Saturday 25 February 2012

CSI: NY, Season 7, Episode 17 - "Do Or Die".

I watched CSI: NY, episode 17 which is called 'Do Or Die'.
CSI uncovers plenty of inappropriate behavior at one of New York's most prestigious prep schools after one of the school's brightest students is murdered. The team has to figure out why a young woman was killed and if she knew about some nasty videos being made at Archford Academy.

The plot was formulaic and lacking in any of the genuine twists, or even true depth of emotion, that have set the standard for CSI: NY.

It's almost become a cliche these days that behind the doors of the expense prep school terrible and sinister things are going on that parents and faculty are unaware of. A sense of bias lurked in the corners of the dialogue as Danny expressed his adamance that his daughter would go to a public school, and a teacher made it plain, without actually saying it directly, that Emmy was picked on because she wasn't as wealthy as the other students.

All high school experiences come with trials, inner angst, and not so nice things lingering in the corridors. If there was a point that was meant to be made about how prep schools are just as bad as public schools, the message was lost and came off as smarmy.

Not all was average, as the writers managed to come up with the most clever form of a cheat sheet I've ever seen. Crib notes expertly printed on a water bottle was a pretty awesome concept. I wonder how many students watching the show will give it a try!!!

The sequence of the students texting each other and setting off the wave of instant communication alerting the student body of the murder was a brilliant touch. I wish that could have been expounded on throughout instead of just at the beginning and end.

Adam has always been on edge and nervous around Mac, but it seems he's gotten more paranoid about his efforts in the lab lately. He is a character that is constantly trying to prove his worth, but it just seems that by now he could ease up a little bit more. Instead, he goes into a panic whenever he discovers evidence that's out of the ordinary, or inexplicable.

Monday 20 February 2012

Criminal Minds - Season 7. Episode: "Closing Time"

Episode Synopsis: The BAU team hit choppy waters on the beaches of Southern California when they discover a series of bodies hidden in lifeguard towers along the coast.

Members in Criminal Minds include Emily Prentiss, the daughter of high-powered diplomats and a former Interpol agent whose past life has caught up with her, leading to her presumed demise; Special Agent Derek Morgan, an expert on obsessional crimes; Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid, a classically misunderstood genius whose social IQ is as low as his intellectual IQ is high; Jennifer “J.J.” Jareau, the team’s confident unit liaison who was called to a top Pentagon job but returns to the BAU under mysterious circumstances; and Penelope Garcia, a computer wizard who helps research the cases. Each member brings his or her own area of expertise to the table as they pinpoint predators’ motivations and identify their emotional triggers in the attempt to stop them.

Friday 3 February 2012

Above Suspicion Season 4 Episode 3 - SILENT SCREAM

I watched the final episode of above suspicion and I think it is a very good crime drama as it is not very similar to others i have seen before because this one involves more female characters, especially Anna Travis who is a heroine cop and solves the crime and is on the right side of the law most of the time. However she is also a bit of a rookie as she is a bit dopey and and sometimes seems a bit unexperienced and makes a few mistakes when solving the crime, which also means that she follows her instincts independently of the team

Travis follows her instincts independently from the team, but her devotion to the force begins to lead her down a dangerous path. Langton continues to suspect that his colleagues scuppered his chances of becoming Commander, and tries to secure a confession from one of them. Crime drama, starring Kelly Reilly, Ciaran Hinds, Michelle Holmes and Shaun Dingwall. Last in the series.Anna Travis has been assigned to her first murder case – a gruesome series of killings that has shocked even the most hardened of detectives. The murders started eight years ago, and now the body count is up to six. The method of killing is identical, and the victims are all drug-users and prostitutes. Then a seventh body is found. The modus operandi is the same, but the victim is a young student. The suspect is Alan Daniels, a much-loved actor on the brink of international stardom. His arrest would create media frenzy. But if he is found innocent Anna’s hard fought for reputation would be destroyed.