CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The Complete First Season
by Danny Cannon, Kenneth Fink, Lou Antonio, Michael Shapiro, Michael W. Watkins
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Actor: Eric Szmanda, George Eads, Marg Helgenberger, Paul Guilfoyle, William PetersenDirector: Danny Cannon, Kenneth Fink, Lou Antonio, Michael Shapiro, Michael W. Watkins
Brand: Paramount
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1025 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-03-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
DVD Reviews of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The Complete First Season
DVD Review: If Not For Some Small Problems, It'd Be Five Stars
Summary: 4 Stars
I've always wondered how people come up with their product ratings. Do they rate based entirely on the show, the show and the extras or the overall package?
If I were to rate this based on the series itself, I'd rate it five stars. But, help me those who might be in the same position, the packaging on mine is a little different.
First off, mine features a slightly disrorted picture of Grissom and Catherine on the front, not the entire CSI gang...plus it's bilingual. On the front, below CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, it says, in brackets (Les Experts). The episode listing on the back and inside are also bilingual, leading me to conclude that the version I picked up is some weird Canadian version (since I am from Canada, this makes sense, I suppose).
The contents are otherwise the same, it is presented in full screen and all the episodes and features are there. For me, though, it loses half a star because of the packaging. Season one, though, is the hardest to find and I got this a a decent price, so no more complaints on that end.
I took the other half star away because of two things...the full screen...wide screen works much better for this show...and a very annoying problem with the subtitles in which, instead of turning them on if needed, you are obligated to turn them off every time you put a DVD into the machine as it automatically brings them up. I've never seen anything like this...so instead of putting in the disk and choosing an episode to watch, you first have to go into "Settings", turn off the subtitles, then back into the episode listings and choose a show.
Once you're in, however, the experience is worth it. I was one of those skeptical people who didn't tune in when the show first started. I had read the hype and I didn't understand it. Part of that is because I don't like being told what the best show on TV is through the press...it's their job to overhype certain shows and later to trash them once they become overhyped (which we see in some circles with CSI). I'd rather watch a show because I take pleasure in discovering for myself what a pleasure it is to watch.
So, in a way, I did so, tuning in one night to Spike TV during one of it's CSI Marathons which covered most of the first season.
I remember being impressed right away by the cast...William Peterson is perfect is Gil Grissom a man dedicated to solving cases through science...Marg Helgenberger is spot on as Catherine Willows, the former exotic dancer and single mom who is struggling to find a balance between work and her daughter. I liked the tension between Catherine and Grissom when their personalities clash.
Nick, Warrick, Sarah, Greg, Dr. Robbins and Brass are all extremely well played, with Jorja Fox getting one of the best opening lines during Grissom's dummy toss in "Cool Change" (Grissom: "Norman fell." Sarah: "Wouldn't you if you were married to Mrs. Roper?").
We are introduced to Holly Gribbs, only to have her gunned down. We find out Warrick has a gambling problem (and a memory problem, though I, too would have probably bet the Niners over the Packers)...we learn that Sarah has a thing for Grissom who has a thing for insects. Greg is the comic relief...at least at the start and Nick is the most compassionate of the bunch.
We are introduced to Paul Milander, a criminal genious who would pop up a few times...each time more disturbing than the time before...a brilliant storyline in my opinion.
Other highlights in season one include the Pilot, Blood Drops (excellent twist in that story), Unfriendly Skies ("...it would have taken just one to save his life."), I-15 Murders, Boom, Too Tough To Die (which shows how flawed the court system is... just because someone doesn't die and will live their life as a vegetable...the assailant can't be tried for murder), Gentle, Gentle and Evaluation Day (Warrick and Grissom on the roller coaster...Warrick's 'evaluation').
So, I would highly recommend this set...in it's regular version. I also have seasons two through four and will be buying season five just as soon as it is available.
Description of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The Complete First Season
Based on real life Las Vegas crime scene investigators, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION follows the team as they solve chilling cases with innovative thinking and methodical scientific inquiry. Tackling cases peppered with grisly details, the Las Vegas PD Criminalistics Division is the #2 crime lab in the U.S., solving crimes that practically every other crime lab has given up on. Set in a town whose reputation for providing instant success for those willing to try their luck, CSI finds that the constant influx of visitors to the city that never sleeps also provides ripe targets for criminals of all varieties. The show also stars Paul Guilfoyle as Capt. Jim Brass, Robert David Hall as Dr. David Robbins and Eric Szmanda as Greg Sanders.DVD Contents:
Disc 1: Pilot, Cool Change; Crate and Burial; Pledging Mr. Johnson
Disc 2: Friends and Lovers; Who Are You?; Blood Drops; Anonymous
Disc 3: Unfriendly Skies; Sex, Lies and Larvae; I-15 Murders; Fahrenheit 932
Disc 4: Boom; To Halve and to Hold; Table Stakes; Too Tough to Die
Disc 5: Face Lift; $35K O.B.O; Gentle, Gentle; Sounds of Silence
Disc 6: Justice is Served; Evaluation Day; Strip Strangler
Disk 6 of the DVD also includes the following special features:
* Featurette: "CSI: People Lie...But The Evidence Never Does"
* The Who's "Who Are You" Music Video
* Character Profiles
Murder, and its tale-telling aftermath, is the compelling subject of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Since it premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000, CSI was a ratings triumph, spawning a spinoff (CSI: Miami) and positioning itself for long-term success. As the first season demonstrates, creator Anthony Zuiker's foolproof formula was established early on, bolstered by a fine ensemble cast and requiring minimal tweaking as the season progressed; its Las Vegas-based "criminalists" eventually became "CSI" steeped in the scientific minutiae of forensic investigation, but the series arrived essentially intact, with an irresistible (and seemingly inexhaustible) supply of corpses and the mysteries that surround them. Influenced by the graphic precedent of movies like Seven and Kiss the Girls, CSI matches morbidity with dispassionate methodology; viewers are so fascinated by the investigative process that they're unfazed by intimate autopsies and internal (i.e., digitally animated) views of traumatized flesh, bone, and sinew.
While keeping abreast of cutting-edge technologies, CSI combines the ingenuity (and fallibility) of villains with the appealing humanity of its heroes. CSI director and entomologist Gil Grissom (played by series coproducer William Petersen) is introverted but ethically intense; he's both mentor and moral compass for his night-shift team, including a former stripper-turned-CSI (Marg Helgenberger); a recovering gambler (Gary Dourdan); an eager ace (George Eads) with room for improvement; a workaholic (Jorja Fox) who can't always remain emotionally detached from her cases; and a chief detective (Paul Guilfoyle) who's a necessary link to police procedure. Like The X-Files, CSI supports its characters with feature-film production values, employing a Rashomon structure that turns murder into a progressively accurate study of cause and effect. Script quality is consistently high ("Blood Drops" and "Unfriendly Skies" are exceptional), direction is slick and sophisticated, and the mysteries are complex enough to invite multiple viewings. Despite a regrettable shortage of DVD features, CSI's inaugural season remains addictively worthy of its lofty reputation. --Jeff Shannon
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