CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Complete Season 3 [DVD] [2001]

The third season of CSI is the most intriguing one out of the four that have been released. Better than the previous two and the fourth (what is up with William Peterson's beard?), it is definitely the one to buy. There are 23 episodes, which ids good value for money. The extra features, whilst not numerous, are interesting and will hold your attention easily for the time that they are on, probably because they are so short. That is my only complaint though.

With some excellent episodes and a revisit to Lady Heather's, one of the highlights of Season Two, this season is really the one to buy. I particularly enjoyed the episode 'A little murder', concerning the murder of a dwarf in a Las Vegas convention. Clever and funny without being cruel, it was excellent. Similarly, the episode 'Blood Lust' was very good. A teenager is run over and the mob who are watching innocently from the bar across the road believe he is going to drive off when, in fact, he is reaching for his radio to call the police. When they kill the man, they are all suspects for his murder. An interesting episode that clearly shows the sheen and class of CSI that makes it just that little bit better than NY and Miami, i highly advise you to buy this.

Really, I advise you to buy it.

It was the third year, where a long overdue Eric Szmanda and Robert David Hall were finally given opening credit status, which gave them more involvement, and in the case of Szmanda, more storylines as Greg Sanders - he goes 'undercover' for Grissom, and even manages to get blown up by Catherine by the time the season is out.

It was also the year where 'the human element,' as the CSIs put it, is thrust into the episodes more than ever;
Grissom, following on from the events of Season 2, is still having problems with his hearing and is choosing to keep this a secret from the other CSIs.
Catherine's life and family are effected to the extreme; she discovers something unexpected about Sam Braun and the rocky on-off relationship with her ex-husband reaches an extreme conclusion in the incredible 61-minute episode, 'Lady Heather's Box', which also sees Grissom cross paths with Melinda Clarke's (Julie Cooper from 'The O.C.') Lady Heather again...

Sara takes a brief break from Grissom-loving, but is her boyfriend Hank being honest with her?
Of course Warrick and Nick are around too - this year Warrick is affected by a shooting near his old neighbourhood.

Season 3 should be seen as the most novelty season yet of CSI, with episodes like 'A Little Murder', 'Abra Cadavar', 'Lucky Strike' and 'Precious Metal' exploring the world of dwarfs, magicians, vampires and even robot wars.

Mix in more betrayal, homicide staging, lies, wrongly accused suspects and convicts and a satisfying amount of development for each of our favourite 8, and you've got CSI Season 3.