You actually know for a fact ...
Question: You actually know for a fact that you'll be watching
Grey's Anatomy and playing back
CSI before you even know what the episodes will be? That feels like a plot-driven statement to me. And nice change of tune — I thought
CSI was supposed to be scared of
GA. Now it's unlikely that
GA will beat it? I could have told you that, 'cause yes,
I'll be watching
CSI live and not watching
GA at all. Holds no interest for me. Grissom is my McDreamy.
Answer: Yes, as I
noted earlier, I do believe that on most weeks, I'll be watching
Grey's live and playing back
CSI afterward. This has a lot to do with viewing tendencies in my household, which is pretty devoted to both shows. (And
Grey's story lines are the sort of thing that I don't want to come to work on Friday without having seen.
CSI isn't quite so urgent that way, at least not usually.) The
Grey's vs.
CSI battle is one of the season's most interesting stories, but honestly, I have no interest in the opinion of
CSI fans who hold
Grey's in contempt, or vice versa. My feeling is that while there will be considerable overlap of the audience (as in my household), the shows are different enough that each will find its audience and both can succeed in the same time period. As for "nice change of tune," I wasn't the one who initially referred to
CSI as the underdog. That was us quoting CBS, which was being a bit disingenuous in its statements to the press. No one really expects
Grey's to clobber
CSI. On the contrary. My main concern is that there is room for both.
