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Yes, I know I'm about two weeks late with the Oscar commentary, but there's always room for one more view, isn't there? ;)

Since the ceremony is screened on Monday evening Australia time, I always have to try and avoid all Internet and television news lest I find out the results. Some years I just don't bother, but this time around I made a determined effort. I needn't have bothered.

Although I love The Lord of the Rings, this had to be one of the most boring Oscar ceremonies in recent years. Even the acting categories, in which LOTR: TROTK wasn't eligible, were totally predictable. The only pleasant surprise was Russell Boyd's cinematography win for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

But poor Peter Weir. He only tends to make a film every couple of years, but when he does, it's always worth watching. With Master & Commander he was on his fourth nomination for Best Director and his fifth and sixth nods overall, but unfortunately he got buried by The Lord of the Rings juggernaut. It's a shame that this well-respected and technically adept director, behind films such as Gallipoli, Dead Poets Society, Witness and The Truman Show, still hasn't been recognised by the Academy.

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- Did "XX" represent an upturn in the show's quality?

- Which famous actor would you like to see as a guest victim or suspect?

- Should the CSIs turn on the lights?

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Poll Results

Below are the results of the most recent CSI Files poll:

How Would You Rate 'Money For Nothing'? 9-10 55.3% - (83 Votes) 1-2 14% - (21 Votes) 7-8 12.6% - (19 Votes) Didn't want to see it 8.6% - (13 Votes) 5-6 4.6% - (7 Votes) Wasn't able to see it 4% - (6 Votes) 3-4 0.6% - (1 Votes) Total Votes: 150

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This Week's Television Listings

• CBS will be showing CSI:Miami's "Witness To Murder" at 10:00 p.m. tonight. Here's the official synopsis of the episode:

  "A mentally impaired man is the only witness to the murder of a diamond broker gunned down in a parking garage; a body disappears on the way to the medical examiner's laboratory."

• Spike TV will be showing a repeat of CSI's "Got Murder?" at 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26.

  "Some bird watchers find a raven with a human eyeball in its mouth. This eventually leads our CSIs to a divorced man and his 2 children but not much else. Warrick and Grissom look into the circumstances of David's unusual and first autopsy. This takes them to a car dealership where the man worked."

• There will be no CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode on Thursday night due as CBS will be showing basketball instead.

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