In depth with Dave !

Csi :Miami, inspired by the top-rated series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," is a drama that follows a South Florida team of forensic investigators who use both cutting-edge scientific methods and old-fashioned police work to solve crimes. Horatio Caine, a former homicide detective, heads a group of investigators who work crimes amid the cultural crossroads of Miami. His team includes Calleigh Duquesne, a bilingual Southern with a specialty in ballistics; Eric Delko, an underwater recovery expert who knows all the twists and turns of the Florida waterways, and Ryan Wolfe, a former patrol officer who specializes in blood and trace evidence.
Rounding out the team is Alexx Woods, the coroner, and Natalia Boa Vista, the DNA specialist. Helping Horatio with cases is Det. Frank Tripp, a tough yet thorough police officer. Together, these investigators collect and analyze the evidence to solve the crimes and get the final say for the victims.

Furthermore, I personally idolize the television series and wanted to get someone else’s perspective on the show as well. As I continued to search for that someone I came across my Uncle Dave. I realize that he too enjoyed watching CSI:Miami. Although, I felt like I should have went complete opposite on the perspectives of the show I realized that he would have great input being a Forensic Scene Investigator himself.

Dave is a thirty-nine year old Forensic Scene Investigator working for the Baltimore City Police Department. When asked how often he consumed popular culture, he was not very insightful in how regularly he watched television because he is not very interested in reality television or the news. He rather watch something that is insightful or suspenseful. He admits that CSI:Miami always has a plot and never fails to bore him. “Even though the acting is kind of fake I enjoy watching the scene and all of the evidence come together and I always guess who the suspects are.” I soon realized that everything Dave did at his job interested him within in the show.

As our interview continued I asked Dave what gave him the idea of being a cop. I wanted to know if there was anything in his pass that could have engaged his want or need to enter the police force. He admitted to watching the news and wanting to find the culprits of every crime. Dave saw the way the victims took the news of their lost loved ones and wanted to become part of the search to find answers. “Evidence does not forget. It is not confused by the excitement of the moment. It is not absent because human witnesses are, it is factual evidence, physical evidence it cannot be wrong.” To his response, I began to grow very curious to which character on the show was his favorite since they all seem to play different roles in the series. As I assumed, he enjoys two specific characters, Ryan Wolfe and Natalia Boa Vista. Both whom which collect physical evidence that brings the crime scene closer to finding the real suspects.

Even though Dave’s background in the police force focuses on forensics, I can understand why he was so interested in CSI:Miami from the get go. I say this because like the show he investigates crime scenes as well in search for answers. Therefore, he does not have an issue watching such shows like this. Furthermore, I went back to why he did not like reality shows and the news. He told me that it is fake and unreal. “What or who does reality television benefit? There is no purpose in watching others lives being exploited on live television.” He continued to explain that he never enjoyed the news because of all the violence. It only made him depressed that he was never able to do anything for that family.

Overall, Dave truly enjoys watching CSI:Miami because it mimics his everyday life and he is content with that. He would rather watch horrendous acting, then someone making themselves look like a fool or finding so called” love.” In conclusion, I enjoyed interviewing my uncle because I finally found out why he wanted to become a Forensic cop and how he felt about specific areas in his life that I would have never been able to ask out of no where. More and more I found out about his perspective on the series my opinion toward the show grew that more in depth.