Alliance Atlantis, the people responsible for the production of CSI, reduced the company's workforce by 4% when they got rid of 33 staff members in various field offices. However, spokesperson <font color=yellow>Kym Robertson</font> guaranteed the production of CSI and CSI: Miami would not suffer due to the firings.
[*]Helgenberger On The Acting Business
Actress <font color=yellow>Marg Helgenberger</font> had some good advice for all aspiring actors. "Talent is such a small fraction of what makes a successful movie star, because it's so much about other things: drive and passion and whatever you want to be."[/list]
More news can be found in the archives.
<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 grade the latest CSI episode 'Compulsion'? <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 51.6% - (122 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 27.1% - (64 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 11.8% - (28 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 5% - (12 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 2.5% - (6 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 1.6% - (4 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 0% - (0 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size="2">
<center> Total Votes: 236 </center> <HR SIZE=1> </td> </tr> </table> </TD></TR> </TABLE> </center>
,Thank you for voting in our last poll! For our next poll, let's see which CSI head honcho radiates most confidence in a newbie,
<center></center>
<font size="3">Happy Birthday!</font>
<font color=yellow>Gary Sinise</font> (Mac Taylor) will be turning 50 on March 17th. Happy birthday to Gary from all of us at CSI Files! Magic legs!
<font size="3">Today's Television Listings</font>
<ul>[*]CBS will tonight air a repeat of Miami's episode "Speed Kills". In case you missed it the first time, here's a description of the episode:
<font color=yellow><blockquote>"Richard Laken is found killed by a tire iron outside a lounge following an evening of speed-dating. The team discovers his car is covered with acetone, which traces back to one of the female guests. She reveals that she dated Laken and he dumped her, so she doused his car with nail polish remover for revenge, but she didn't kill him. Now, when Horatio and the team learn that Laken recently witnessed a serious assault at a Miami Heat basketball game, they are on the hunt for two perps instead of one."
</font></blockquote>
[*]At 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, CBS will air CSI: New York's rerun of "Recycling". Here's a preview:
<font color=yellow><blockquote>"Competitive dog owners become the prime suspects in a murder investigation when Mac examines the murder of a dog trainer. Meanwhile, Stella and Danny track the killer of a bike messenger who collapsed on the streets of Manhattan after being stabbed during rush hour traffic. The team hits a road block when they must find the crime scene within a 4.8 mile delivery route."
</font></blockquote>
[/list]Please note that CSI this week will be pre-empted for the NCAA game, but Spike TV will be repeating CSI episodes at least twice daily for the rest of the week. A full listing of their upcoming episodes can be found here at SpikeTV.com.
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