With the new "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" spinoff set to air soon, will the "CSI Cyber" premiere renew viewers' interest in the long-running CBS show?
Will it be able to continue the "CSI effect" that the original series started and cultivated during all the years it ran on television?
According to Newsweek, this "CSI effect" could totally alter people's perspective of the cyber crime division of the FBI.
This uncertainty stems from the initial plot released by the show prior to the "CSI Cyber" premiere this March 4.
Patricia Arquette will be playing Special Agent Avery Ryan, head of the FBI's Cyber Crime Division. Aside from the computer geniuses hired at a normal setting, her team also include former criminals, hackers who all chose to work for the government instead of being thrown into jail.
This is the first concern for the series.
"A real-world problem: Not only does law enforcement not (openly) employ criminal hackers but the show's depiction of what they do is not tethered to reality," Newsweek mentioned.
"Hacking is a pretty boring thing to watch," it also added as another weakness of the show. However, "CSI Cyber" promises to make the whole cyber crime busting business as entertaining as possible.
This is where "Dawson's Creek" alum James Van Der Beek comes in. Taking on the role of ex-military man FBI Agent Elijah Mundo, he will be the one to actually physically chase these criminals down.
Newsweek also points out the show's "government bias" because the entire premise is based on cases that real-life cyberpsychologist Mary Aiken worked on. She is also the main consultant of the show. Another adviser, James Aquilina, also has "deep ties with government."
Will the "CSI Cyber" premiere be able to overcome all of these so-called "shortcomings?" Tune into CBS on March 4 to find out if the new "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" spinoff will be able to continue the "CSI effect."
