I was asked to do a posting about this, i was quite reluctant since i have never watched a full episode of this wildly popular series. Just bits and pieces here and there of the many spin-offs. Anyway, yesterday I managed to catch two full episodes (finally), it was quite entertaining, but i guess after so many seasons, the ideas aren’t so fresh, it was more of the usual cop and lab investigation thing, with the usual fingerprint dusting and blood sampling.
But anyway.
Top Ten Reasons Why There is No CSI: Malaysia
- Grisly murder scene re-enactments censored, shots of dead bodies censored, sexy scenes censored, foul language censored, what else is there to show?
- The only dead bodies they ever investigate in CSI: Temerloh are dead chickens on the highway.
- Too much competition from that OTHER hit police series on local TV, ‘Gerak Khas‘.
- “Tonight… CSI: Malaysia, the crack team of experts investigate the murder of the English language by Malaysian radio deejays…”
- Instead of the high-tech cutting edge invisible poison American murderers use, local criminals always only use one type – Paraquat (and sometimes, King Kong rat poison).
- High cost of red water colour (used for fake blood) makes filming too expensive and therefore not viable (cow’s blood is not suitable due to mad cow’s disease, chicken blood due to avian flu...)
- The term ‘Forensik‘ just doesn’t sound right.
- In CSI: KL, the dead bodies are always found in the Klang river. Every week, without fail. (And Gil Grissom is pretty sick of wading in the brown waters…)
- Everybody keeps thinking that CSI stands for ‘Cit-cat Sama Ina’, sequel to that show ‘Cit Cat Azwan’…
- Because the real life murders in Malaysia are horrifying enough.
9 Comments
rascher
It would be too painful to watch a Malaysian version of CSI. Fear Factor Malaysia is bad enough! *cringe* Imagine how slow the changing of scenes will be! Ayeee
JoeC
better to have the m’sia version of survival…. local style…. cheers!
anjali*
Another reason is they can NEVER find an Indian dude as delicious as Warrick Brown. *smirk*
Yvy
right on anjali! right on!!! lol
MengZ
Computer graphic & effects is way too expensive in here.
zyrin
-Too much competition from that OTHER hit police series on local TV, ‘Gerak Khas‘.-
Hehe. Too true. Or maybe… suddenly ‘Gerak Khas’ have CSIs in the team… oooooohhh….. jengjengjeng…
anjali – there is *no one* as delish as warrick brown! -drools-
Ken
computer graphics and image here will look like cheap anime…
simon
rascher – i’ve watched the local Fear factor before. they should change the host la…
joeC – survivor, you mean?
anjali – *rolls eyes* here we go again … 🙂
zyrin & yvy – aiyo. another warrick brown fan ka?
mengz & ken – maybe they should hire some bloggers to do the graphics. i know some guys that are pretty leet…
KoKoi
hahahaha … the csi team (forensik) will not only look for evidence but they’ll to steal watever they can get their hands on … or as much as the body bags can fill 🙂