We Get It #2: Cougars Crash CSI Miami

Posted on 05. Oct, 2009 by John Roblinsky in Cougars Everywhere

Two years ago, I wrote in the original We Get It, “It seems like for any sitcom to keep pace they must reference cougars at least once a season.” At that time I was confident the term cougar would have permeated the worldwide lexicon and lose its comedic effect.  Two years later I have egg on my face and the HC staff is back to writing about a phenomena that won’t die.

As a writer for this blog, I would like ‘cougar’ to carry somewhat of a giggle factor and not be overexposed to the mainstream.  So it really pisses me off that the hack producers for CSI Miami chose to do a whole episode about Cougar Killers, airing tonight on CBS.  The original CSI–which I watch religiously–had a brief reference to cougars back in 2007 and it tastefully gave a tense scene a bit of humor.  The way CSI Miami is jumping on the bandwagon of cougar sitcoms like Cougar Town and Accidentally on Purpose is cheap and weak.

You might say, “don’t judge to soon, it could be a great mystery.” To which I reply, CSI Miami has never had an original episode that made sense and the cast led by David Caruso rides the short bus.  Geared toward an audience brain dead from miserable Monday who don’t watch football, it is sure to be laden with slow talking, shitty jokes and lots of over saturated aerial shots.  The only positive for tonight’s episode is that it stars ex-schoolboy fantasy Tia Carrere, who in an interview with ET said:

“I think the term cougar is very funny,” says Tia Carrere, who plays one of the murder suspects. “Some of my lines in the show echo how I feel about it. Personally, I think the term is offensive. I think older men have dated women half their ages without any sort of recourse.”

Tia’s desperation for work aside, I guess it’s good that older actresses have a new figure to play that is still sexy and not limited to mother roles.

I’d love to hear if you agree or disagree in the comments below because my hatred of CSI Miami might be clouding my judgment.

Tags: Bolt Action, cbs, csi, CSI Miami, Tia Carrere, tv