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'CSI'
'CSI: Miami'
'CSI: New York'
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Nov 22 - Two Stars Share Their Love Of 'New York'
Sinise and Kanakaredes chat about their characters and joining the show.
Nov 22 - Veasey: We Try To Be Explosive
A 'New York' producer and advisor talk about creating the show.
Nov 22 - Harper Juggles Work And Politics
The actor discusses campaigning and 'New York'.
Nov 22 - News Bullets
CBS on top, pictures of Fishburne, Rambo talks environmental, 'Miami' for iPhone, Langham movie role, Zuiker raises money, Linn golfs for cancer, new competition for 'New York' and Urbaniak guest-stars.
Nov 20 - Review: CSI: New York--'My Name Is Mac Taylor'
In 'CSI: NY''s hundredth episode, the team is on the hunt for a killer targeting people named Mac Taylor.
Nov 21 - 'New York' Keeps Going
Zuiker discusses the third member of the franchise.
Nov 21 - Petersen: It's Great To Be Back
Reviews for 'Dublin Carol'.
Nov 20 - Review: CSI: Miami--'Gone Baby Gone'
The Miami team mounts a desperate search for a kidnapped baby in the show's 150th episode.
Nov 19 - Review: CSI: Miami--'Cheating Death'
The murder of a young man in a hotel room leads the Miami team to uncover a surprising prostitution enterprise.
Nov 19 - Sinise: It's A Prominent Character On Our Show
'New York' films on location. Contains a minor plot spoiler.
Nov 17 - Caruso: We're Ready To Go Forward
'Miami' celebrates 150 episodes.
Nov 17 - Zuiker Searches For A More 'Immersive' Experience
The 'CSI' creator says cross-platform storytelling is the future of TV.
Nov 17 - News Bullets
CBS is most-watched, Harper encourages students, 'New York' game videos, milestone lists, novel set visit, CBS artist appears and Bruckheimer makes 'Forbes' list. Also, Lombardi guest stars and 100th episode details. Spoilers at the end.
Nov 17 - 'Gone Baby Gone', 'My Name Is Mac Taylor' & 'Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda' Official Details
A child is missing in 'Miami', 'New York' has a preponderance of Mac Taylors, and it's time to revisit the past on 'CSI'. Official plot details and cast lists inside.
Nov 17 - Ratings Round-Up
The franchise stays in the top two.
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By Michelle
October 12, 2004 - 10:44 PMThe much-anticipated fourth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was released in the US today after a delay from its originally scheduled release date to very favourable reviews which cited the increased character development and more adventurous storylines of the show's fourth year.
DVD Talk's Francis Rizzo III rated the set "highly recommended", saying that although American viewers can at this point watch some form of CSI every night during the week, the original remains the best. "The writing is consistently fantastic, while the acting is as good as any that has been seen on television," he wrote. As with previous sets, the technical specs on the digital transfer and sound earned positive marks, while the menus "have taken a big leap since the last set, and are animated using footage from the show."
Among the extras are commentaries on seven episodes by executive producers, directors and writers and a four-part behind-the-scenes featurette, "The Evolution of an Episode", which explores the writing, pre-production, filming and post-production of the episode "Suckers" which explores both an electrocution and the death of a goth vampire. "Combined with the commentaries, this feature puts this season set head and shoulders over the series' previous collections," said Rizzo.
Kevin Clemons of Digitally Obsessed gave the set a B+ on average, saying that some fans may not appreciate the emphasis on matters affecting the personal lives of the investigators instead of a cleaner focus on the cases themselves:
In the fourth season, Greg (Szmanda) begins to train as a field agent, getting him out of the DNA lab, while Catherine (Helgenberger) and Sara (Fox) each deal with personal matters that may affect their performance. Some may find this to be the last resort of desperate writers who may be running out of ideas, but in many ways it feels natural. The series needs to expand and develop its characters rather than following the same tried and true plot lines that have been around since the series' inception. That said, however, he felt that Catherine Willows "seems to have devolved into a stereotypical take-charge female lead rather than the smart and humorous direction that her character was taken in the earlier seasons" and that actress Helgenberger "is saddled with the clunkiest dialogue."
In terms of the DVD package, "CSI continues to be the best-looking TV on DVD there is," with excellent audio transfer, and Clemons appreciated the extras. His favourite episodes of the season are "Jackpot", "Homebodies" and "Invisible Evidence", all of which offer "added emotional weight to the series, wrapped around some intriguing plot threads."
CSI: The Complete Fourth Season is available from Amazon.com and Amazon.ca. Discuss this news item at Talk CSI!
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