When did CSI become an epileptics nightmare?

[darkmarkshark]

I always enjoyed watching CSI so I was glad to see netflix has added some new seasons to watch instantly. And of the one I most enjoyed watching (the one with grisham)

First episode of CSI season 7, I was in a seizure within seconds of it starting. I figured all the fancy light work was because it was the season opener and so skipped to the third episode. It was also unwatchable because without warning the screen would bright flash to indicate they were taking pictures. So I figured they had forgone the crime in lieu of enticing people with pretty light shows


So I moved on to CSI miami. Perhaps I was more suseptible being as I was just exposed to all the flashing lights in the other CSI, but the camera was rapidly panning quite quickly and suddenly, causing more flashing like images

[skillefer]

I haven't had any problems with CSI or any other shows...but to be honest, I haven't watched for at least one season. I find the flashy light effects annoying and always look down when they start or in the opposite direction as the TV...

[stilldancing_98]

I like csi.Does it bother you to watch it?

[Chris515]

The flashes bother me on CSI and CSI NY, enough that I stopped watching. I really liked watching the NY one.

Other shows which are bad..

any celebrity show, like entertainment tonight, and e talk. e talk tends to give me partial seizures, ironically enough..

also hockey and basketball. It's tough not being able to watch hockey. Especially since we just got our NHL team back. It's like having this great thing just out of my reach.

basically any white flashing light starts up the aura engine.

[Chris515]

that also includes school buses. The put strobe lights on the top of them for some unknown reason.

[valeriedl]

I used to watch CSI all the time but when Grisham left it just wasn't the same so I stopped.

I never had any problems watching it and I watch alot of crime shows now that I think have similar lighting that it did. I also see movies that have fancy lighting and that's never effected me either.

Have you brought this up with your doctor? It could be something else that is bringing on seizures because of it.