CSI: NY - The Fourth Season
by Anthony Hemingway, Christine Moore, David Von Ancken, Jeffrey G. Hunt, Joe Dante
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Actor: Anna Belknap, Carmine Giovinazzo, Eddie Cahill, Gary Sinise, Hill HarperDirector: Anthony Hemingway, Christine Moore, David Von Ancken, Jeffrey G. Hunt, Joe Dante
Brand: CSI
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 885 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-09-23
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Paramount
Product features:
- The Complete Season 4 (21 episodes) plus Special Features including:
- * Art Imitates Second Life
- * Dante's Infernal Episode * Art Attack
- * Cutting to the Core: Season 4 in The Big Apple
- * Audio Commentary on episode 405 "Down the Rabbit Hole".
DVD Reviews of CSI: NY - The Fourth Season
DVD Review: Unquestionably the worst
Summary: 1 Stars
Without a doubt, this is by far the worst season of the CSI: NY franchise.
The predominant theme of the season was re-packaging plots from previous seasons to have Mac as the center of attention. The season finale featured the same plot (bank robbery) with the same plot twist (accessory to the crime claims to have been motivated by family being held hostage) as the season 1 episode Rain, but with an utterly suspenseless kidnapping of Mac thrown in at the end.
The major multi-episode story arc of the season, the 333 caller, was completely comprised of elements from past seasons--team member stalked by the vengeful brother of a dead man (Hawkes/Shane Casey), Stella stalked by someone who's using her to get to Mac (Reed Garrett), reveal that a team member was unwittingly involved in illegal activities as a teen (Danny), reveal that during her/his youth a team member witnessed a friend's murder (Lindsay), team member flies home to confront her/his past (Lindsay), team member tangles with a detective from another state who eventually lets the team member investigate a crime in which she/he is implicated (Stella/Danny Pino). But once again, these storylines that had already been played out by Stella, Danny, Lindsay, and Hawkes, were repackaged with Mac as the star.
The only thing worse than the show constantly ripping itself off was the one story arc that was original: the Rikki/Ruben saga. That was a badly written, badly acted debacle from start to finish.
Other hallmarks of season 4 include bad casting (are we seriously supposed to believe that Gary Sinise is only about 4 years older than Kerr Smith), the continual underuse of Hill Harper (one of the best actors on television today) and Anna Belknap, too much focus on portraying Mac as an action hero/romantic lead/genius in all fields, and lackluster writing. Even the most interesting episodes of this season (like Commuted Sentences and Admissions) are barely mediocre in comparison to the best from prior seasons.
Overall, the best thing about season 4 is that it's over with, and hopefully soon forgotten. Save your money and don't buy this dreck. Instead, pick up a copy of season 2 (the best overall season, by far) or season 3 (which has some of the show's best individual episodes, like Raising Shane).
Description of CSI: NY - The Fourth Season
CSI: NY, the third incarnation of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation franchise and the spin-off of CSI: Miami, is a crime drama about forensic investigators who use high-tech science to follow the evidence and solve crimes in The Big Apple.Beginning with a spectacular murder at the Statue of Liberty and ending with an unusual plea from a bank robber, the fourth season of CSI: NY moves along at a quick, exciting pace that belies its almost 15-hour run time. Spread over six discs, all 21 episodes--which originally were televised during the 2007-2008 season--are included. Led by head CSI Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise), the core group of Stella Bonasera (Melina Kanakaredes), Lindsay Monroe (Anna Belknap), Danny Messer (Carmine Giovinazzo), Detective Don Flack (Eddie Cahill), and Dr. Sheldon Hawkes (Hill Harper) returns to solve compelling and often ghastly crimes. Sticking true to the format of the popular CSI franchise, a crime is committed, the viewer is left to guess whodunit, and then Mac and his team come in to tell us what really happened. Sometimes the plots aren't that difficult to figure out. But in many instances--such as watching a horrifying stalker's obsession with Mac build throughout the season--the viewer is left almost as unsettled as the victims. One of the most powerful episodes of the season centers around Stella, who comes to the realization that her neighbor may have harbored (or kidnapped) a missing child. Kanakaredes succinctly captures the complex nuances of what it might feel like to wonder if you could have helped someone who lived right next door. If being completely honest, an objective viewer might admit that CSI: NY isn't wholly unique in terms of story arcs. However, Sinise is a compelling leading man who shares strong chemistry with the rest of the cast. Even when dealing with a convoluted storyline centering around his deceased wife's son, he makes it work. And when Danny goes through some personal turmoil, viewers sense that he will be OK, because he has his colleagues' support. The season finale falls a little flat, but it does offer a cliffhanger-style ending sure to entice viewers to tune in to the fifth season. --Jae-Ha Kim
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