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CSI fan that I am, I'm usually skeptical about other TV shows. But I recently had the chance to watch Cold Case, and I think I have a new reason not to go out on weekends!

A friend of mine tried to get me to watch the show a couple of months ago, but I honestly don't have neither the time nor the attention span to focus on more than one or two shows at the same time (and even with CSI I always get distracted by strange noises or little ants crawling through the TV screen. Lucky for you, I don't have to write the episode reviews). I think I'll make this a Sunday night ritual, though.

I knew before I watched the show that the main character was a woman, which is the reason why I always tried to catch an episode. I'm oh, so glad that a Bruckheimer show has a female as the lead. One of my biggest complains regarding the CSI franchise is that there are no female leads. Sure, you could call Marg Helgenberger and Melina Kanakaredes leads, but they're leads the way Screech on Saved by the Bell was a lead. It was always about Zack, he was in the background (I don't know what's more embarrassing, the SBTB reference or the fact that it reveals I used to watch the show).

Cold Case, however, is all woman. Kathryn Morris's Lilly Rush is always the main focus. And she has cats, people! Cats! She's a loser, too! I also dig the flashbacks and the music (good times), but seeing the woman appearing first in the opening credits? The single tear, folks! I only hope that if there is a 3rd spin-off (I hear the incessant booing coming a mile away) the producers take Cold Case as an example and make the lead a female. Come on, Zuiker. We're not that moody.

Talk CSI Files threads

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

- Skeptics in the CSI: General Discussion are wondering if the crimes portrayed on CSI are fake or real.

- If you're a fan of Miami, visit the CSI: Miami forum and tell us how you would write the season 4 premiere.

- If you're a real-life CSI or a CSI student, share your experiences with the shows at the Forensic Science fotum.

More topics can be found at the Talk CSI!

CSI Files Two Years Ago

Here's what was hot back in late June, early July of 2003:

• Zuiker: Smaller Is Better For Season Four
  Think the 4th season of CSI was too much? It wasn't Zuiker's original intention. "We're not going out into the world anymore," Zuiker told the New York Daily News. "This past season was a success, but not one we're over the moon about. The show got a little big. It was science lite."

• Another 'CSI' Game In The Works? Diversity
  Two years ago, rumors circulating a second CSI video game surfaced, though an Ubi Soft spokesperson revealed there were no definite plans. Dark Motives came out in December of 2003.

• Season Four Starts Filming July 14
  The fourth season of CSI began filming with a couple of character changes, as lab tech Greg Sanders began his CSI training.

More news can be found in the archives.

Poll Results

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

You're a new CSI. Wide-eyed and confident. But you keep a terrible secret of your past. Name your childhood trauma: My mother shot my father. 39.5% - (299 Votes) I had a mullet. 31.3% - (237 Votes) My dad's an alcoholic. My mom's an alcoholic. Even the dog drinks. 16.6% - (126 Votes) My whole family was persecuted by a band of gypsy cab drivers. 12.4% - (94 Votes) Total Votes: 756

,Thank you for voting in our last poll! Do us the honors and weight in your opinion on our next subject,

Today's Television Listings

• Tonight, CBS will air a repeat of the CSI: Miami episode, "Under the Influence". Here's a brief description of the episode:

  "A woman is killed when she is pushed in front of a bus. Later, a man's body is discovered down an elevator shaft in a nearby building, and there is evidence to link the victims to a common killer. Back at the lab, Calleigh's dad informs her that he may have accidentally killed someone while drinking and driving; and Horatio puts Speedle's replacement on the case."

• On Wednesday night at 10/9c, CBS will air CSI: New York's "Creatures of the Night". Here's a preview:

  "A girl is brutally attacked while walking through Central Park, leaving her with no recollection of the assault; meanwhile, Mac and Aiden investigate the murder of a drug dealer."

• Another one of CSI's syndicated episodes will also air on Thursday night at 9/8c. Here's a description of "Unbearable":

  "When a Kodiak bear is found dead with its gall bladder carefully removed and the hunter lying dead nearby, the evidence suggests another person was involved in the murders. Meanwhile, a young wife/mother is found dead after a night out with girlfriends, and the evidence suggests foul play from her seemingly perfect husband."

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