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Following the ferocious gun battle in the season seven finale, the eighth season of CSI: Miami opens with CSI Delko fighting for his life once again. Meanwhile a deadly serial killer taunts the team by leaving them cryptic hints, the longer it takes to decipher these fiendish puzzles the higher the death toll rises. This is the ongoing story of the Miami Dade police department and their mission to control a city ablaze with crime, chaos and violence.
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CSI Miami is the privileged know-it-all offspring of the original (and still best) CSI Vegas. It has been strutting itself throughout the primetime scheduling for the past 10 years now in an over-colour-saturated, bombastically loud and arrogantly pious fashion that has managed to become legendary by way of self-parody. Whatever you feel about Miami, it will probably always be there, blinding you from the TV for many years to come. It has never been the most cerebral or politically objective show, and its last 2 or 3 seasons had gone a long way to making it somewhat of a joke. But season 8 felt like a breath of fresh air. And it was all to do with a slight toning down and a few new characters.
The opening episode is a fantastic way to introduce some new blood (goodies and baddies) as well as nodding rather tenderly to the past. I don't know how they did it but they ALMOST made the actors look like their younger selves. Jesse Cardoza is a welcome replacement for the mostly absent Delko (whose inaction throughout was a good call as he had become somewhat overused, especially as most of his acting repetoire consists of a beaming smile and a neanderthal leer) and Omar is one of the best characters in it now. As well as the new ME, who does verge on the uber-ridiculous at times, it seemes that the makers of the show are trying to wash away the remnants of its stagnant past few years.
Family are no longer an issue, apart from a truly excellent episode when H's son returns from Afghanistan - it is a great effort compared to the way these episodes were handled in the past. A lot of the crimes are multi-layered and interesting while still containing the Miami sheen that really should be there. Yes, the space episode is a step too far and so is the 'dead' Calleigh one where she talks to ghosts, but even these are at least trying to mix up the ingredients a bit and still work.
It all ends far better as well. The last episode is both rewarding (a regular cast member is rumbled for being a crook over the ENTIRE series) and wanting you needing answers. As opposed to wanting to know where Delko's got to (sesaon 7 - he was ok!) or whether H is dead or not (season 6 - he wasn't!), the cliffhanger takes its time, accompanied by an eerie and powerful guitar score, but by the last frame there is nothing but expectancy and inpatience to carry you over the long wait to see what happens next (the UK won't see the region 2 dvd of season 9 until Christmas 2012!).
Possibly the best season of Miami to date.
The opening episode is a fantastic way to introduce some new blood (goodies and baddies) as well as nodding rather tenderly to the past. I don't know how they did it but they ALMOST made the actors look like their younger selves. Jesse Cardoza is a welcome replacement for the mostly absent Delko (whose inaction throughout was a good call as he had become somewhat overused, especially as most of his acting repetoire consists of a beaming smile and a neanderthal leer) and Omar is one of the best characters in it now. As well as the new ME, who does verge on the uber-ridiculous at times, it seemes that the makers of the show are trying to wash away the remnants of its stagnant past few years.
Family are no longer an issue, apart from a truly excellent episode when H's son returns from Afghanistan - it is a great effort compared to the way these episodes were handled in the past. A lot of the crimes are multi-layered and interesting while still containing the Miami sheen that really should be there. Yes, the space episode is a step too far and so is the 'dead' Calleigh one where she talks to ghosts, but even these are at least trying to mix up the ingredients a bit and still work.
It all ends far better as well. The last episode is both rewarding (a regular cast member is rumbled for being a crook over the ENTIRE series) and wanting you needing answers. As opposed to wanting to know where Delko's got to (sesaon 7 - he was ok!) or whether H is dead or not (season 6 - he wasn't!), the cliffhanger takes its time, accompanied by an eerie and powerful guitar score, but by the last frame there is nothing but expectancy and inpatience to carry you over the long wait to see what happens next (the UK won't see the region 2 dvd of season 9 until Christmas 2012!).
Possibly the best season of Miami to date.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
If you've made it to season 8 you'll know whether or not you like CSI Miami as there seems to be little middle-ground; personally I am a fan of the series, I like Horatio's straight-faced assurances of confidence and calm and it's always fun looking out for the sunglasses. I will admit that I prefer more of the whodunnit elements and less of the personal drama our main cast had to suffer under over the past few seasons; I was never the biggest fan of the Delko-Duquesne storylines and found that less of Delko in Season 8 wasn't such a bad thing. Instead we have new guy Eddie Cibrian bringing some fresh air as well as brains and eye-candy to the episodes, and the writing for the episodes is on top form. Refreshing was what came to mind as I watched the episodes, trying to guess whodunnit is fun again!
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excellent arrived fast and is another brilliant series - we are collecting them all so it is good they arrive fast once ordered
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c.s.i. Miami season 8
This is the follow on for the rest of the c.s.i miami which I enjoy watching as I have the rest of the series
Published 3 months ago by Gail Limming
thank heaven for almost losing adam rodriguez - about time!
The best season for years. Eddie Cibrian's character has livened up what had become dull, boring and a few more adjectives - none of them positive!! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. A. E. Reynard
CSI Miami - Thumbs
This is perfect for people even if you do not like blood, murder, science or crime related anything. Read more
Published 4 months ago by jessica
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love all csi it is a great show the show is very realistic in the story lines the quality of the dvd is fantastic
Published 6 months ago by Ms. Adele L. Orchard
Getting better
I've long been a fan of the CSI series. Miami is probably my least favourite because of David Caruso, who seems to act by taking off/putting on his glasses, attaching his hands to... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Stephen Myers
Brilliant as usual ....
It is quite interesting as we now see the darker side of Horatio . Not in a bad way
just that he is human and can when pushed equal anything that the bad guys throw instead of... Read more
just that he is human and can when pushed equal anything that the bad guys throw instead of... Read more
Published 9 months ago by miamidade
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