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Cultural Studies and 'Forensic Noir'

By THOMAS DOHERTY

"Apparently, people will watch forensics seven nights a week," shrugs David Caruso, star of the hit show CSI: Miami, a spinoff of the hit show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Shilling for the series on Fox's Pat Sajak Weekend earlier this year, he cited a CBS survey indicating that autopsy-driven entertainment is the hottest trend in American popular culture....

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