Sep 11 - Review: 'The Conversation' 'CSI: NY' star Hill Harper delves into relationships between Black men and women and takes a good, hard look at his own relationships in this groundbreaking new book.
Sep 8 - Review: 'Level 26: Dark Origins' CSI Files reviews Anthony E Zuiker's new Digi-Novel 'Level 26: Dark Origins', which centers on an elite unit tracking a one-of-a-kind serial killer called Sqweegel.
Sep 1 - Interview: Bill Haynes The 'CSI: NY' writer talks about his transition from being a real-life CSI to the writers' office, how cases from his career have inspired storylines and his upcoming sixth season episode. Very light spoilers inside!
Sep 2 - Zuiker 'Tiptoes' Away From 'CSI' The 'CSI' creator gives new projects his attention but keeps an eye on the franchise. Contains minor spoilers.
CBS, Fandom Talk, MSN, and TV Squad have provided reviews and recaps of the latest episodes of CSI, Miami, and New York.
CBS has an extensive recap, complete with pictures, of the CSI episode "Werewolves."
Tom Biro, from TV Squad, had this to say about the conclusion of the episode:
"If there could be a happy ending out of this show, it was the ending, where Allison's mom comes to see her, after pretending to be dead for years, a lie that Hayden had kept going as a favor to his mother. But when Allison had searched her mother out using an Internet investigative site, the mother was roped into the case. In a way, what seemed like a horrible thing for a mother to find out - that her son had been murdered - ends up being a reunion with the daughter that she turned away years earlier."
The folks over at FandomTalk felt the episode was a little off, but blamed it on the possible lag caused by the holidays. Read the complete recap here.
MSN if there's something good about "Werewolves," it's the way it represented Catherine's softer side:
"People in need always bring out the best in Catherine. It was hard not to compare her to Alison's natural mother Rita, who faked her own death because she didn't want to be around her daughter anymore. Yet it was hard not to pity Rita. A mother's job is never easy -- not even if you're Catherine Willows."
Ryan J. Budke, from TV Squad, took over for Biro to review the episode. Budke, unfortunately, felt the pace of the episode was off, and the conclusion to Nick's storyline disappointing. Read his review here.
Fandom Talk also wrote an extensive recap of "Daddy's Little Girl," and felt that even if Nick didn't get proper closure, he should've at least gotten a hug.
MSN had this to say about Nick's part in the episode:
"Does this mean the torment ends for Nick? Somehow, it's hard to believe that it got wrapped up so simply. Maybe the new Buster Brown haircut is his attempt at a fresh start."
MSN had this to say about Faye Dunaway's character Lois O'Neill:
"Grissom proved immune to her charms; when she offered food for the crew, he had her send it to a homeless shelter, much to Greg’s chagrin. And he was unafraid to question her story in the middle of a fancy restaurant. Still, there was something about his face in that final scene, reading the inscription in the book she'd given Greg. Was it envy? Was it sadness? Does Grissom think the best is yet to come?"
On the CSI: Miami front, CBS has provided an extensive recap of the episode "The Score."
Jonathan Toomey, from TV Squad, found the episode was a perfect blend between the personal and the professional:
"I tend to prefer episodes that focus on one case with some storylines regarding the main characters weaved into it. It's not that I dislike it, but episodes that have multiple cases tend to suffer because the characters are spread out. For the first new one of the year, this was a perfect blend. One interesting case coupled with the two main recurring stories this season: Delko's sister and the mole who keeps leaking info to the press and D.A. Even better? Those two stories collided."
A week later, "Silencer" aired. In case you missed it, CBS has provided a summary of the episode here.
CSI: New York's episode "Wasted" was summarized and capped by CBS here.
Toomey, from TV Squad, wishes New York would take a page from Miami's book and reveal more about the character's personal lives.
"It's not that I don't like CSI: NY because I do. I just don't like it as much as I used too. I still think Lindsay was a lousy addition to the cast and I'm getting kind of sick with the same format that the CSI franchise was built on: two cases and they solve them. I guess I just don't understand why the writers for CSI: Miami can have a case and still develop the characters own personal stories so well and yet the NY writers can't pull it off. Maybe they can, but I feel like they're just not trying."
A week later, the episode "Risk" aired on CBS, and the network has provided an impressive summary, which you can find here.
Toomey returned a week later with the same complaint – New York may have interesting cases, but not dwelling in to the character's personal lives is making the show's quality go down this season, judging from the lack of fan reaction regarding these episodes. You can read his review here.
