19 July 2007

Trading Places, Part 1: Gilligan and Gil Grissom

An ongoing series, profiling the likely differences on TV shows when the lead characters trade places….

Gilligan has to resolve a work problem between Catherine and Sara; who’s picnic should he eat?

Grissom and the professor butt heads over who made the best centrifugal grinding mill using coconuts and banana leaves.

At a recent crime scene, Gilligan digs into the sand, looking for a vic, instead finds hidden treasure and Mr. Howell is dispatched to determine the rightful owner.

Grissom convinces Ginger that his “DNA Testing Rod” is used orally.

Gilligan is propositioned by a Vegas hooker, but opts for a fat chick that calls him “Lil Buddy”

Grissom is enraged to find that Mrs. Thurston J. Howell III is holding a white party after Labor Day.

Nick beats the sh!t out of Gilligan when he discovers that Gilligan has been using his hair wax to plug bullet holes.

Grissom is rudely awakened by a burning sensation in his bunghole. The skipper smilingly sleeps in the cot below.

Gilligan convinces the staff to take a short excursion to Lake Mead. They are never seen again.

Grissom escapes the island with Harold Hecuba, and stars in his new hit production: CSI: The Musical.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Finally, someone has illustrated the necessity of strong characterization while simultaneously satarizing (without even mentioning) what passes for reality TV in America! The author sets the scene early, with the key phrase "who’s picnic should he eat," which, when you think about it, says it all in just 5 quick words. Despite the obvious political leanings of the text (how we tire of such!), this theme is subsequently elucidated toward a finale that could not be clearer. Bravo! Author! Author!

Anonymous said...

Hmmm. Or it points to how big the shark jump has been on CSI in the past two seasons. A once original show reduced to a soap opera with gimmicks like doing cross-overs with other shows or trading writers for one episode with a comedy series.