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Post by tipou on Jan 25, 2009 6:57:12 GMT
... dim and sometimes weirdly blurred. i dont like dim and blurred... given the scenery involved.
thank you for the unexpected generosity towards my writing - where do i send your 20 bucks?
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Post by rueful on Jan 25, 2009 14:15:16 GMT
Please send it to Mr Bruckheimer, care of CBS, and ask him to spend it on light bulbs.
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Jan 25, 2009 14:17:09 GMT
And new writers.
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Post by rueful on Jan 25, 2009 14:31:10 GMT
I think 20 bucks is about what they paid for the current ones.
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Post by tipou on Jan 25, 2009 14:36:52 GMT
you people totally crack me up!!! i love this board!
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Post by peach on Jan 25, 2009 19:33:29 GMT
Rueful, I have noticed that as well, dim lighting seems to be a trademark on Bruckheimer shows, CSI, all of them come to mind. I'm lke did they forget to pay their utility bill? I thinkthey call is mood lilghting or nuance. I just find it a nuisance.
TP, I'm a fan of your reviews and your writing, quite insightful, and always a joy to read. Keep up the good work.
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Post by rueful on Jan 25, 2009 21:17:05 GMT
Peach, I agree. I don't like it when they're showing some crucial clue and I have to squint to figure out what it is. Plus, what's the point of hiring all the beautiful people, instead of people who really look like cops (or whatever), if you're going to hide their light under a bushel?
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Post by peach on Jan 25, 2009 21:36:00 GMT
Rue, exactly, then it just becomes too much of an artpiece for me. While lighting is integral for certain things it shouldn't be the showcase for an entire episode.
Just look at all of those fabulous b& w films of the 30's and 40's where lighting was key, but this is tv, after all, lighten it up a little ok.
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Post by rueful on Jan 25, 2009 21:58:03 GMT
Yes, when they can resurrect Orson Welles to show them how to properly use light and shadow, then they can play around with it. Until then, turn on a damn light!
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Post by peach on Jan 25, 2009 22:15:07 GMT
I find it puzzling that all these forensics people haven't gone completely blind or at least how to they stop from bumping in to one another. I just don't get it. Aside from the poorly lit sets, CSI Miami takes the cake for worst dialogue, David Caruso (or as I affectionately named him, Mr. Mumbles) winds hands down for cheesy acting and incoherent speaking, tip to Mumbles open mouth just a little so that some semblance of sound comes through, you will do all of us a favor. And the blond assistant, can't think of her name, shocking tho that she is indeed a blond, but I digress, whenever she puts on the surgical gloves she alsways seems like her nails are wet from a manicure. Oh that show is the worst. Sorry Jerry.
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Post by rueful on Jan 25, 2009 22:21:41 GMT
I'm afraid I don't suffer through that one. It sounds terrible. Do you watch it on a regular basis?
(As I first started reading your post, and I read the first line about the bumping into each other, and I zipped ahead to the second line about Caruso, I read your nickname as Mr Magoo! How great would that be--a CSI version starring Mr Magoo?)
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Post by tipou on Jan 25, 2009 22:39:15 GMT
TP, I'm a fan of your reviews and your writing, quite insightful, and always a joy to read. Keep up the good work. thank you! i was afraid to be boring you guys to death!! i want my own fan club now!!! |
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Post by rueful on Jan 25, 2009 22:42:42 GMT
If you had one, would you break yourself away from this one to visit it? I don't think so!
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Post by tipou on Jan 25, 2009 23:18:54 GMT
you've got a point.
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Post by rueful on Jan 26, 2009 0:02:45 GMT
Hey, if we keep talking long enough, there'll be a new episode to nitpick!
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