I freely admit that I do a heap of complaining about CSI:NY, but I've also come up with ideas on how seasons *should* have gone. Here are my master plans for the NY that could've been:
If I Were in Charge of CSI:NY:
1. We would have seen evidence of Flack's trauma. If I had my druthers we'd have devoted a scene or two to his recovery, maybe seen him coming out of a rehab hospital or changing his clothes in the locker room on his first day back and hesitating at the sight of his scars.
Further, we'd have seen or gotten tangential mention of his family. We know from "The Fall" that his father is still alive. Maybe Sr. could have popped by the precinct, Flack could've been annoyed that Pops was checking up on him. Maybe a younger sister, also on the force, who finds excuses to hover until he snaps. And then feels like an ass, because Flack is decent like that.
2. Danny would've gotten love from the continuity fairy. We'd've gotten Louie continuity long before now. If Louie were alive, I'd've had Flack or Hawkes or even Mac ask after him now and then, only to be told in true Danny fashion to leave it alone. Danny would occasionally have refused offers to go out after shift with the euphemistic excuse that he "had something to take care of." He would also have received calls at work that necessitated his departure from a scene. When Mac inevitably got a bug up his ass about dedication and professionalism, Danny would've snapped that it was about family, something Mac knows nothing about, and eventually have confessed that Louie had suffered permanent brain damage and was too volatile for his aged parents to handle. Thus, Danny would've been faced with the decision to either leave CSI to take care of Louie or place him in a home. Much angstier than the insipid D/L drama.
3. Hawkes would either have remained in the morgue or retained his position as field newbie. He was developing marvelously before Lindsay arrived, and even Zuiker has admitted that introducing Lindsay so soon after promoting Hawkes was a misfire. I would also have allowed Hawkes to have his moment in "And Here's to You, Mrs. Azrael" rather than undermining it with a gratuitous and ill-timed shot of Danny removing his shirt.
4. Lindsay would not exist, or, if I were saddled with her by executive fiat, she would not have integrated with the rest of the team so seamlessly. There would've been more culture shock and less emphasis placed on convincing the audience that she was more than a hayseed rube. Her worthiness to be in New York would've been demonstrated by her skill as a CSI and not by her ability to fascinate the infantile and mercurial Danny Messer.
5. Stella would either have killed Frankie Mala in self-defense or have had an AIDS scare, but not both, and if I had chosen the HIV scare, I would've shown her experiencing some of the side effects of her antivirals.
She would not be embroiled in this ridiculous lost-twin scenario that the last four episodes promise. Sometimes, someone is just an orphan, dammit.
6. Mac would occasionally utter the words, "You were right," and team members would call him on his prickery rather than skulking away with their tails between their legs.
Have you got some revisionist history you'd like to write?
If I Were in Charge of CSI:NY:
1. We would have seen evidence of Flack's trauma. If I had my druthers we'd have devoted a scene or two to his recovery, maybe seen him coming out of a rehab hospital or changing his clothes in the locker room on his first day back and hesitating at the sight of his scars.
Further, we'd have seen or gotten tangential mention of his family. We know from "The Fall" that his father is still alive. Maybe Sr. could have popped by the precinct, Flack could've been annoyed that Pops was checking up on him. Maybe a younger sister, also on the force, who finds excuses to hover until he snaps. And then feels like an ass, because Flack is decent like that.
2. Danny would've gotten love from the continuity fairy. We'd've gotten Louie continuity long before now. If Louie were alive, I'd've had Flack or Hawkes or even Mac ask after him now and then, only to be told in true Danny fashion to leave it alone. Danny would occasionally have refused offers to go out after shift with the euphemistic excuse that he "had something to take care of." He would also have received calls at work that necessitated his departure from a scene. When Mac inevitably got a bug up his ass about dedication and professionalism, Danny would've snapped that it was about family, something Mac knows nothing about, and eventually have confessed that Louie had suffered permanent brain damage and was too volatile for his aged parents to handle. Thus, Danny would've been faced with the decision to either leave CSI to take care of Louie or place him in a home. Much angstier than the insipid D/L drama.
3. Hawkes would either have remained in the morgue or retained his position as field newbie. He was developing marvelously before Lindsay arrived, and even Zuiker has admitted that introducing Lindsay so soon after promoting Hawkes was a misfire. I would also have allowed Hawkes to have his moment in "And Here's to You, Mrs. Azrael" rather than undermining it with a gratuitous and ill-timed shot of Danny removing his shirt.
4. Lindsay would not exist, or, if I were saddled with her by executive fiat, she would not have integrated with the rest of the team so seamlessly. There would've been more culture shock and less emphasis placed on convincing the audience that she was more than a hayseed rube. Her worthiness to be in New York would've been demonstrated by her skill as a CSI and not by her ability to fascinate the infantile and mercurial Danny Messer.
5. Stella would either have killed Frankie Mala in self-defense or have had an AIDS scare, but not both, and if I had chosen the HIV scare, I would've shown her experiencing some of the side effects of her antivirals.
She would not be embroiled in this ridiculous lost-twin scenario that the last four episodes promise. Sometimes, someone is just an orphan, dammit.
6. Mac would occasionally utter the words, "You were right," and team members would call him on his prickery rather than skulking away with their tails between their legs.
Have you got some revisionist history you'd like to write?
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