Did you watch CSI last night? If so, at the very end you heard some heavy duty reflection on morality that is uncommon for a popular TV show. Grissom got downright preachy and it was good.
Update: Here’s the gist of what Grissom said:
Our culture preaches, you shouldn’t be ashamed of anything you do anymore.In a city that’s built on the principle that theres no such thing as guilt.So without conscience there’s nothing to stop you from killing someone, and evidently you don’t even have to feel bad about it.
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Good call Wade. I did watch it, and my initial reaction was, “oh great, another ‘message’ TV show.” Grissom’s comments were some pretty deep theology. I wish I taped it.
I did see it. Could someone share the gist of what was said?
Sorry should have said didn’t see it.
I saw it too! Grissom is wise as always (except when he is playing with bugs)
in a year or two when its on at 11pm I will see it.
Didn’t see it, but wish I had. Just about the time I write off TV it starts getting good again. How come?
I too was struck by Grissom’s comments. In fact, it motivated me to blog about it immediately. Good stuff, sometimes.
I caught it, it was terrific commentary. I hit record, but I didn’t realize until it was too late that because I’d paused earlier, teh Tvio thought I wanted the next show. Oops. Thanks for sharing them hear.
Oops. Don’t you just hate it when people don’t check for typos before hitting the submit button?
Didn’t watch it…Friday Night Football in Texas. He is so right in what he is saying.
Here’s the transcript of the final scene:
Catherine: Pig and the piglets are in the pigpen.
Warrick: About time. Finally some good news.
Catherine: Did you now Pig, a.k.a Cole Tritt was the only adult? The rest were all under 18. One was 14.
Warrick: You’re kidding. Who raises these kids?
Catherine: I mean, they weren’t all deliquents. Dmitris James was a college student.
Nick: Hangin’ out with the wrong crowd in the wrong town. I’m tellin’ ya, havin’ a fake I.D in Las Vegas is like havin a–a free ticket on the hell train. Sex, drugs, gambling, no adult supervision, 24/7, by the time they’re 21 they’ve done and seen it all.
Catherine: Make me slit my wrists why don’t ya. I’m raising a teenager here.
Warrick: Ah, you’re doin’ a great job, Linds is gonna turn out to be a beautiful young woman. Besides, I grew up in Vegas I didn’t turn out so bad, did I?
Nick: Yeah. That was pre-mirage. Back when you were goin’ to the casino, playin’ the arcade games. Nah, Vegas is a different animal now.
Warrick: Yeah, these kids need to beat people up in the street to be entertained. They need some good disapline, they need their grandmother whoopin’ their ass like I had.
Nick: Yeah, a good slap.
Sara: You know, it kinda sounds like you guys are blaming everyone but these kids. I mean, you don’t get a bye just because you grew up here or your parents are on drugs or—those kids were perfectally capable of telling the difference between a wild night out and beating somebody to death.
Grissom: The truth is, a moral compass can only point you in the right direction, it can’t make you go there. (beat) Our culture preaches that you shouldn’t be ashamed of anything you do anymore. And unfortunately this city is built on the principle that there’s no such thing as guilt. “Do whatever you want, we won’t tell.” So without a conscience, there’s nothing to stop you form killing someone. And evidently you don’t even have to feel bad about it.
Thanks for the transcript.