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To: jennifersilversun who wrote (65763)	11/8/2006 8:41:39 PM
From: Canuck Dave	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 313023

OT I've never seen the Pilot for Crime Story, but it reminds me of a TV pilot I once saw done by Orson Welles in the mid-50's. Stunning stuff, kind of a grainy Naked City (the movie) slash Citizen Kane slash urban expression kind of thing. The networks passed, saying it was "too sophisticated", and we ended up with the Beverly Hillbillies. Looking at Woody Allen's introspective phase, you can see he probably ripped off a lot of ideas from that pilot by old Orson. Saddest thing I heard in the past few years was a tape on CBC radio of Orson in his declining years. He had been paid to provide voice over for a cat food commercial, and he got into an argument with the director over the proper "approach" to the voice. Welles eventually starts saying how he's done Othello on stage and all that, and to his credit, the director humors him. But you can also hear what the director is trying to get across. "It's fcking CAT FOOD, you moron."* That wonderful voice saying the most idiotic things. CD

To: jennifersilversun who wrote (65763)	11/8/2006 9:47:08 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 313023

to obviously a product of LA television corporate culture--souless. Naw... it's Caruso.. the other CSI's don''t have that flaw.. he apparently isn't a gem to work with..

To: jennifersilversun who wrote (65763)	11/8/2006 10:26:32 PM
From: LoneClone	Respond to of 313023

OT: For you Americans, I have noticed that Da Vinci's Inquest, one of the best made series of all time IMO, is popping up all over the place in the US as reruns. Check it out if you get the chance. At first you may find the rhythm of the show a tad disconcerting, but once you get into the flow you will become thoroughly addicted. Inmany ways it is the antithesis of the packaged synthetic feel of the CSI shows. And it's one of the rare shows of which you can watch episodes multiple times and see new things and find new sources of enjoyment every time. LC