{"product_id":"9781844572557","title":"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation : Crime Scene Investigation","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCSI: Crime Scene Investigation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Steven Cohan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince its debut in 2000, \u003ci\u003eCSI: Crime \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eScene Investigation, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich depicts the crime-solving work of Gil Grissom (William Petersen) and his team of smart criminalists in modern-day Las Vegas,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehas inspired a loyal fan following and won critical acclaim and ratings success.  Steven Cohan’s insightful study of \u003ci\u003eCSI\u003c\/i\u003e introduces the show, its main characters and stand-out features, such as the role of science, and the use of unexpected and often bizarre episode openings and plot resolutions.   Cohan makes a case for the series’ classic status, arguing that it has been responsible for the twenty-first century reinvention of the cop show in a fresh, more suburban and also a more intellectual model which has spawned both the spin-offs of \u003ci\u003eCSI: Miami \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e and numerous imitations.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCohan addresses the series’ visual style, its attention to both cutting-edge forensic technology, the often grotesque condition and dissection of corpses and CGI close ups to represent the effects of weapons on the human body, and goes on to consider the series’ setting, in which the theme-park delights of the new \u003ci\u003eLas Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e exist alongside echoes of its gangster-ridden past, and the contrast drawn between the flashy spectacle of the Strip, suburban Clark County and the arid landscapes of the Mojave desert.  Cohan analyses \u003ci\u003eCSI’s \u003c\/i\u003econsistent questioning of identity and the status of ‘normality’, from its theme song – The Who’s \u003ci\u003eWho Are You?, \u003c\/i\u003eto numerous episodes that feature subcultural groups such as the deaf, ‘plushies’, vampires, scrabble players, dwarves, fat people, transsexuals and, in a story arc featuring the series’ most popular character, Lady Heather – the s\/m scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, Cohan questions how mainstream success and imitation has affected \u003ci\u003eCSI\u003c\/i\u003e’s edginess, and speculates on a future for the show post-Grissom. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781844572557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"British Film Institute","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593189339342,"sku":"9781844572557","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_f5338d52-4bfd-485c-8e3f-8d8321b78eb9.jpg?v=1637783641","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781844572557","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}