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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Pilot (2000)
Did Susan Gibney's scene(s) get left on the cutting room floor?
As a fan of the Star Trek franchises, I am something of a fan of Susn Gibney's.
I went through this episode with a fine-toothed comb and could not find even a glimpse of her.
The closest I could find to age/gender/appearance, was the lab tech (?) that had appaarently been on a date with Grissom, but that's not her.
I know sometimes actors' names are still left in the credits, even if their scenes were cut from the episode.
Does anyone know if that is the case here?
For those that watched the various Star Trek episodes, but don't remember Gibney, she played Dr. Leah Brahms in a couple of episodes of TNG, and in at least 1 or 2 other Star Trek franchises.
Profiler: Tsuris (2000)
Plot inconsistencies and/or episodes aired out of order
Where do I begin. In the previous episode, it is revealed that Danny had died in the "as previously seen on Profiler" section (even though it wasn't previously seen).
And in that same section, it was revealed that the ME had her baby (even though she was pregnant at the end of the previous episode).
It's a miracle. Danny is alive again in this episode. Apparently, his death in the previous episode wasn't as serious as they first thought, lol.
And the ME appeared to be bleeding from her pregnancy in this episode (which I assume is the same pregnancy they showed as having resulted in the birth of a baby in the previous episode).
Not sure how the series finale' could have been aired out of order.
Also, they said in the previous episode that the VCTF had been shut down ... now they are saying that is a possibility (perhaps they hoped for a last-minute renewal).
Profiler: On Your Marks (2000)
Were these episodes aired out of order?
In the "previously seen on the Profiler" scenes at the beginning of this episode, there were scenes of multiple incidents that had not yet been seen/shown.
Was there an unaired episode or an episode aired out of order?
For example, the medical examiner was shown still pregnant in the previous episode (Pianissimo), but in the "seen previously" section, she already had the baby.
Rachel's brother had gotten a job in the "seen previously" section, but WE never saw that.
I have to assume it's either an unaired episode that is missing, or the missing episode is not included in the DVD release.
Would be interested to see another review of this episode.
Profiler: Mea Culpa (2000)
Truly a master class in how to turn a 45 minute episode
Into one that FEELS like it is over 2 hours.
Wow, this was one slow-paced epsiode. I paused the playback after what I thought was about an hour and a half to shockingly discover that I was only 30 minutes into the episode (and it only FELT like I had been watching for over an hour and a half).
I would assume that the director is somewhat responsible for the pacing of an episode. He/she sure dropped the ball on this one.
This kind of shows SHOULD be taut and well paced. This one was the complete opposite.
While I found Ally Walker's Sam to be a more appealing character than Rachel, the stories were generally better in season 4. Not this one.
Roseanne: A Second Chance (1997)
Poor Darlene must have been terrified
Season 9 is the one where they took a stab at drama, rather than comedy (though I don't THINK it was intentional ... from the laugh track, it appears they were GOING for comedy, even if they didn't succeed).
As I said above, Darlene must have been terrified: her first doctor featured used to be Becky's principal.
The specialist that they had flown in was Leon's ex-boyfriend (guy who owned the failed book shop).
I wouldn't want either to be MY doctor, that's for sure.
I don't know if season 9 was such a failure (not funny) because Roseanne was listed as the writer or co-writer for most of the episodes.
JAG: Miracles (2001)
I was sure this was a 2-hour episode
It was SO slow moving, I went to pause it about 90 minutes into watching it (without commercials!) and was shocked to find that I was only about 30 minutes into the episode (that turned out to be a standard-length episode).
It is certainly not a good sign when an episode FEELS like it is twice as long as it actually is.
Still, it was fun to see Gerald McRaney (playing a military man, as he so often did). As most know, he is the husband of actress and plus-sized model Delta Burke.
It was also nice to see Lieutenant Bud Roberts, Jr. Finally come into his own as an attorney (this time, up against Rab).
Roseanne: Homecoming (1993)
Mark receives a major upgrade
I know in a future episode, in a B&W scene, they sing of "nearly identical Becky's" ... but in reality, they look NOTHING alike.
Yes, they are both blonde and about the same age, but Sarah is significantly thinner, and is much prettier. Other than being blonde, they bear no resemblance.
And so far, the newer Becky seems much nicer than the old Becky.
This episode wasn't one of the funnier ones.
If you have seen Sarah on Scrubs, you know that she is capable of very good comedic acting and timing.
Alicia has done very little since Roseanne (exclusive of The Conners), while Sarah has remained steadily busy.
Big Little Lies (2017)
Great show, weak plot
This was an amazing show. Even though I am watching it 3 years after it went off the air (for the first time), I eagerly awaited the each "new" episode.
However, there is what seems like to me, a huge plot hole. Bonnie did nothing legally or morally wrong.
I know if I were her, I would not be agonizing over what happened. I would take solace in knowing that I had done the right thing.
"Murder" is considered justified (legally) if it is in the defense of self or another (when one has a reasonable expectation of being murdered (or the other person has a reasonable expectation that they are witnessing a murder or attempted murder)).
The worst that the Monterey 5 would be facing is making a false statement to a police officer. While that is a class 1 misdemeanor, under the circumstances it seems highly unlikely that they would be prosecuted.