Tonight's CSI based on real events?

CujoSR · Post by **CujoSR** » Fri May 07, 2004 1:03 am

Tonight's episode of CSI on CBS dealt with a derailment of a rollercoaster killing 5 people. It's seems to me that this may have been inspired by the recent accident at BTMRR. Although I will not tell you the actual cause of the ride malfuntion in the show, it did deal with loose bolts and budget cuts in the mantainence hours. It seems to coincidental to me and the timing is just about right to produce and air a show of this nature. Discuss.

Cloud Buster · Post by **Cloud Buster** » Fri May 07, 2004 11:53 am

Dang. I wish I'd seen it.

sistercoyote · Post by **sistercoyote** » Fri May 07, 2004 2:25 pm

CSI does often grab stories "from the headlines"

In this case, though, I dunno. I don't know enough about what happened at Thunder to hazard a guess.

IndyBob · Post by **IndyBob** » Fri May 07, 2004 3:08 pm

Coincidence? I think not. But it was a damn good episode

coldfire409 · Post by **coldfire409** » Fri May 07, 2004 8:12 pm

I had wish I'd seen that episode. Although from what you had just said I think that it may be a slight way to go after Disney. It seems like very few networks, weither it's CNN, or CBS, they are afaraid of showing Disney in a bad light.

SpaceRanger · Post by **SpaceRanger** » Sat May 08, 2004 12:01 am

It was a great episode, altho I missed the first 20 minutes of it. I agree it seems a lot like it was inspired by BTMRR