I did a pet peeves post a while back and, I can't remember if I mentioned that one of my peeves is when an actor in a show overuses another character's name in a scene. One such offender is David Caruso from CSI: Miami. For example, say he is in the interrogation room with a suspect. Say said suspects name is Robert. Here is how the interrogation would read:
Caruso: Robert, can you tell me where you were at 9 PM last night?
Robert: I was with my girlfriend.
Caruso: Robert, we spoke to your girlfriend and she said that she was with her mom.
Robert: She's wrong.
Caruso: Are you saying that she is lying, Robert? Because, Robert, if you are saying she is lying, we have some things we need to know. We will be talking to your girlfriend again. For now, Robert, don't leave town.
Enough! We know his name is Robert. He knows his name is Robert. The dang birds outside know his name is Robert.
I love all of the CSI's. But, Caruso always has me wondering if his bad acting might have me eliminating CSI: Miami from my schedule. He distracts me from the enjoyment of watching the show. He even distracts my concentration. I pay too much attention to how he turns from side to side each time he has to say a line, and how many times he says a character's name in each scene.
Is a show worth watching when you can't get past the acting of one of the characters in the show?
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