CSI: Miami Blog

In my letter to David Caruso I made fun of his show, implying that the audience they’re trying to draw is older and less manly than the crowd that watches Monday Night Football. Tonight, I realized that I was wrong.

Does it get any manlier than a show that centers on a male model with cheek implants using his convertible to kill his rival? Throw in a model agency owner killing her partner by putting cyanide in her lipstick and suddenly ESPN has some serious competition for the attention of the 18-45 year old male.

Especially when you consider the addition of a hot new cast member. Heather Locklear proved to be a big boost to the ratings of “Melrose Place”. However, it’s her “Melrose Place” co-star Rob Estes who’s joining “CSI: Miami”. Rob was good on “Silk Stalkings”, but he was nothing short of incredible tonight.

I guess that’s only natural when you’re working with the best. In the opening scene, David “Horatio” Caruso displayed not only his brilliant acting skills, but also his phenomenal peripheral vision. He asked Frank if he “got anything” even though the angle Horatio was facing and the 15 feet between the two men could not have possibly allowed Horatio to see Frank coming. He also found time to take his sunglasses off and put them back on and deliver an overdramatic line to lead into the catchy “CSI: Miami” theme song.

Horatio continued to make it impossible to suspend disbelief a few minutes into the show, saying, “He was hit by a car and is currently dead”. At the 14:27 mark and the 24:27 mark, Horatio delivered his line with his back to the other actors in the scene. I’m not sure how other cast members can keep a straight face. In Caruso’s world, you ain’t acting if you ain’t distracting.
In the show’s 48th minute, I really got upset at the blatant stereotyping of the man who played the Accountant. He was heavy, balding and geeky looking. Even though I fit that stereotype to a t, it would be nice if just once my people could be played by someone as hunky as Rob Estes.