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Hello World!

*Climbs soapbox and tests microphone.*

What? I'm live already? Oh...

Hello world! I'm Chris, and I'm a man with a problem -- these are my first ever site columns, so go easy, people! You've probably seen me around a few times already -- I'm the latest hired hand (read: news writer) and I'm a relative CSI newbie, so this is all a bit... well... new to me! Christian is the man responsible for me being here (so yell at him -- don't shoot the messenger!) and at our sister site, TrekToday.

CSI is something that up until recently had been loosely embedded in my consciousness in that I could tell you basically what the show was about, but couldn't possibly have told you who the main characters were (other than the guy who was going deaf for a bit. What was his name?) or what the ongoing stories were about... and certainly, wouldn't count myself as a religious fan of the show. It was the sort of thing I'd caught once or twice ("Bully For You", "A Little Murder", "Fight Night") and enjoyed each time, but never found the time or motivation to sit down and watch properly.

So thankfully my saviour came in the form of our omnipresent site owner Christian, who not only gave me the opportunity to write about one of my ongoing favourite TV shows over at TrekToday, but also a good reason to take one of the TV shows off my list of "must-watch-someday" and start enjoying it. You've got to credit the guy. He must've sold it pretty well... now I'm watching the show doggedly every week and writing about it every weekday. Hats off to him. I even know that the deaf guy was none other than Gil Grissom... and he's no longer going deaf.

I've hung around at TrekBBS forever like a bad smell, where I moderate the Misc forum (and go by the handle Mogh) and work alongside Talk CSI administrator T'Bonz. I've also recently registered at Talk CSI... hey, someone's got to be there to defend all the spelling mistakes in my articles! In real life I'm a student at the University of Leeds in the UK, everyone's favourite (!) little European island. So yes. It is "favourite"... and "colour", and "centre", and "biscuit"...

Well it's been good chatting with you all... guess I'd better stand down from my soapbox and hopefully, I might see you all around Talk CSI? Meantime, I'd better get writing these columns...

Talk CSI Files threads

Below are some of the topics currently being discussed at Talk CSI:

- Are there CSI fan wars?

- Which CSI: New York character would you like to know more about?

- What was the most heartbreaking CSI: Crime Scene Investigation moment for you?

More topics can be found at the Trek BBS!

Poll Results

Below are the results of the most recent CSI Files poll:

How would you rate 'Creatures of the Night'? 9-10 30.3% - (51 Votes) 7-8 25.5% - (43 Votes) Wasn't able to see it 17.2% - (29 Votes) Didn't want to see it 12.5% - (21 Votes) 5-6 8.9% - (15 Votes) 3-4 4.1% - (7 Votes) 1-2 1.1% - (2 Votes) Total Votes: 168

Did you enjoy last night's New York outing? Or did you think it was more of a big edsel than a Big Apple? Cast your votes in our new poll below!

Happy Birthday!

Tomorrow (Friday 8th) marks the birthday of Emily Procter (Calleigh Duquesne). Many happy wishes to Emily!

Today's Television Listings

• CBS will tonight air "Down the Drain" tonight at 9:00pm, Eastern Time. According to TV Guide, "A man's badly twisted corpse is found in a city storm-drain tunnel following a severe thunderstorm, and the discovery leads to another disturbing finding: human bones that may have come from a murder victim. As more bones are found the investigation focuses on identifying the victim and pinpointing the location where the body was dumped."

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