[willed]

I'm watching 'CSI New York' and I can't believe it - they've pretty much solved the murder by zooming in a CCTV image 100x and finding an image of the killer reflected in the eye of a bystander. I thought these shows tried to be realistic these days, but they're still using this haggard plot device, and I saw similar in normal CSI a while back I'm sure. I also saw this in something like a 'Quincy MD' repeat, and sure this was an excusable plot device back when Photoshop was at 1.0. But now it's just ridiculous.

Erm... I'm done now.

Any cop show clichés that piss you off?

[Tyre MacAdmin]

Anybody I have to give a "quota" to get working in the semi correct direction I have no R E S P E C T for.

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by willed

Any cop show clichés that piss you off?

Yes. The way they show coppers out on the beat when we know that in reality they're all sitting in their cosy station watching the spreadsheet data update as the stream from the speed cameras pours in.

[nredman]

Sara Sidle from CSI - i don;t like the gap in her front teeth

that older chick on there is hot though

some of the things on those shows are hard to believe/

[Kerrigan]

Originally Posted by Doofy

speed cameras

****ing hell those ****ing bastards

[olePigeon]

My friend has a degree in criminal law and investigation. After he pointed out to me why CSI is the worst show on the planet, I absolutely hate it. The first things those people do at a crime scene is pick up the evidence and move it.

It's like those really bad cop shows where they show up just after a crime scene and pick everything up with a pen.

[Salty]

It's called acting . But yah, how they always manage to "zoom in" is annoying. You can only enlarge a 10/10 pixel square so much, and it won't always clean up! In fact... most of the time it'll still look like a 10/10 pixel square, only now it's more blury!

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by olePigeon

My friend has a degree in criminal law and investigation. After he pointed out to me why CSI is the worst show on the planet, I absolutely hate it.

I have a friend who works in the pathology lab of the local hospital. I never watch CSI with him. Ever. It'd be like knowing that some guy other than Zefram Cochrane is going to invent warp drive or something.

[macroy]

When a cop/detective dips their finger in a bag of white powder, taste it, and go "yup, its pure".

[James L]

Hmmm.... well, I never expect realism from ANY show, but my pet peeve would go back several years:

Kojak (sp?)

He would get a call, pull out his portably magnetic light, plug it into the cigarette lighter, put it through the open window on his drivers door, and stick it to the roof.

Then, when he got to the scene, he just opened the door! Now, how does the door open so easily with the cord from his flashing light still running through the open window to his dash?

[Randman]

When the perp decides to confess and tell the cop/CSI/etc the hows and whys of how he did it.

[Oisín]

When they need to explain everything 'to each other' (i.e. to IQ-somewhere-below-zero viewers) all the time.

They're supposedly highly trained specialists of more or less equal rank and experience, yet one always has to explain to the others that when the little bloobledigob stick turns red, that means there are traces of blood on the piece of clothing they just examined? Right.

[JoshuaZ]

Still, whose the black private Dick whose the sex machine to all the chicks?

Whose the cop that won't cop out when theirs trouble all about?

[OreoCookie]

Originally Posted by macroy

When a cop/detective dips their finger in a bag of white powder, taste it, and go "yup, its pure".

Every kid knows you have to rub it onto your gums to test the purity

[Kevin]

The purer the coke, the more it will numb. They aren't tasting it so much as seeing how numb the coke makes their tongue.

[von Wrangell]

Originally Posted by Kevin

The purer the coke, the more it will numb. They aren't tasting it so much as seeing how numb the coke makes their tongue.

The correct answer.


Another thing that pisses me off, not only in cop shows, is that it seems like no one ever locks their cars.

[Kevin]

You can also get infa-red LEDs , the you can buy Radio Shack penlights gut them, and stick these suckers in. (resistor and a diode needed as well)

They show how much the coke has been cut alot better than tasting it.

I use to make some money selling those pens.

[OreoCookie]

Originally Posted by Kevin

You can also get infa-red LEDs , the you can buy Radio Shack penlights gut them, and stick these suckers in. (resistor and a diode needed as well)

They show how much the coke has been cut alot better than tasting it.

I use to make some money selling those pens.

How does it work?

[von Wrangell]

Originally Posted by OreoCookie

How does it work?

I'm guessing here, but it's probably because of the different chemicals used to dilute the pure cocaine and how they refract/absorb light. Just a guess though.

[Kevin]

Coke shows up alot brighter for some reason.

[wdlove]

No complaints. I enjoy shows such as "CSI" and "Law & Order."

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Oisín

When they need to explain everything 'to each other' (i.e. to IQ-somewhere-below-zero viewers) all the time.

They're supposedly highly trained specialists of more or less equal rank and experience, yet one always has to explain to the others that when the little bloobledigob stick turns red, that means there are traces of blood on the piece of clothing they just examined? Right.

Ok, so you just answered your own question in your first sentence.

-t

[macroy]

Originally Posted by Kevin

The purer the coke, the more it will numb. They aren't tasting it so much as seeing how numb the coke makes their tongue.

I hope your joking. No law enforcement officer (in real life that is) is going to ingest an unknown substance they come across in a crime scene.

[OreoCookie]

Originally Posted by macroy

I hope your joking. No law enforcement officer (in real life that is) is going to ingest an unknown substance they come across in a crime scene.

I think Kevin is not on the police force … 

[quote68]

I hate how the REAL cop shows (cops, scariest chases, etc) never show the bad guys GETTING AWAY. You know they must have a ton of footage from the times the cops screw up and look like 'tards. I'd like to see that, or watch some chases where the bad guys actually get away.

[von Wrangell]

Originally Posted by [/quote]68

I hate how the REAL cop shows (cops, scariest chases, etc) never show the bad guys GETTING AWAY. You know they must have a ton of footage from the times the cops screw up and look like 'tards. I'd like to see that, or watch some chases where the bad guys actually get away.

You want to see someone who didn't use the turn-signal get away from the police? I never expected to hear that.

[RAzaRazor]

I despise how the script sets everything up so the "Cops" look brilliant for observing the stupidest little details.

//Hates Cop Shows
//Hates Cops even more...

[Chuckit]

The entire series of CSI pisses me off. There was an episode of Law & Order that made fun of it really well. Det. Briscoe gets to the scene, and there are a bunch of CSIs there messing with the evidence. Every time they find something new, they look at it and draw all these conclusions and come up with a plan. Finally Briscoe goes, "Guys, you do your jobs and let me do mine. Geez, everybody wants to be a detective."

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by macroy

I hope your joking. No law enforcement officer (in real life that is) is going to ingest an unknown substance they come across in a crime scene.

I was talking about why they do it on TV. And even if they DID, very small amounts of coke are needed to do such a test. You probably wouldn't even be able to taste it.

Originally Posted by OreoCookie

I think Kevin is not on the police force … 

Nope, just have known lots of coke-heads.

I've tried it myself, just wasn't that crazy about it.

[Chuckit]

Originally Posted by Kevin

I was talking about why they do it on TV. And even if they DID, very small amounts of coke are needed to do such a test. You probably wouldn't even be able to taste it..

Yes, but you don't know it's something as safe as coke. "Mm, anthrax."

[OreoCookie]

Originally Posted by Kevin

I was talking about why they do it on TV. And even if they DID, very small amounts of coke are needed to do such a test. You probably wouldn't even be able to taste it.

Yes, but still, sticking your finger in an unknown substance and tasting it might not be the smartest thing to do …

Originally Posted by Kevin

Nope, just have known lots of coke-heads.

I've tried it myself, just wasn't that crazy about it.

I figured.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by turtle777

Ok, so you just answered your own question in your first sentence.

Doesn't make it aaaaany less annoying!

[ajprice]

Originally Posted by James L

Hmmm.... well, I never expect realism from ANY show, but my pet peeve would go back several years:

Kojak (sp?)

He would get a call, pull out his portably magnetic light, plug it into the cigarette lighter, put it through the open window on his drivers door, and stick it to the roof.

Then, when he got to the scene, he just opened the door! Now, how does the door open so easily with the cord from his flashing light still running through the open window to his dash?

I don't know what car Kojak had, but maybe it had frameless windows???

[davesimondotcom]

My wife always reaches over and taps my leg as if to say "Don't lose it, honey, it's just a movie/TV show" when they zoom in on license plates, correct the perspective, clean it up and end up with a better resolution on the 1000X blowup than on the original, grainy picture.

ARGH!!

[wallinbl]

The guy from Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He knows every piece of information there is to know.

The guy from CSI (Grissom). He can spot a pubic hair on the carpet in the dark from 15 feet.

[m a d r a]

Originally Posted by von Wrangell

.... Another thing that pisses me off, not only in cop shows, is that it seems like no one ever locks their cars...

one of my favourites too ... and at the risk of continuing this slight drift off-topic...

no-one ever finishes their pints
no-one ever eats their food
no-one ever smokes their cigarette all the way down

and...

oil-lamps only exist to be smashed and cause fires

back on topic. in cop shows...
BIG FAT BLACK CHIEF: you're a loose-cannon XXXX. i'll have your badge!
[cue for HUNKY HERO COP© to go out and solve the case using his un-conventional methods, while those hide-bound jerks back at headquarters run round in circles]

and...

the 'one-man police force'; one minute "our hero" is in the pathology lab, sawing the head off a corpse and nodding sagely as he finds the seeds from some rare transylvanian plant caught in the throat... next minute he's round some poor bitch's house asking "so, did your husband ever travel to romania?"... then five minutes later he's halfway up a mountain, shooting it out with a gang of slavic reprobates.

[davesimondotcom]

Originally Posted by wallinbl

The guy from Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He knows every piece of information there is to know.

I know. This bugs me too. We were watching last night when he saw some small round grains of something on a table and just stared at it for a bit, then said, "Rat poison. It's an anti-coagulent. Suicide bombers in Israel use it to make sure those wounded by the blast bleed more."

I was like, "How the hell does he know that's rat poison and not couscous or something?"

Besides, every time I see that show, I have to say to my wife, "He looks like Edgar, but his skin was all loose. Like he's wearing an Edgar suit." And, "Shug-er in wah-ter."

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Originally Posted by m a d r a

and...

oil-lamps only exist to be smashed and cause fires

hahahaha.

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Grannies in COPS drug busts are funny.

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Grannies in COPS drug busts are funny. [/QUOTE]

Nice name.

[quote and size]

thanks

[d4nth3m4n]

you'll go blind if you keep that up man.

[quote and size]

Originally Posted by d4nth3m4n

you'll go blind if you keep that up man.

Maybe, but at least I won't look silly.

[MacMan4000]

No one ever re-loads... ever.

[James L]

Originally Posted by wallinbl

The guy from Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He knows every piece of information there is to know.

Yup. Though, he does remind me of Carnac in a way!

[Randman]

It only takes a few minutes to drive anywhere. As great as 24 is, Jack Bauer makes it all across LA in like 5 minutes.

[DeathMan]

You'd think the zoom in thing would be played out by now. I'm not very critical, but that one always bugs me.

Jack sure knows the byways in LA though, doesn't he? But I hate how people never watch the road when they're driving. If people really drove like that, there would be an accident at every corner. Except of course when they actually are going to have a crash, then they make it so obvious you know like 10 seconds in advance. Alias, I'm looking in your direction.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith had the worst "Don't get shot by 20 guys with machine guns, even though you have absolutely no cover." Not that the rest of the movie was believable.

[Cubeoid]

When cops tell each other: "You're out of line Murphy!"

[m a d r a]

Originally Posted by DeathMan

........But I hate how people never watch the road when they're driving.....

... and when they're being chased by another car, they continually look over their shoulder to see wether it's gaining on them. WTF - haven't you got a rear view mirror?

[ajprice]

They are driving a car down a straight road, continually turning the steering wheel left and right.