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10-25-2007 14:59
From: Avion Raymaker I immensely enjoyed that show, not going in expecting anything artistic, and not ever having watched CSI before. I feel silly, but I got all tingly every time they used an SL phrase or explained something obvious to us but unknown to the rest of the world, like Linden dollars.
As a landlord, it hadn't occured to me to force prospective tenants into gladatorial combat before they can enter the parcel and look at a rental. I suppose that would be a good way to screen for serious applicants. I think I need to be more evil and megalomaniacal like that landlord. hahahahaha! I, too, quite enjoyed the show. coco |
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Qie Niangao
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10-25-2007 15:06
From: Lelia Wakawaka FYI Last night I went into LL Orientation Islands - every one of them that I checked were full - there are over 100 orientation islands, by the way. Yeah, I observed this too on the map, and thought it was promising, on the premise that CSI viewers drawn to learn more about SL would be more likely long-term residents than those who came to extend their CSI experience. Would be fun to know the relative hit-counts of the CSI web pages, vs hits to secondlife.com pages. From: ArchTx Edo I enjoyed recognizing a few places like the Svarga sim. The differences they portrayed between the RL  L and CSI L were interesting. A lot more people in CSI L use voice then what I have seen. LOL After a distraction, I returned attention to the show and for a moment thought "what a cool build!"... but it was RL NYC.  |
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Bradley Bracken
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10-25-2007 15:10
I watched the episode last night once it hit the internet. I was very disappointed. I don't get too upset with shows that take liberties with reality, that's normal. It is a bit odd in this case, though, considering the unrealistic expectations I think it will give many people of SL. I wasn't thrilled with how SL was portrayed either. If I wasnt on here this episode would not have encouraged me to log in. I thought it looked damn silly.
Taking SL out of the picture, I'm not a huge fan of CSI: NY but I thought the episode was terrible. It was very cheesy and horribly done. I'll watch all future SL episodes out of curiosity, but I wasn't impressed.
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Bradley Bracken
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10-25-2007 15:12
From: Lelia Wakawaka FYI Last night I went into LL Orientation Islands - every one of them that I checked were full - there are over 100 orientation islands, by the way. I popped over to check them out. I was curious if they would be all noobs or seasoned SL players. I was pleasantly surprised to see that almost everyone I clicked on were newly born. Hopefully many will stay around.
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Shirley Marquez
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10-25-2007 15:16
From: Farallon Greyskin Besides all the weirdness and mistakes and post editing mentioned elsewhere. One thing that really struck me was that it almost /wasn't/ an ad for SL. I mean if you didn't know SL existed, the show didn't really tell you that it did (for real). How would you know they didn't just make something up for the show. Even the ad for SL half way through the show really didn't advertise SL directly, it advertised an on-line game version of CSI:NY. And that was half way though, not sure how many people were even supposed to know that they COULD or "should" sign up. Though SLs exposure onthe show was enourmouse, it's actual /advertisement/ was virtually non existant... Was odd. Of ourse anyone curious will then find out about it later, but I wonder how many just assumed it was something fake and never bothered That wasn't my perception. The promos during the show talked about CSI:NY in Second Life, used the Second Life logo, and invited people to visit cbs.com to get the dowloiad information. The Second Life identity was featured prominently enough, although the secondlife.com URL was not. |
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Yumi Murakami
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10-25-2007 15:42
I nipped over. There were quite a lot of people there.
Some were complete newbies.. but they apparantly had no idea how to talk! Nothing on the CSI OI teaches them that, and they don't all have voice.
One of them told me that they had basically finished the CSI game, and were now stuck not knowing what they were supposed to do next.
There are some very bizarre ads there, too. "Stampede Sim Crossing Software?"
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Bradley Bracken
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10-25-2007 15:47
From: Yumi Murakami Some were complete newbies.. but they apparantly had no idea how to talk! Nothing on the CSI OI teaches them that, and they don't all have voice. I think the greatest disservice the show did was to imply that everyone here only uses voice. I understand why they'd do so for television, but would have been nice to show that regular chat was used also. I can imagine many people without headsets chose to stay away as a result.
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10-25-2007 15:50
From: ArchTx Edo You can watch last nights episode on the internet... here: CSI: NY: Down the Rabbit Hole: I just watched it and thought it was entertaining. I enjoyed recognizing a few places like the Svarga sim. The differences they portrayed between the RL L and CSI L were interesting. A lot more people in CSI L use voice then what I have seen. LOL Thanks for that link. I fell asleep last night 1/2 way through. now i see it got better in the second half....and I guess part 2 next week. It's like a fantasy of SL, with worse graphics. Pretty funny in parts. Kinda silly but entertaining. |
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10-25-2007 15:52
From: Bradley Bracken I think the greatest disservice the show did was to imply that everyone here only uses voice. I understand why they'd do so for television, but would have been nice to show that regular chat was used also. I can imagine many people without headsets chose to stay away as a result. I think a 42 minute TV drama is nowhere near enough time to hsow an accurate portrayal of SL. What is needed is something more documentarian that isn't hampered by the need for dramatic story devices.
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10-25-2007 16:12
I am there now and confused.
I can't get sound or get the evidence thing no clue where to get hud...something not working.
The dead bunny was interesting.
Definitely new way to present a orientation island but not sure if it really would be helpful if nothing is working or you can recieve the CSI HUD or get sound to work.
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Colette Meiji
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10-25-2007 16:14
From: ArchTx Edo I suspect what it means is that it is available, that doesn not mean everyone who could, has signed up for it. ahh excellent point. I think you might be more right than those other statistics. Which would mean even less people have it. I find it impossible to believe that 2 million of CSI's audience could even play SL if they wanted to now. |
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10-25-2007 16:17
From: Brenda Connolly I think a 42 minute TV drama is nowhere near enough time to hsow an accurate portrayal of SL. What is needed is something more documentarian that isn't hampered by the need for dramatic story devices. I agree. That's why I think its so funny at some of the comments about how SL doesn't do this or doesn't do that. Liberties are taken all the time. That was just one that bugged me a little. For those of you who are very upset at how the show wasn't portrayed accurately..... *The harbor on Gilligans Island was Marina Del Rey not Hawaii *The Brady Bunch house was really one story with a fake window upstairs *The folks on LOST really aren't stranded on an island but are living it up in Hawaii *Most CSI crime labs are NOT designer decorated with beautiful state of the art monitors *Here in LA it does get cold and not all the people are young and beautiful. I'm sorry if I shattered some dreams today.
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10-25-2007 16:20
From: Bradley Bracken I agree. That's why I think its so funny at some of the comments about how SL doesn't do this or doesn't do that. Liberties are taken all the time. That was just one that bugged me a little. For those of you who are very upset at how the show wasn't portrayed accurately..... *The harbor on Gilligans Island was Marina Del Rey not Hawaii *The Brady Bunch house was really one story with a fake window upstairs *The folks on LOST really aren't stranded on an island but are living it up in Hawaii *Most CSI crime labs are NOT designer decorated with beautiful state of the art monitors *Here in LA it does get cold and not all the people are young and beautiful. I'm sorry if I shattered some dreams today. Next thing your gonna tell us is Scooby and Bugs couldn't really talk, or that Snoopy could. Or that there were no Aliens on the X files. |
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10-25-2007 16:31
From: Colette Meiji Next thing your gonna tell us is Scooby and Bugs couldn't really talk, or that Snoopy could.
Or that there were no Aliens on the X files. Now that would be crazy talk.
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10-25-2007 16:33
From: Bradley Bracken Now that would be crazy talk. Is TV Wrestling fake? |
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10-25-2007 16:36
From: Colette Meiji Next thing your gonna tell us is Scooby and Bugs couldn't really talk, or that Snoopy could.
Or that there were no Aliens on the X files. STOP IT!!!! DAMN YOU!!! *Covers ears* La,La, La, I cant' hear you.
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10-25-2007 16:39
From: Brenda Connolly STOP IT!!!! DAMN YOU!!! *Covers ears* La,La, La, I cant' hear you. Was Al really married to Peggy? |
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10-25-2007 16:47
From: Colette Meiji Was Al really married to Peggy? Pssst! The girl who played Kelly is actually a member of Mensa. |
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10-25-2007 16:53
From: Annabelle Babii Pssst! The girl who played Kelly is actually a member of Mensa. Next you'll tell me Liberace was Gay......
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10-25-2007 16:56
From: Brenda Connolly Next you'll tell me Liberace was Gay...... And Mr. Brady And Al's neighbor Marcy And Mr. Sulu And (well Movies anyway) Dumbledore. |
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10-25-2007 17:00
From: Colette Meiji And Mr. Brady
And Al's neighbor Marcy
And Mr. Sulu
And (well Movies anyway) Dumbledore. Actually Marcy's husband Steve was too
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Bradley Bracken
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10-25-2007 17:26
From: Colette Meiji And Mr. Brady
I thought Mr. Brady seemed to be a very sensitive man.
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10-25-2007 17:29
From: Colette Meiji
And (well Movies anyway) Dumbledore.
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Bradley Bracken
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10-25-2007 17:32
I think it is sooo gay that she says Dumbledore gay!
**scurries out very quickly
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10-25-2007 17:32
From: Bradley Bracken I thought Mr. Brady seemed to be a very sensitive man. Ask Greg, Peter and Bobby...
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