CSI New York

[Wrexham Exile]

Originally Posted by Tobytoolbag

Yeah - that's what gets me - feed all the evidence into the 'magic computer' and it'll automatically spit out something that's absolute proof whodunnit!

You also see 'magic computers' in a most of the modern 'spy'-genre programming like Alias and 24, mostly operated by someone with some sort of headset sticking out of their ear, which is used to relay the answers to every question the 'agent in the field' has instantly, as though the internet has the exact answer to every question without having to take half a day to wade through all the rubbish!

Anyone know where I can buy one of these machines (yeah, I know, Hollywood!), as it would make my job a hell of a lot easier!?

well if you hook a GC-MS up to a DNA pcr machine and then add a sprinkling of Quincy and a csi dvd box set on repeat you may get something close.

[rod]

people who make these programs are selling a product(entertainment) if it was like real life it would never make the screen, they are happy to sell misconceptions so long as they make money.
look how many sharks were killed after jaws

[Wrexham Exile]

yep and although i agree it needs to be entertaining it can also be damaging.

[jammed05]

so you must also hate the real forensics programs on at 1 and 2 in the morning on discovery and live autopsy's at that time?

[Wrexham Exile]

i cant comment on the real forensic programs on discovery as i aint got that channel so aint seen it.

as for the autopsy's - thats not a forensic scientists job, its a pathologists, so dosnt concern me much. its interesting but also pretty gross. still some people are into that abnd it can prove educational so has some validity i guess

[Alex Greig]

Any TV show that shows an ocupation is going to have to glam it up a bit to meke it more interesting, and shorter. We as viewers have to be able to realise the differance. My last job was frequently covered in films and my current one is featured in a reality tv show. Neither of which portrays the relity of the job, but does give people an idea of what goes on.

TV is entertainment. Real life is boring, if it wasn't we wouldn't need tv in the first place.

[TJ Mason]

Waching it right now. Mac has just got a girl who's never shot a bow before to finger-shoot a compound and -- whaddya know, gold at 30m. Yeah, right...

[Little Miss Purple]

It's no wonder people go to the dark side if it's that easy

Ah well, the thought was there I guess?? I saw the NCIS that was on before and it opened with a bowhunter!!

[goa dan]

its stupd the way they made it to look as if shooting a compound just for the first time was incredibly easy

Found this on the Bowtech web site:- Not sure if it's good advertising or not

BOWTECH SUBJECT OF MURDER INVESTIGATION

CBS hit television series CSI: New York will feature BowTech compound bows in an upcoming episode. Episode #214, titled "Stuck on You", is scheduled to air Wednesday, February 1st at 10:00 PM, PST.

Due to the efforts of Michael Blanton of Hunter's Friend, a BowTech dealer in Kentucky, CSI: New York selected a fully outfitted 2006 Allegiance and a 2006 Target Blue-Chrome Tribute to use as props in the episode. The producers were looking for an archery expert when they discovered Blanton through the Internet.

"I'm not sure what will come of this", Blanton commented, "but I'm quite excited about the possibilities. You couldn't buy advertising like this if you tried and there may be a lot of folks asking "Where can I get a bow like that?" the day after the show airs". Over nineteen million viewers tune in to watch CSI: New York weekly.

The plot evolves around a murder investigation in which an assailant shoots two individuals from a rooftop with a high-powered compound bow (BowTech Allegiance). CSI gets a lead on the shooter's identity, and they search the suspect's house only to discover a secret hiding place for the bow. Later at the lab, the BowTech Tribute is used for forensic testing and is shot by CSI: New York stars Gary Sinise (Detective Mack Taylor) and Anna Belknap (Investigator Lindsey Monroe).

"What a great opportunity for additional brand exposure to millions of potential new archers", stated Gene Shands, BowTech Vice President of Marketing. "The CSI folks required a high performance archery product that represented the industry's latest and greatest technology, and they got it."

BowTech manufactures and distributes the world's finest compound bows and archery equipment. Founded in 1999, BowTech's corporate offices and manufacturing facilities are located on the outskirts of Eugene, Oregon. Today, BowTech divisions include WaterDog Surface Technologies formed in December 2003 and Diamond Archery acquired in September 2004.

www.bowtecharchery.com/main.html