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C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation - The Complete First Season | 
 enlarge | Directors: Danny Cannon, Kenneth Fink, Lou Antonio, Michael Shapiro, Michael W. Watkins
Actors: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads, Jorja Fox
Studio: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.98
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Rating:  156 reviews
Sales Rank: 926
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 1025
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.6 x 1.1
MPN: PARD871654D
ISBN: 0792188136
UPC: 097368716544
EAN: 9780792188131
ASIN: B00008972G
Theatrical Release Date: October 6, 2000
Release Date: March 25, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Murder, and its tale-telling aftermath, is the compelling subject of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Since it premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000, CSI was a ratings triumph, spawning a spinoff (CSI: Miami) and positioning itself for long-term success. As the first season demonstrates, creator Anthony Zuiker's foolproof formula was established early on, bolstered by a fine ensemble cast and requiring minimal tweaking as the season progressed; its Las Vegas-based "criminalists" eventually became "CSI" steeped in the scientific minutiae of forensic investigation, but the series arrived essentially intact, with an irresistible (and seemingly inexhaustible) supply of corpses and the mysteries that surround them. Influenced by the graphic precedent of movies like Seven and Kiss the Girls, CSI matches morbidity with dispassionate methodology; viewers are so fascinated by the investigative process that they're unfazed by intimate autopsies and internal (i.e., digitally animated) views of traumatized flesh, bone, and sinew. While keeping abreast of cutting-edge technologies, CSI combines the ingenuity (and fallibility) of villains with the appealing humanity of its heroes. CSI director and entomologist Gil Grissom (played by series coproducer William Petersen) is introverted but ethically intense; he's both mentor and moral compass for his night-shift team, including a former stripper-turned-CSI (Marg Helgenberger); a recovering gambler (Gary Dourdan); an eager ace (George Eads) with room for improvement; a workaholic (Jorja Fox) who can't always remain emotionally detached from her cases; and a chief detective (Paul Guilfoyle) who's a necessary link to police procedure. Like The X-Files, CSI supports its characters with feature-film production values, employing a Rashomon structure that turns murder into a progressively accurate study of cause and effect. Script quality is consistently high ("Blood Drops" and "Unfriendly Skies" are exceptional), direction is slick and sophisticated, and the mysteries are complex enough to invite multiple viewings. Despite a regrettable shortage of DVD features, CSI's inaugural season remains addictively worthy of its lofty reputation. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
Entire first season of csi 23 first run-episodes. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/20/2008 Starring: William Peterson Gary Dourdan Run time: 1025 minutes Rating: Nr
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 great stories, overly gory November 20, 2008
Love the interesting stories and the characters; plots, pacing, and suspense are all great; but the series is overly gory, ER is mild in comparison. That's one reason I like the dvds so well, I can fastforward right through the gory parts, plus miss the commercials; or rather, I don't miss them. Like the fact that the film stars in this series don't consider it beneath them to do a tv series. The mix of personality is good in this, would probably like a little more love interest stories added to this, but that's from a gal's perspective.
 Christ, What a Dumb Show... September 27, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Okay, CSI is such a standard show, it's really hard to watch. But everyone seems to love it, including my moronic neighbors who rag on The X-Files and love CSI. Stop right there, folks.
The X-Files was a gem, at least through season 6. But even the bad seasons are better than CSI. All three of these shows are bad, with NY being slightly redeemed by Gary Sinise, but the show is so uninspired and tries so hard to be gruesome that I just have to feel sorry for it.
Last time I checked, detectives do not all look like they belong in an Abercrombie mag. To prove my point, the girls I know that watch the show like it because "the guys are so hot!" Gimme a break, please. Good looking people does not make for good television.
I loved Gillian Anderson on the X-Files because she was thick-skinned, didn't take bull from anyone, and there were no lame side stories involving her. But the female characters here are morons, clearly hired to pile up viewers. And the thing is, the FOX network wanted a different Dana Scully because Anderson didn't have enough sex appeal. Sad, it really is. We're supposed to slobber over some fake-looking, idiotic female lead who in real life would have no conscious clue about being in that work. Pathetic.
And the other problem with CSI. The whole NIN choppy, quick-cut style that looks like it came right out of SAW. Now, maybe, SAW jacked that quality, but it looks outright dumb on a show that's supposed to be professional. And choosing The Who for theme songs? What, are these characters going out for a night on the town or are they doing police work? I expected them to start dancing right in the middle of an autopsy! Good god.
Point is, The X-Files was incredibly inspired, fun to watch, and had the two best leads in David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in history. Not to mention it was incredibly complicated, which is good. CSI dumbs down forensic work so that tubbys can sit home all night and get lost in its pathetic gruesomeness. X-Files was cleverly gory. CSI tries too hard going for shock value. It really is like the T.V. version of SAW. "Look at these kids popping random pills at a party, only to get their heads blown off by an intruder! Which makes you wonder the point of them doing drugs to begin with! Then let's do some stylistic special effects to cut upstairs real quick and show another dead girl bleeding through the floor! Neato!" Or..." Let's show this guy swallow some kobe, only to graphically cut to some horrible computer animation showing a tapeworm connecting himself to the guy's tissue! How fun! Which would totally eliminate the need for an investigation anyways because the guy just got his meat a little too rare..."
I don't know how this drivel stayed on T.V., but it's really, REALLY corny. Anyone who disagrees with me, which everyone will, doesn't know what good television is. The X-files is good dramatic television. People are gonna argue and say that it's about fake things like ghosts and aliens and such, but that's the point! Turn on the freakin' news to hear some graphic murder story! Television should be an escape to something fun, and for me, CSI is about as enthralling as watching paint dry.
 Great service July 27, 2008
Living in the mountains of Idaho it gets plenty cold...this adds to my collection of thigs to-do...Thanks for your prompt service!
review July 18, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Am happy with video at this time however the plastic containing the box set was broken upon reciept.
Wow Wow Wow!! June 10, 2008
I couldn't tear myself away from this collection. My favorite players are William Peterson and Marg Helgenberger. They are well paired and I only wish that they would be romantically linked! All of the actors are superlative and the writers know their craft well. I am on the edge of my seat when I watch these shows and they are all equal in brilliance. I have already watched the first two seasons and anxiously await my shipment of Collection #3 and #4. I will order all of them eventually. The best crime show on TV.
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