VIDEO: Prime-time cop shows love video games

As my compadre Will Brinson not prolonged ago demonstrated, theres something about video games & prime-time crime drams which go together similar to peanut butter & grape jelly. Though there is a legit connection; shows similar to CSi & SVU love receiving something which their viewers know 0 about (like dungeon phones, a internet, plus games of course) as well as spin it into a little big, bad scary thing. With mostly hilarious results.

Remember: a normal age of a prime time television viewer, fundamentally any a single who watches NBC, CBS, ABC, as well as a rest is in a 60s. And what 64 year aged grandmother knows sufficient about Second Life to comprehend how completely bonkers as well as off a mark CSI:NYs take on it truly is? Check out this chase scene from a show

Later on, Gary Sinese comes close to cornering his practical suspect, though has to rivet in a hold up or death duel before going forward. So his far some-more cyber space-savvy comes to a rescue with a calculator?

The most appropriate part, obviously, is how there is 0 reason since since a bard have 0 idea what a ruin theyre traffic with. we thought CSI was all about explaining things with a meticulous courtesy to detail?

See, we dont worry with CSI, cuz Im a Law & Order person, SVU to be exact, as well as 0 can tip a time they additionally played around with Second Life, which they called Another You. Unfortunately, NBC Universal does a great job keeping their things off of YouTube, so we cant find a single shave of a hijinks which a associated part contains. But for all of you with Netflix Instant (and during this point, who a ruin does not have an account), simply scope out a second part from season, called Avatar. Basically, a little creepy child pedo kidnaps a chick, based purely on her Another You avatars resemblance of a chick which he kidnapped most years ago, a crime! which h e got away with. Who, btw, is still missing, though a SVU squad manages to track her down due to him recreating her locale in a game. Some competence recall this being a part in which a lady is raped by her sisters beloved while he was sleepwalking in a initial 5 minutes, something which they NEVER worry to address once a practical reality things flog in. Lulz.

BTW, for those who havent heard, a Law & Order diversion was not prolonged ago announced, though its about a new LA show, not SVU. Whatever. No Fin & Munch, no buys. Theres additionally a prolonged line of CSI games, all of them utterly unremarkable.

Back to because SVU is awesome, a single categorical reason is Ice T, whom most folks know is a hardcore gamer himself. Screw Metacritic, only wait for for his two cents on whatever a hot diversion is during a impulse via his Twitter. we only instruct he did some-more videos

LOLWUT: Gary Sinise uses Second Life to fight crime [Destructoid]