"CSI: Miami" (2002) TV series 2002-????

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Creators:

Ann Donahue
Carol Mendelsohn
Anthony E. Zuiker

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | unknown

Release Date:

23 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

"I'm Horatio Caine, and this much I know. At CSI Miami we never Close." (UK tagline)

Plot:

The cases of the Miami-Dade, Florida police department's Crime Scene Investigations unit.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Investigation | Crime Scene | Coroner | Police

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 19 wins & 24 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 6	12:35 AM	CBS	Crime Wave	#3.7
Mon. July 6	12:00 PM	AETV	Grand Prix	#2.7

Cast

David Caruso	...	Lieutenant Horatio Caine (167 episodes, 2002-2009)
Emily Procter	...	Calleigh Duquesne (167 episodes, 2002-2009)
Adam Rodriguez	...	Eric Delko (167 episodes, 2002-2009)
Khandi Alexander	...	Dr. Alexx Woods (143 episodes, 2002-2009)
Rex Linn	...	Detective Frank Tripp / ... (122 episodes, 2003-2009)
Jonathan Togo	...	Ryan Wolfe (117 episodes, 2004-2009)
Eva La Rue	...	Natalia Boa Vista (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Boti Bliss	...	Maxine Valera (75 episodes, 2003-2009)

Also Known As:

"CSI: Weekends" (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English | Spanish

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R16 (Season one DVD Rating) | Spain:13 | Malaysia:U | Germany:12 (TV rating) (cut) | Germany:16 (original TV rating) | Hungary:16 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 (cable rating) | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Federal Aviation Administration Credit Union - 14600 Aviation Blvd., Hawthorne, California, USA

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Trivia:

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) star William Petersen was offered the chance to produce this show, but declined.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In many exterior scenes, California hills are visible in the background. South Florida is mostly flat.

Quotes:

[to Horatio]
Det. Frank Tripp: Come on, don't you guys have some gizmo to track this thing? That blue light with the buzzers and bells or that mass-spectro-detecto-whatever-you-call-it thingy?

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

Soundtrack:

Won't Get Fooled Again

Looks good in HD - that's about it.

Everything looks really glamorous in CSI Miami. While almost every show looks better on HDTV, CSI-Miami stands above the others. This show was made for HD. The landscape is ultra-modern, lush, and sexy. The interior decors are 22nd century. And the graphics and color coordinations are top notch. However beneath all that CGI and funky high tech devices that investigators use, there is little of redeeming value in this show. When it comes to what really counts, the characters, CSI Miami falls way short. The acting is wooden and one-dimensional. The dialog is bland and sometimes cheesy. When I watch this show, cast members don't even seem human. They just don't seem real.

CSI Miami is very gritty and serious. The only comic relief comes out of David Caruso with his big suits, cheesy delivery of lines, and that oh-so cool handling of deadly situations. He should be handling fine wines, not investigating crimes.

However, if you like CSI-Miami and have an HDTV, I recommend skipping cable and receiving broadcasts directing over the antenna. The picture will blow you away.