To quote Chester Cheetah 'it ain't easy being cheesy.' In my opinion what Caruso does with his character is freaking hilarious. The level of self awareness of what he's doing kills me. If I had not seen him in movies like Mad Dog and Glory and King of New York it'd go over my head. I'd think he was horrible. But, seeing him actually act before this show I know that dude knew EXACTLY what he was doing. His one liners work on two different levels. Serious but his movements are so idiosyncratic and odd it's also just as humorous. He makes a CSI show fun. I've read people saying they can't stand him in this role but I'd ask those critics to find their funny bone. He takes some really bad bland lines and adds the right amount of spice. Just hearing him sing song the word 'maybe' puts a smile on my face.