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C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation - The Complete Third Season

C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation - The Complete Third Season

List Price: $89.99
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best show on TV, period.
Review: "Whooooo are yo-ou o-ou?" The best theme song of any show on TV is topped only by the actual quality of the show. Season 3 picks up just where season 2 left off, and doesn't miss a beat in terms of show or acting quality. Every episode of this show has me glued to the screen, and it doesn't stop here either (see season 4 and beyond).

This show remains one of the top couple shows in the ratings, and has brought about a huge new interest in forensic science. Colleges across the country are starting new criminal science programs or increasing their existing ones. This show is not only incredibly interesting, but is also making an actual difference in the world. There are few shoes on TV today that can say that.

William Petersen's acting is simply brilliant as Gil Grissim, and with marvolous support from actors and actresses like Marg Helgenberger (Catherine Willows), George Eads (Nick Stokes), Gary Dourdan (Warrick Brown), Jorja Fox (Sara Sidle), Paul Guilfoyle (Captain Jim Brass), and Eric Szmanda (Greg Sanders), the show can't (and doesn't in any way) miss. Do yourself a huge favor and pick it up today. It's a little pricey, but it's really worth every cent.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Mild flaws, but other wise C.S.I excellence
Review: As a huge C.S.I. fan, I cannot objectively rate this. I love C.S.I., and own the other two seasons. I just spent the weekend watching this (Yes I know I need a life! : ), but I felt it was a weekend well spent.

Even though C.S.I. had two plotlines that never worked in season three (Grissom's hearing loss, and Sara lusting over Grissom), this season contains some of the best C.S.I.'s yet. When the personal lives of the C.S.I's combine with the cases they are working on, you get some of the best acting out of this distinguished group of actors. The plotline of Eddie Willows' death, and how it effects Catherine is probably one of the most gripping ones of the season. Also, when Warrick puts his personal feelings for the victim, someone's daughter from his past, ahead of his criminalistic objectivity we see how fragile he really is.

In most every C.S.I. episode, there is an "A" story and a "B" story. At times, you wish that the C.S.I. writers would use only one story at a time, as it could get confusing. But other then that, I cannot find any horrific flaws.

Jerry Bruckheimer continues his reign as the modern day Jack Webb with his series "Cold Case", and "Without a Trace". The C.S.I. Miami and now New York series are watering down the name, but Bruckheimer continues to turn out hit after hit. Go with this C.S.I. season for a great DVD set.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: CSI's Still On Top!
Review: Being an extreme CSI fan, I couldn't pass up the chance to buy season 3 to add to my growing collection. I saw probably a little more than half the season and it was just as good as the other two seasons and I wanted to see all that I missed. The plot with Grissom's hearing problem kept you watching to see how he handled it and what would happen. Once again, there's 23 episodes on 6 disks. The episodes are as follows: (Episodes appear in the order of original airdate)

DISK 1:
*Episode 302: "Revenge is Best Served Cold"
**Episode 301: "The Accused is Entitled"
Episode 303: "Let the Seller Beware"
Episode 304: "A Little Murder"

DISK 2:
Episode 306: "Abra Cadaver"
Episode 305: "The Execution of Catherine Willows"
***Episode 307: "Fright Night" (Emmy Award Winning Episode)
^Episode 308: "Snuff"

DISK 3:
Episode 309: "Blood Lust"
Episode 310: "High and Low"
Episode 311: "Recipe For Murder"
Episode 312: "Got Murder?"

DISK 4:
+Episode 313: "Random Acts of Violence"
Episode 314: "One Hit Wonder"
~Episode 315: "Lady Heather's Box"
Episode 316: "Lucky Strike"

DISK 5:
Episode 317: "Crash and Burn"
Episode 318: "Precious Metal"
Episode 319: "A Night At The Movies"
Episode 320: "Last Laugh"

DISK 6:
Episode 321: "Forever"
Episode 322: "Play With Fire"
Episode 323: "Inside The Box"

*- Featuring audio commentary by Danny Cannon and Anthony E. Zuiker

**- Featuring audio commentary by Ann Donahue, Elizabeth Devine, and Ken Fink
***- Featuring audio commentary by Richard Lewis and naren Shankar
^- Featuring audio commentary by Ann Donahue and Ken Fink
+- Featuring audio commentary by Danny Cannon and Karen Shankar
~- Featuring audio commentary by Richard Lewis, Anthony E. Zuiker, Naren Shankar and Josh Berman

Along with 23 episodes, the DVD features the following bonus materials:

The CSI Tour: Police Station
The CSI Shot: Making It Real
The Writers' Room
CSI Moves Into Season 3
Crime Scene Field Kit

(All bonus materials combine into a total of approx. 5 hours)

You get so much for the price! Some DVD sets can break 100 but this is much less. With 5 hours of Bonus Material and the 23 episodes, you can't possibly complain! I recommend any CSI lover out there to buy this DVD set. If you are a true fan of CSI, you won't be disappointed!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best show on TV today gets better and better
Review: By it's third season, C.S.I. became a force to be reckoned with. The highest rated show on prime time TV managed to get better and better by each passing episode as the crimes investigated by Gil Grissom (William Petersen, never better) grow all the more bizarre. Superstar producer Jerry Bruckheimer's mega production values give the show a gloss that no other prime time TV drama has, and the cast is better than ever, with special nods going to Gary Dourdan and the gorgeous Jorja Fox. The ever growing plot twists in various episodes owe a huge debt to the early years of the long running Law & Order, as C.S.I. finds ever growing greatness just as the aformentioned show did in it's prime years ago. Just as with the previous two C.S.I. season collections, Paramount has hardly assembled any extras for this set, which is yet again a major disappointment. Besides that though, if you've never watched C.S.I., now has never been a better time to dive in.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: CSI Does it again
Review: CSI and company (Billy Petersen, George Eads) do it again in the 3rd season of the Eyeball Network's hit drama. Starting out with the season 3 opener, Revenge is Best Served Cold, CSI quickly picks up right where season 2 left off. By the end of the season, Gil's hearing is addressed, more cases are solved and Greg (Eric Szmanda) is still trying to win a date with Sara. All in all, this has to be one of the best CSI seasons to date. With episodes like "Fight Night" and "Blood Lust" how can you go wrong by purchasing this set? A must for any CSI fan!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Finally Enhanced Widescreen
Review: CSI is a show that people either seem to love or hate - I personally think it is great TV. This DVD set is made even better by using wide screen - enhanced for 16/9 TV. Credit should be given to CBS for releasing the 3rd year (last year's season) so soon. This show definitely ranks with other "cop" shows like Law & Order and Homicide, Life on the Street. All 23 episodes are here. The only question now is when can we expect CSI Miami and a release of the first two seasons in this enhanced 16/9 mode

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Fun Show..but....
Review: CSI is just one fine TV series, though it can go from engrossing the viewer to grossing the viewer out with some of its all-too-ugly scenarios. Yeah, but it's realism, they say.

Another 'but' and a big one: just about all the viewers l know - friends, neighbors, co-workers - complain about the same thing: in the show, why is Marg Helgenberger all too often referred to as 'beautiful' or 'gorgeous' or 'lovely' when she is simply an ordinary-looking, run-of-the-mill actress with tight, low-cut clothing? Really! She hardly stands up to any lovely woman, so the question is: is she married to the producer or the Studio Head to get such unwarranted acclaim?

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation - The Complete Third Season
Review: CSI is often intense and chilling. The scenes showing the laboratory work are fascinating. I scouted around on Paramount's web site to see what information they might have about the CSI 3rd season set. Here is what I found:
=>23 Uncut episodes
=>over five hours of special features.

Audio commentary with cast and crew on Episodes:
"Revenge Is Best Served Cold"
"The Accused Is Entitled"
"Fight Night"
"Snuff"
"Random Acts of Violence"
"Lady Heather's Box"

5 Exclusive Featurettes:
The CSI Tour: Police Station
The CSI Shot: Making It Real
The Writers Room
CSI Moves Into Season Three
Crime Scene Field Kit

Here is an episode guide, with a tiny description:
1. Revenge Is Best Served Cold: A poker player dies during a high-stakes game. A dragster is found dead at an airstrip.
2. The Accused Is Entitled: An actor is suspected of killing a hooker found in his hotel room. His lawyer hires Grissom's former mentor to find mistakes in CSI's work.
3. Let The Seller Beware: A wealthy couple's bodies are found at their home. Sara investigates the death of a cheeleader whose organs have been removed.
4. A Little Murder: A dwarf is found hanging at a Little People's convention. Catherine is attacked at a crime scene.
5. Abra Cadaver: A volunteer disappears during a magic act. A rock star appears to have overdosed.
6. The Execution Of Catherine Willows: A man on death row is granted a stay based on DNA evidence.
7. Fight Night: A boxing champ dies during a match. A gang member is shot. A jewelry store is robbed.
8. Snuff: A movies shows a woman being murdered. A long-dead body is found.
9. Blood Lust: After a taxi driver appears to have run over a teen-ager, an angry mob beats him.
10. High And Low: A man who was thrown off a building was already dead.
11. Recipe For Murder: A woman apparently commits suicide. There is a murder at a slaughterhouse.
12. Got Murder? A bird is found with a human eyeball.
13. Random Acts Of Violence: An old friend's daughter is killed in a drive-by shooting. A computer company employee is murdered.
14. One Hit Wonder: Escalating peeping tom incidents are investigated by CSI. Sara reopens a case involving a friend.
15. Lady Heather's Box: 90 minute episode. Two employees of a dominatrix are murdered. Catherine's ex-husband disappears after a car crash.
16. Lucky Strike: The young son of a pro basketball player is kidnapped. A man dies with a stake in the back of his head.
17. Crash & Burn: A woman dies due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
18. Precious Metal: A decomposed body found in a chemical waste drum begins an investigation of robot sports.
19. A Night at the Movies: A man is stabbed during a movie. A teen-ager is shot to death in a warehouse.
20. Last Laugh: A comedian dies during his act. A woman's death is investigated after her husband is seen with a new car and girlfriend.

21. Forever: A teenaged couple are found dead. A horse trainer is found trampled to death in the cargo bay of a private jet carrying a show horse.
22. Play With Fire...: A woman is strangled at a sports field. The CSI crime lab explodes.
23. Inside The Box: A detective is killed during a bank robbery.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great show (and cute George Eads)
Review: Even if you don't like this programme (how could you not???), it's worth buying simply to watch George Eads the whole way through. He's so hot. The combination of a good looking cast and interesting (if not often creepy) storylines, keeps me watching this show each and every week and I could watch all of these episodes over and over. Go out and buy this now.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: More BS Widescreen for a great show!
Review: First off let me say I love CSI don't get me wrong what I have a problem with is the want to keep putting the show in widescreen. Has anybody out there seen how much a widescreen T.V. are? Thousands of dollers ok unless you want me to buy a tv for me so I can get the crappy widescreen experience. Many people have been comlaining about no subtitles? Who cares people. I don't care what anybody say's that widescreen is better because it is not, why would anybody want to see what's going on, on the sides of the screen? The action is in the center who cares about seing more!Basiclly widescreen sucks and I never plan owning a widescreen T.V.were I have to spend my life savings to pay for it.As far as I'm comcerned I still am going to buy fullscreen movies because I hate looking at the stupid black bars on the screen when I want to watch a movie!
Widescreen is going to suck for ever!!!!!!!!!

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