C.S.I or R.I.S.?

No "cultural exception", American shows are everywhere on French TV, just like they're everywhere else in the world.

This summer, "Lost" made its debut on Channel 1 (TF1) and now, as we mentioned here, "Desperate Housewives" has just begun on Canal + (a paid channel) - those are the two hits that captivated audiences and revitalized prime time last year in the United-States, but there are many others...

C.S.I, for instance, know as "Les Experts" to the French audience, has been so successful that now TF1 has announced it is working on a French version of C.S.I. called "R.I.S, Recherche, Investigation, Scientifique". Even the name takes on an acronym. It looks like they may lack a lot of imagination but who knows? I wonder if we're also going to be thrust through the victim or killer's arteries, intestines, brain, or alimentary canal to disclose the scientific detail...

In the meantime, Bon Appetit!