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Summary: Spin-off, not Copycat
Review: There have been constant complaints about CSI: Miami because it is too similar to CSI. People have to realize that this show is not totally disconnected from CSI, but rather it is a spin-off by the same producer, writers, etc... The jobs are similar in crime scene investigations. The characters seem similar at first, but they are worlds apart.
Gil Grissom dislikes getting attached to cases in any way, but Horatio Caine is either your best friend (to the victims) or your worst enemy (to the suspects and the criminals).
Calleigh Duquesne is comparable to Catherine Willows. Both have family problems, both are often having trouble with men. (Calliegh- they are all over her, Catherine- just can't find a good one)
Eric and Nick are both the "ladies man" of their groups. They also have problems with evidence, Eric sneezes on it once, and Nick pulls the coating off an "ancient" sword once when he is finger printing it. Yet, we still see differences. Eric's family is very important to him, while we never hear things about Nick's family.
Kim Delaney's character, Meghan, and Sara Sidle can be deemed similar in only one aspect- they both have problems. Sara was abused and abused alcohol. Meghan's husband died and she cannot get over it.
The coroners are different as well. Doc Robbins is nonchalant and even drinks coffee when he is telling Grissom about the victim. Alexx Woods feels pain for the victims and talks to them as if they were talking back.
The characters are a little more dramatic on a regular basis, but less dramatic at big crime scenes. Eric becomes angry when the police do more for a missing blue-eyed, blonde-haired girl than they do for a missing Cuban girl, yet he doesn't reach the extremes and start shouting at the suspect as Sara did once. When the four murders occurred in CSI, everyone worked almost non-stop, some went without sleep. In the multiple on CSI: Miami, everyone stays pretty calm and collected on the outside, even when it came to the baby.
This show was made to hold up CSI. They did not want it to overcome CSI, but rather have it support viewers, giving them more options and enticing them to buy more products. The investigators are cops as well, making the show similar to a cop show, yet, CSI: Miami maintains the air of CSI.
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Summary: Excellent series
Review: This is a great CSI series. It is more graphic than CSI and uses the violence that can happen in Miami. My only concern with this box set is that it is missing three episodes, the porn star murder, the missing little hispanic girl with Jeff Corwin, and the Cuban refugees episode with Maria Conchita Alonso. Hopefully these will be with the season two box set when it comes out next year.
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Review: This show lacks many things when compared to CSI: namely acting, and good writing. Curuso is a total bore, no personality and acts exactly the same as he did on NYPD Blue. A total let down, but that was to be expected. I would go so far as to say that this is a poor show, period. I watched the entire first season, always waiting for it to get better. It never did. The only decent acting comes from Procter and the M.E. from News Radio, who is utterly unbelieveable in her role. This is what happens when TV execs recycle TV shows. Suprisingly, CSI NY is even worse, and I have tremendous respect for Sinise as an actor.
Don't fake the funk.
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Summary: It has plenty of good moments but the Vegas one is superior
Review: The first spin-off of the mind-blowing original series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" set in Miami had a lot going for it and a lot of hurdles to overcome to even have any great outcome but for the most part, "CSI: Miami" does that for most of the time.
The cast though isn't as great as the Vegas one and some of the characters are less compelling and show less personality. The episodes overall are very good and one of them is almost as great as some of the best ones on teh Vegas show.
A worthy DVD set though to have overall.
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Summary: Not Like the Original
Review: "CSI: Miami" is a good show with a lot of problems that could and should be easily solved.First of all, the characters are never really as defined as the ones on "CSI." Secondly, the show occasionally veers away from the mystery/whodunnit format of "CSI" and becomes a cop show with a dab of science thrown in. Another standard, un-CSI-like plot line has Horatio Caine disliking a suspect and spending the rest of the show finding evidence to convict him/her. When there's a twist and a 2nd suspect emerges that Caine doesn't like, I find myself not liking Caine. A third problem is David Caruso and his character. Horatio Caine is someone trying to be cool but isn't. His brooding is excessive, and his constant staring off into space is predictable. Then there's David Caruso's inability to find a place for his hands. He's constantly putting them on his hips or putting on/taking off his sunglasses. After about 5 episodes, this gets alternately annoying and hilarious. Another aspect of Horatio Caine is his repetitious dialogue. There are shows where his lines are exactly the same as in last week's show. For example, he's constantly saying, "OK, this is what we're going to do." As for the episodes on these disks, there are additional problems. Beautiful Emily Procter is a little too made up. The shows on these disks include the episodes with Kim Delaney, who didn't fit in and was totally unconvincing as a crime scene investigator. The show improved immensely when she left. I don't mind these problems when "CSI: Miami" can present you with a good plot twist, poignant story, or last-minute piece of esoteric evidence. But when it fails to deliver, which, during the 1st season, was about every 3rd or 4th episode, the problems become obvious, and the show becomes campy.
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Summary: Glad to see this one coming out!
Review: and 7 discs! WOW! Compare this to the 2 discs you get in the sex in the city pack and what a deal you'll have here. Caruso is as good here as he was on NYPD.
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Summary: As Good as the Original and More
Review: As a HUGE CSI fan, I was skeptical about the spin-off, but have been more than pleasantly surprised at the quality of acting, writing and production of this series. As with any series, there are a couple of episodes that are ho-hum, but if you are a fan of good writing, acting--David Caruso and Rory Cochrane, in particular, are amazing--you'll enjoy this series.
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Summary: I was the number one skeptic about this series
Review: Being a CSI las Vegas fan, I wasn't happy when they made CSI Miami. I picked this up due to the summer break of CSI, I needed something.. and this was my choice! I can honestly say that it was a worthwhile purchase after having watched all of the episodes. True David Caruso is no Gil Grissom, but would you want him to be? The feel of the series is very different with the set being in Miami. The cast is on par with the Las vegas cast. Las Vegas has a more personal feel to it, as many times the originals bring their personal lives into the story (i.e. Catherine being a stripper, Warrick being a Gambler), and you don't find that as much in Miami. The focus seems to stay more to the storyline. Kim Delaney was a welcome cast-off in my opinion. She dragged the series down with her poor attitude, and had no chemistry with David Caruso. She came across as an uptight investigator who had no interest in getting along with her fellow CSIs, or have any passion in getting the truth. I was very glad when she finally left. Another difference between Las Vegas and Miami that is striking is how each CSI is an expert in their certain field. Callegh is the "Bullet Girl", Speedle is the AV expert, Delco is the Diving tech who speaks russian, and spanish, acts as the go between the Cuban community and the MDPD. Alexx talks to her patients as they were still alive, and in general is friendlier then Al Robbins of Las Vegas. In conclusion, try it, the two CSIs are comparable, like the many Law and Order spinoffs, you can choose your favorite, but in my opinion each one is strong, and holds its own. You can enjoy either, but take a vacation from Las Vegas to Miami.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: CSI Miami is my favorite show. Horatio's cool, and the other characters are nice and pleasant. I can't wait to get this dvd
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Summary: Top Notch TV Series
Review: CSI: Miami is a great "detective" show. The people behind this show tend to do a pretty good job of keeping things realistic and each episode typically features a plausable situation. While the show focuses more so on solving the cases and investigating the crime scene, they do tend to insert small pieces of sub-plot regarding each of the main characters, so the show is not without sufficient character development. Typically, CSI: Miami is a good show to watch if you want to see the scientific side of things. Rather than most other police shows, which focus less on what goes on behind the scenes and more on the detective characters. However, while the main characters lack the focus of other shows, they are still enjoyable to watch. David Caruso does an excellent job with his performance as the logical and thorough Horatio Caine, while each of the other characters support him nicely. I'd highly recommend this series to anyone who appreciates the scientific side of crime scene investigation. It's well worth your time.
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