You know, I finally realized why the first ep creeped me out so much. It was the fact that he attacked her/kidnapped her from her apartment. I am very alert getting out of my car and walking up the stairs to my apartmetn, but once I'm inside, I let my guard down. I wouldn't necessarily be paying attention if someone came up to me from behind when I walked into the bedroom or something.

I think both CSI and X-Files are/have been gorier than this, so far. Like the X-Files ep with the fat-sucking guy. Yeah.

The critic from the Denver Post said: "Lean dialogue, clever plot twists and fewer ghastly autopsy details than in the "CSI" universe..."

maybe people delinate between pictures seen on TV and scenes played. The pictures seem less real than the "action". Two layers of distance, if you will.

The "Home" episode of The X-Files was the grossest thing I've ever seen on TV. Gross doesn't necessarily equal gore, but still.

I don't think The Inside is heavily gore-tastic at all. The pictures last night went by too fast to really notice. What got me more was Strong and Brandt -- it was so clear what was about to happen, and Brandt was helpless. It wasn't gory, and the actual violence wasn't shown, but it was horrifying in the blunt reality of what was going to take place.

So you think they're reacting to the content, in terms of what they're talking about? I think you might be right, but it's imprecise to call that gore.

So either it's out goring CSI or it's got less ghastly details. Can it be both, emprically?

On the latter I'd say no, but I can't say on the former because I've never watched CSI.

However, I do know it's hitting squick buttons less than some episodes of the X-Files, but I'm doubtful you'll be featuring any Fluke Boys, Jesus-Banana-Slugs, people getting mulched in escalators, or butt genies. Mrs. Peacock, however, would certainly be in the realm of possibility.

In terms of current shows, I think House is far gorier, though the people there are supposed to be alive during the gross-out scenes, which, in a lot of ways, makes it worse.

Tim, I would say primarily the crime scene photos. Like for instance the pictures in the folder that Rebecca was reviewing at last night start. Oh and the morgue scenes.. (I don't like those on CSI ether)
I watch crime drama in spite of the gore not because of it. Its just not my cup of tea. Though It seems to be a popular flavor for others so I don't understand why those people are watching The Inside.

I do agree I don't think that is that much worse that any of the other shows on right now. Part of my issue is my DH does not like my "death shows" and this is not helping my case. (Then again he never liked Firefly so I think there is something wrong with his brain)
Both nights so far I have left the hour a little freaked out, so your doing your job.

I think the gore charge is entirely related to the first episode. I think that formed impressions which are not entirely accurate about the show as a whole. I thought the photos Rebecca flipped through in this episode were disturbing but didn't linger long enough to really catch any detail.

Well, CSI goes consistently and needlessly over the top. Arms in meatgrinders, etc. Yech.

I don't think Rebecca was ever saying someone else was in control, just that Strong wasn't.

So I've been thinking about it some more, and it strikes me that what I understand (from the storyline) happened to Brandt (kidnapped, restrained, raped, made to believe he was going to be murdered) is very different from what I viscerally (from what we saw) believe happened to him. This isn't a criticism, just a realization. Because we saw mostly shots of his upper body and head and he remained clothed throughout -- and also because he manages to be cool and disdainful afterward -- the rape didn't actually make the impact it otherwise might have. Which might be why I'm kind of harping on it, because I'm trying to get my brain to fit it into what happened.

I don't know if that makes sense to anybody else, or just to me. I'm also not at all certain he'd stop scening after this.

or butt genies

Oh, god, the butt genie. And the Jebuslug.