| rdfs:comment | - Set sometime in the 1950s, the show's foundation rests on an elite team of crime scene investigators, mostly residents of the fictional town of Pleasantville. They are skilled in the fields of biology, chemistry, forensics, ballistics, medicine and basic paperwork management. Every week, the team tackles a myriad of complex cases, ranging from murders to heists that plague the town. In addition to solving crimes, the investigators are beset with their own personal tragedies to add an element of melodrama in each episode.
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| abstract | - Set sometime in the 1950s, the show's foundation rests on an elite team of crime scene investigators, mostly residents of the fictional town of Pleasantville. They are skilled in the fields of biology, chemistry, forensics, ballistics, medicine and basic paperwork management. Every week, the team tackles a myriad of complex cases, ranging from murders to heists that plague the town. In addition to solving crimes, the investigators are beset with their own personal tragedies to add an element of melodrama in each episode. Penny Marshall, a respected actress and director, of Big and Awakenings fame tells in a shrill and nasal voice the element that sets CSI: Pleasantville apart from the other CSI shows: "As the director and co-producer of CSI: Pleasantville, I wanted it to be different but not weird. As we all know, the show will be shot in a specially constructed vintage studio set in glorious black and white blah blah blah (incoherent portion). I would like to make it appear like they're in an old TV sitcom, but there should be less humor. The focus of the show is about solving crimes but of course I want to add drama for effect, you know, all those juicy personal conflicts and stuff. It's just like the 50's version of General Hospital, only the protagonists here are into forensics or something. Oh, and also the characters here are more politically correct. Instead of using vulgar words like vagina or cunt, they just say canal-like part of a woman's reproductive system." (italics supplied).
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