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tommy:
Anyone watch this TV show? I was watching it just now and thought I would post this. This is a great series and is very interesting to know how these people are not able to get away with murders by leaving behind the smallest of clues including a simple hair on a shirt or many other things like that.

The way they find small things and can put together a whole story without ever really knowing what went on is amazing.

This is one of the few shows I can say I truly enjoy watching these days.

AtomSmasher:
My friends used to watch that show all the time back in college.  They would joke that they liked to watch it so they could learn from other peoples mistakes to make sure they wouldn't get caught.

tommy:
The show is definitely a good way to learn if you wanted to commit a crime like they show, that's why I sometimes wonder why they would show how they think and go about things when a murder happens and if it's a good idea to be showing people these things.

It's still interesting either way.

Jdurg:
Here's a sad dose of reality;  That show is so full of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- with regards to the science and everything they do.  I have my B.S. in Forensic Chemistry and it is not as "easy" and "simple" as they make it look.  In reality, the field is fairly straightforward and boring.  It's not a glamorous, dramatic, suspense filled career where each thing you do makes or breaks a case. 

The basics of what they talk about do hold some water, but if a real forensic lab followed the procedures they used nobody would ever be convicted.  The fact of the matter is, you still need to obtain the evidence as quickly as possible and as cleanly as possible.  You can't just go to a crimescene two days later, pick up a Frito that is laying on the ground and suddenly find out how the crime was comitted and by whom. 

The show is good for entertainment, but to say that you're able to learn something from it is like saying that you can be a solid lawyer because you watched the Law and Order series.   ;D

danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: tommy on December 25, 2007, 01:50:55 am ---The show is definitely a good way to learn if you wanted to commit a crime like they show, that's why I sometimes wonder why they would show how they think and go about things when a murder happens and if it's a good idea to be showing people these things.

It's still interesting either way.

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that would be that there freedom of speech  ;)

for most crimes though, most criminals will never cover all the bases no matter how careful they are. and much crime is not thought out that thoroughly anyway...

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