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Back in June, just after my trifecta of matrimonial explorations appeared here on the mental_floss blog, I went on my honeymoon to Ireland. There were many things about our Irish adventure that we loved—the scenery, the beer, the kind locals—but unfortunately the television programming was not one of them. For two self avowed TiVo junkies, a week in a foreign land where our quaint, bed and breakfast-supplied in-room TVs only got two channels (one of which was broadcast in Gaelic) was like a little version of hell. We were forced to watch whatever came on the one English speaking channel, which ranged from good (Friends reruns) to bad (Private Practice pilot) to unexpectedly awesome… namely, CSI : Las Vegas.
It was a cold night in Innishannon when Gil Grissom and his motley crew came into our lives for the first time, and by the time we returned home, we were hopelessly hooked—just like the rest of America. Three months later, we’ve seen just about every single episodes of the 8 completed seasons, and it didn’t take long for us to notice one remarkable trend about this show: Just about every actor in Hollywood has sauntered through the CSI lair looking for a paycheck, the only variable being how they got there: escorted by the cops, wearing the badge themselves, or in a body bag. Do you remember who played what role?
Take the Quiz: Suspect, Killer, Law Enforcement or Deceased?
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There’s two pictures of Ashley Johnson.
This was fun though. Good one.
posted by Caitlin on 9-29-2008 at 10:55 am
I think the answer to Question 3 is marked wrong. Without creating a spoiler, the explanation justified my answer, but I was marked wrong.
posted by Lindsey on 9-29-2008 at 12:00 pm
No kidding! I drove around Ireland by myself traveling for one month and enjoyed some local bits if I turned on the tele. Shame on you is right! Cold or not, why weren’t you at the pub or having a romp instead of watching horrible American T.V. shows?
I live here in the states and have NEVER watched any of the shows you mentioned.
posted by molli on 9-29-2008 at 12:05 pm
I think the brilliant writers at The Onion had molli in mind when they wrote this classic article:
“Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn’t Own A Television”
theonion.com/content/node/28694
posted by Noah on 9-29-2008 at 12:23 pm
Lindsey’s right, our bad. Please adjust your scores. Should be corrected now. And apologies to Quizmaster Jenn — that was our typo, not her mistake.
posted by Jason English on 9-29-2008 at 12:28 pm
Noah, Did I mention anything about not owning a boob tube? I don’t watch tele while on vacation. At home, I prefer educational programming over sitcoms on my 36″ plasma T.V. BTW, I love the Onion.
posted by molli on 9-29-2008 at 2:12 pm
Wow… That Jonathan Green guy sounds like an obnoxious, insufferable know-it-all! No wonder his girlfriend moved out in 1989! Sheesh…
posted by GTT on 9-29-2008 at 5:38 pm