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The latest in a long line of successful US police dramas, the forensic cop show Crime Scene Investigation varies the formula by focusing on a team of civilian scientists who work the night shift in Las Vegas, poring over crime scenes for fingerprints, blood spatters, DNA-laced mucus and (especially) maggots.
Star William Petersen plays a variation of his role from Manhunter, the cool puzzle-solving genius who can rattle off mystifying speeches with aplomb, while his contrasting partner is Marg Helgenberger, cast as a single mother/ex-stripper who is as concerned with the emotional as well as the physical mess left by crime.
While most US cop shows (witness NYPD Blue) tend towards soap, neglecting the cases in favour of personal crises, CSI gives its regulars enough life to make them human but is essentially puzzle-based, with individual episodes following two or three cases à la Homicide: Life on the Street. The occasional special focuses on a major job with the team investigating the slaughter of a whole family ("Blood Drops") or a death in first class on a plane over Vegas ("Unfriendly Skies"). A few continuing threads are laid down, with a recurrent villain who gets away, but will inevitably return, but on the whole these shows play pretty well as one-offs. Very high-tech in style, with lots of zooms into microscopic examinations of hair follicles or stomach contents and distinctive visualisations of the different stories told by witnesses and evidence, this is one of the best shows currently airing.
On the DVD: CSI's first DVD box set contains the show's first 12 episodes: the pilot followed by "Cool Change", "Crate & Burial", "Pledging Mr Johnson"; "Friends and Lovers", "Who Are You?", "Blood Drops"; "Anonymous", "Unfriendly Skies", "Sex Lies and Larvae"; "The I-15 Murders" and "Fahrenheit 932". In addition to inventive menus, the three-disc set offers character profiles, a trailer, some B-roll on-set footage, a subtitle option, and snippet-like interviews with the cast and creatives. --Kim Newman
Special Features
Cast and Crew interviews
Trailer
Character Profiles
Behind the Scenes footage
Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: English
Trailer
Character Profiles
Behind the Scenes footage
Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: English
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50 of 53 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
CSI just has to be the best crime series out there. It's true to life which is one of it's best features. Unlike the sloppy British counterparts which see pathologists doing detective work (like when does that ever happen?!), CSI sticks to the "job description" if you will, of a crime scene investigator. It's about time there was more emphasis on forensic science - most crimes are identified and cases solved by using forensics but very few people - and that includes police - know very much about it; how evidence can be found and recovered, and what it can tell us. CSI brings this to life with incredibly well cast characters and enthralling storylines.
Another brilliant point is that the CSI unit doesnt always get the result they want. I for one am sick of the police detective always getting the bad guy - that's not real, it doesnt always happen, and CSI shows that.
Another brilliant point is that the CSI unit doesnt always get the result they want. I for one am sick of the police detective always getting the bad guy - that's not real, it doesnt always happen, and CSI shows that.
One of the most brilliant episodes - though perhaps disturbing for those faint of heart - is "Blood Drops". Its a fascinating insight into just how complex forencic science can be - and how the crime scence investigator pieces together the chain events from the evidence they find.
It's not to be missed.
42 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
...Crime Scene Investigation is an invigorating breath of fresh air amongst a television schedule filled with less than ordinary viewing.
Here is your chance to own the first twelve episodes on DVD. The DVD's themselves are housed in a Digi-Pak type of packaging ala Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. There are three discs with four episodes per disc. C.S.I. is filmed in widescreen yet the transfer on the discs is formatted for a regular television (4:3)...The transfer itself is very good. Grain appears a little throughout the episodes but it is not distracting. I am pleased to say that aliasing is not a problem and there does not appear to be any major artefacts. Very pleasing to the eye indeed.
Now to sound. It presented in Dolby Digital 2.0 (stereo)... The voices spoken are clear and easy to understand. The subtitles appear to be mostly true to what is actually being said....
Special Features include cast and crew interviews, a trailer, character profiles and some behind the scenes footage.
In summary the DVD set is a must own for any C.S.I. fan. The video is very good but not perfect. The audio is clear and does the job. The extras are minimal and it presented in a beautifully designed package.
36 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
We all love a good crime drama but with CSI you get much more. As an article in American Cinematographer stated; "...it's not so much a whodunit but a howdunit."
Jerry Bruckheimer does an excellent job taking the viewers into the science of the crimes and the scripts are well written to help explain how some of the more complex techniques work without sounding patronising. If you were ever fascinated by how some of the science behind the crime worked then this show is a must watch.
Jerry Bruckheimer does an excellent job taking the viewers into the science of the crimes and the scripts are well written to help explain how some of the more complex techniques work without sounding patronising. If you were ever fascinated by how some of the science behind the crime worked then this show is a must watch.
Remembering the fact that this is still a drama in that the CSI team wander around crime scenes without the proper clothing and move vital pieces of evidence without gloves on etc. then there should be no reason for anyone to dislike this.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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For CSI fans this follows the same pattern as the team solve some more difficult cases. Enjoyable as ever.
Published 21 months ago by Mrs. J. M. Lewis
CSI Vegas is the Best.
I love CSI Vegas and I'm therefore happy to recommend this to all. CSI Vegas is the best of the 3 CSI's on TV as it tries to keep it's stories realistic without slowing down the... Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2009 by Mr. S. Newbury
csi is good.
Dear Csi Team Can Your Please Use The CSI Intro Season One Dvd UK Version Theme song for the pilot and cool change and please use The CSI Season 1 Intro HD Theme For all the other... Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2009
A new fan...
It's all been said before...I have a major crush on the Grissom character..I have only watcvhed 5 episodes but the boxset is definitely going to get bought!
Published on 13 May 2008 by MayGoodComeToUs
Consistently high quality drama.
CSI is a series set in Las Vegas which centres around a team of Crime Scene Investigators. Each week sees various different crimes committed, some of which are very disturbing,... Read more
Published on 19 April 2007 by Mr. D. Bell
A passable crime thriller series, but not the best
I am a fan of finding a good tv show, then watching it at my own pace on DVD. I have done this with a number of shows in particular Without a trace which is another Jerry... Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2007 by Simon Down
human nature at its worst - storytelling at its best
I'm not someone who generally likes programmes about crime but these first 12 episodes of CSI are a joy to watch. Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2006 by dan the fan
Extremely original
The original C.S.I (as there are as you probably know two spin off shows) is a series based around the work of crime scene investigators - hence the title. Read more
Published on 14 July 2006 by Ms. B. Williams
Love It!
I started to watch CSI a while back and since I have watched many episodes on DVD. I found this box set essential as it starts it all off. Read more
Published on 6 April 2006 by calzi
CSI-Its only the beggining
If you have never seen csi you are crazy. I stumbled on to this work of art with my friends one saturday night and it totally blew me away, great scripts, great plots' great... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2006 by J.Lumb
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