Csi

ethernet_jock · #1 April 18th, 2005, 06:31 AM

I caught a recent eposide of CSI:LV (the original) where they're investigating the death of a deca-abusing very muscular bodybuilder.... the result of the investigation about the bodybuilder was really disappointing but there was one part that I got a kick out of....

at one point while they're poking around the bodybuilder's house looking for clues, Greg (the skinny but cute little lab rat kid) stops in one of the bodybuilder's mirrors and does a quick push-up the sleeve bicep flex to check himself out. He had almost nothing to show, but the scene was too cute to ignore and it made me laugh... which allows me to segway into other CSI characters...

Eric from CSI:Miami - the puerto rican stud.... very nice

and

Nick from CSI:LV - you don't get to see much of him... but there's an episode where they're investigating a plastic surgeon and the older female investigator (Catherine) is trying to explain to Nick the reasons why women do such things to themselves by mocking him for his dedication to the gym and his nice big bicep..... it's about the closest I've ever seen to momentary muscle worship on primtime.

is anyone else as big a CSI freak as I am?

James35 · #2 April 18th, 2005, 04:48 PM

I'm a CSI fan too, though I'm still just watching the original LV version. I agree with what you said about Nick. I've been trying to determine if he's somewhat muscular or just kinda lean and athletic and it's hard to tell. Nothing is ever shown that lets you see the details of his build.
I was interested in last week's episode about the bodybuilder, but I forgot to record it. You didn't like it e-jock? Did they show him a lot (in the flashbacks) or not really?

James

Mdlftr · #3 April 19th, 2005, 07:53 AM

E-J and James35,

I'm with you on the appeal of CSI. I agree that you really can't tell whether the Nick character (CSI:LV) is built or sorta lean. I suspect that he is not getting much screen time because he and the female dark haired technician staged an unsuccessful "strike" before last season, in an attempt to boost their salaries. (Like the cast on "Friends". The difference was that the ensemble cast on "Friends" stuck together and got more money. These guys got "unhired" and then "rehired" when they caved. )

I love the puzzle aspect of these cases, where they are able to reconstruct what happened from trace bits of evidence. The intra-esophogeal shots where they follow the path of something the deceased ingested are fascinating.

Great show!

Mdlftr

ethernet_jock · #4 April 19th, 2005, 10:53 AM

mdlftr - I'm sure you're right about the "strike" incident. I read about that myself and thought for sure that they wouldn't even be returning.

I have a personal affinity for the Greg character because of the akward sort-of geeky and never taking things too seriously aspect - I can identify with his personality. Now... I wanna see him start hitting the cop gym and getting HUGE.

James - I didn't like the episode because of how they exhibited the bodybuilder himself. Narcissistic to a fault, taking steroids (deca), prone to fits of OUTRAGEOUS roid rage, which eventually becomes a self-destructive cycle that ends in death. I think it was unrealistic and unfair but at least they didn't make it out like ALL bodybuilders are that way. It's actually a pretty brief part of what was a great episode... but the shot where Greg is checking himself out is very cute.... too bad he's not more buff.

James35 · #5 August 2nd, 2005, 06:44 PM

Hey, I'm starting back this thread because I saw in the tv guide in the paper that this Thursday's CSI included a story on a bodybuilder. It says that he is killed by some kind of fungus...
This isn't the same episode that was described at the beginning of this thread right? Anyone remember this one?

Thanks,
James

bluecoolz · #6 August 2nd, 2005, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by James35

Hey, I'm starting back this thread because I saw in the tv guide in the paper that this Thursday's CSI included a story on a bodybuilder. It says that he is killed by some kind of fungus...
This isn't the same episode that was described at the beginning of this thread right? Anyone remember this one?

Thanks,
James

Yap... It is talking about the same episode...

lurkabout · #7 August 2nd, 2005, 10:44 PM

Not a screencap from the episode, but maybe this helps?

http://georgeeads.net/Others/post-11-1058551985.jpg

Bazorba · #8 August 3rd, 2005, 05:43 AM

There was a thread on TalkCSI (the main forum about CSI) about George's physique and how it's changed over the years. First three years it was lean, 4th season it was getting bigger, and for the 5th season, it's definitely bigger. This is quite evident in season finale where Nick gets put into the plexiglass bos...I saw him and I was thinking "Woah, where did those muscles come from?!"

Also, I checked out the trailer for this week's episode, the one with the bodybuilder, and we get to see Greg without his shirt off as he is shoved into a shower (along with Sara) by the HAZMAT team.

ethernet_jock · #9 August 3rd, 2005, 11:33 AM

yeah, that's the same episode... he succombs to death by a mold infection because his immune system is weakend by massive deca over-abuse.

Definitely agreed on the Nick character, he gets buffer every season... the rest seem to stay the same.

Have you caught the CSI:Miami yet where "Eric" takes of his shirt to dive in a pool to recover a DB?

muscle_mastah · #10 August 3rd, 2005, 04:42 PM

I guess it doesn't make for a good show if the steriod injecting bodybuilder isn't going into rages. So sad.

I just checked the tv guide here, I guess we're getting different episodes here in the hinterland.

buffdoc · #11 August 3rd, 2005, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ethernet_jock

yeah, that's the same episode... he succombs to death by a mold infection because his immune system is weakend by massive deca over-abuse.

Definitely agreed on the Nick character, he gets buffer every season... the rest seem to stay the same.

Have you caught the CSI:Miami yet where "Eric" takes of his shirt to dive in a pool to recover a DB?

Yeah, the Nick dude definitively has bulked up. He looks great.

Bull · #12 August 10th, 2005, 06:29 PM

I love CSI, but the bodybuilder episode sucked. A litany of stereotypes. And the guy wasn't even built!

James35 · #13 August 10th, 2005, 07:02 PM

I agree Bull; not only did they go overboard with the stereotypes, but the structure of that episode was such that each story had to be wrapped up much quicker than normal. So in the last 1 minute they figure everything out just by talking back at the office - lame!
And yeah, the worst part is the bodybuilder is supposed to be taking big doses of roids and yet he wasnt that big!

LittleArm · #14 August 10th, 2005, 07:57 PM

Here's the shot of Greg checking himself out...

Not much of an arm but he still has me beat so I'm not complaining.

As for the main bodybuilder on the episode, they only showed him in grainy flashbacks or as a corpse, which was just creepy so I didn't capture any of him.

Yachirobi · #15 August 10th, 2005, 09:48 PM

I can't complain about much CSI does since I don't watch (on account of that show being awful) but they do have a knack of going into sub and fringe cultures and making mockeries of them.

Example: The furry episode. I don't consider myself a furry but I know a few of them. They're not bad people. Some of them make fantastic porn.

The CSI furry episode was sad. Yes, furry is weird but that episode turned a rather odd subculture into a group of freaks completely disengaged from ration and common society. While I won't go into my stance against steroids I would imagine that CSI probably missed the boat by a good mile when it comes to bodybuilding.

Law and Order often looks at various subcultures as well but they tend to explore them as groups of people, not subjects of ridicule. That's part of why they've been on so long and why they'll be remembered when everyone forgets CSI.

BBMikeNJ · #16 August 11th, 2005, 06:38 AM

I have my Tivo set up to tape any show that has the word "bodybuilder" in its description. This episode of CSI was the first program to pop up in about 3 years, and as I started watching it, I was hoping it wouldn't be lame. And yet, as stated earlier, it was. The bodybuilder wasn't big, couldn't get it up when trying to screw, and then dropped dead, all within about a minute. And I was so hoping it would be about a massive superheavyweight bodybuilder who pins Nick down to a weightbench and turns him into his toy. Oh well, maybe next season.

ethernet_jock · #17 August 11th, 2005, 11:36 AM

something a bit different.

Last Night's re-run of CSI:NY featured a bad-guy heorine dealer. Only he had to be THE MOST BUILT studly looking heroine-dealer bad guy I've ever seen in my life.

If you can catch a re-running of CSI:NY the episode called "Supply and Demand"... it's worth your time. I imagine he's actually a known professional bodybuilder.... seriously..... no one is that built without being already known otherwise.