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Summary: a series that's always enjoyable to watch!
Review: Living and working overseas the last few years, I missed CSI on primetime. My sister sent me a couple of tapes...I was hooked! My fiance and I finished the first year in a matter of days. We were so excited when the second season came out. We tried to spread out the viewings to make them last. The storylines and character interactions are almost always great...only a very very few episodes could have used a little more. Season two was great. We're eagerly awaiting year three and hope it's as entertaining as the first two seasons.
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Summary: crime scene techno with a twist
Review: most of the stories in crime screne are very good, and the writers and producers have gone to great lenghths to make it look real and professional, very entertaining and enlightening on the process of crime scenes. real cop's can pick this apart,
put we are looking at the entertainment plus...science rolled into one...
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Summary: Expect to LOSE SLEEP!
Review: My local FYE usually stocks products the day they receive them, so I was able to buy this set early. First off, I was very reluctant to watch this show at first, being such a huge fan of ER, I was not happy that CSI was stealing their ratings, but once I saw ONE episode, I was hooked... Now the DVD set...The picture and sound quality are OUTSTANDING! The widescreen transfer truly does this landmark show justice. Not only is the picture transfer better than the first boxed set, but the presentation is better as well... Commentary is available on a few episodes and the featurettes are a must for fans. The special effects in this season are much better than the first and the writers seemed to have tried really hard to add comic elements in every episode. I started by watching the season premiere and by the time I looked at the clock, I had stayed up almost all night and had already watched the first 2 discs. From a scuba diver dead in a tree to liquid latex, this show truly kicks a$$!!!!!
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Summary: Great show and good box set
Review: Summary:
The TV show is about a crime scene investigative unit based in Las Vegas that leads the viewer on weekly tours into their rather macabre world where they use modern scientific techniques to solve crime mysteries.My Comments:
I love the show because it actually uses modern science to explain how these things are solved. Though the show occasionally takes some artistic licenses in terms of a few of the scientific things they do (nearly instantaneous analyses of DNA data, etc.), for the most part they do stick to scientific methodologies. The idea for the show is new in the sense that the viewer has never really scene crime scene investigation in this way. However, there are numerous similar shows, including a number of shows on Discovery that do similar things based on true stories. What makes this show stand out, however, is generally convincing plots (most are based on actual cases), good application of science (with the occasional lapse for drama and plot), and decent acting. When it comes to the acting in the episode, there are two people people that I think weaken the show: Jorja Fox (Sara Sidle) and Eric Szmanda (Greg Sanders). I actually like Eric, despite not thinking he's a great actor. But I have never been able to see Jorja as anything but a bad actress. Part of this may be that she is supposed to have rather complicated relationships with most of the other characters, but whatever it is, she bugs me. As for the rest of the actors, William L. Petersen (Gil Grissom), Marg Helgenberger (Catherine Willows), Gary Dourdan (Warrick Brown), George Eads (Nick Stokes), Robert David Hall (Dr. Al Robbins), Paul Guilfoyle (II) (Capt. Jim Brass), and Archie Kao (Archie Johnson), I like most of them. Occasionally Marg Helgenberger can get on my nerves, but otherwise I think they are fairly convincing. There is one other problem I have with the series, however. I haven't followed the series completely from the beginning but it seems as though there are occasional attempts to thread long running storylines through the individual episodes. Despite having watched many of the episodes, I'm not sure I know what the deeper story lines really are. It seems to me that there are a bunch of subtle love triangles and love/hate relationships going on, but they never seem to surface in a way that makes them fully tangible. I think it's a good idea to have these story lines, but unless they bring them closer to where they can be well understood they almost aren't worth having. Overall, the episode is very engaging and fun to watch. The character development (as unique characters but not necessarily as having lives outside of their work) is pretty good and the episodes are all different, which makes the show exciting from week to week. The bonus features on this DVD set are also pretty good, though not very extensive. If you like the show you'll love having all of these episodes on DVD without the commercials. If you've never seen it (come on, who hasn't seen an episode of CSI), you should check it out; it's pretty good.
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Summary: I guess this is what's called "Must see TV"
Review: The fantastic first season of C.S.I. was only a tease at the ingenuity and innovation to come in season two. With bigger production values and more depth driven storylines; we see this television series entering it's prime thanks to superb performances from the ensemble cast and the ever addicting storytelling which allows the viewer to watch in awe as Grissom (William Petersen) and crew ever so dilligently discover the facts and solve the crimes, but not before a curveball or two are thrown to the viewer. Petersen is at his best while the rest of the cast, which includes Marg Helgenberger, Jorja Fox, and Gary Dourdan amoung others, gets better and better with every next episode. The DVD package itself is nicely put together, but a few more special features would have been nice (especially considering how Fox loads their X-Files DVD's with extras; come on Paramount how about putting some more effort into your releases?), but all together this is a solid deal. All in all, if you've been missing out on the best prime time network drama to hit since The X-Files, I strongly suggest picking up the first season before checking this out.
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Summary: Season Two delivers!!!
Review: The second season does not drop off from the first great season of this wonderful show. Episode 213 "Identity Crisses" is by far the best episode yet. Great plots and interesting cases.
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Summary: Season Two delivers!!!
Review: The second season does not drop off from the first great season of this wonderful show. Episode 213 "Identity Crisses" is by far the best episode yet. Great plots and interesting cases.
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Summary: Great Season
Review: The second season of CSI: brought back familiar faces such as Paul Milander (my favorite episodes) and Tammy Felton. The second season was full of great cases such as a scuba diver getting caught in a tree after a forest fire, and the Stalker episode which developed Nick's character even more. This season gave birth to CSI: Miami in the 22nd episode. Great Season!
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Summary: Extremely involving and educational.
Review: This has got to be the most involving and educational tv series in the history of tv. Masterfully written and scripted, this show brings you in and makes me think that I'm working right along with these csi's even though I would probably pass out at the first sight of blood at a crime scene. It has changed a lot of my perception and am always thinking about things like carpet fibers and prints. The DVD series is great with exceptional picture quality and NO COMMERCIALS!! As hard as it is, I am going to wait and watch the 4th season when it comes out on DVD as I can't stand interruptions of such an involving show. Some nice extras on the making of the show and they keep them short enough so that when you watch the series you still have lots of stuff left to the imagination. So much detail in this show just sets it apart from other shows, and the producers here are putting the audience first and seem to respect their viewers. As far as comparing season 1 and 2, I really think that they are equally great.
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Summary: If the first was good then this is even better!
Review: This hits the ground running & never stops, building on the superb first season, character insight & chemistry goes hand in hand with great story telling, the science behind the work & actors who make this show everything it is. Humour, emotion & great interaction & some great episodes most notibly Chaos Theory, Alter Boys, Caged & The Stalker to name but a few well worth the buy & all credit to the five main cast this is a show that sticks to the rules, gives the right amount of everything & keeps you coming back for more & the relationships between all of them just gets more complicated with each season! Season 2 by far the best though, gut wrenching in places but all merit to Grissom, Catherine, Warrick, Nick & Sara the cast outdo themselves and no wonder this show is at the top it deserves to be!
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