Enquiring Minds want to know

[kapuahi]

Something has been confuddling me for a while now. What exactly is it that allows us to suspend believability for somethings and not others.

And that was a confusing question, yes? Let me example for you.

I have yet to find something in H50 that has made me roll my eyes and get all thatsnotthefuckhowtheydothat about it. However, I have been known to stop watching somethings - Yes CSI it is you to whom I point that finger - because they do something that even with my limited knowledge is wildly outside the spheres of believeability.

Now I'm pretty sure that H50 is guilty of more truth stretching in the forensic/military stakes then many of the crime procedurals, why does it not bother me?

I'd like to say it's the boys and their delicious repartee or the scenery but I think it's more than that.

Comments

[hilde.livejournal.com]

I had to stop watching CSI (original and Miami) for a while as it annoyed me to no end. I don't mind searches being done in seconds or tests taking minutes instead of hours/days. But when Catherine is literally scooping a guy out of a tub in a tank top and no protective gear, or Callie is searching a dorm room with her hair flowing and then triumphantly discovering a long blond hair, I'm not a happy camper. I realize it's a show and they all have to look sexy, it just looks ridiculous to hobble around a bomb site in stiletto heals. Alex was once processing a crime scene in a swamp wearing high heals and a silk blouse with flowy sleeves. They go on and on about trace evidence, but they're basically contaminating any scene they enter.

Oh, dear, I'm grumpy this morning...*ggg* I haven't seen stuff like this on H50 yet, nothing beyond the usual. I also love the team feeling of the show. I loved the original and I love how different the remake is. I knew Daniel and Grace from before, but not Scot or Alex. ANd to me, the whole team works really well, which is a bit rare. There's often one I can't stand.