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| Reviewed by: Chris Burton 10 Sep 2008 CSI: The Complete 8th Season
| |  The phenomenon of CSI. Its crazy. When I was taking paralegal classes at the local community college, most of the people in the class were taking law as a prerequisite for a criminal justice degree. Now why would they want a degree in criminal justice? Ask any of them and you'll always get the same answer. CSI.
Jerry Bruckheimer is a freaking magician. He can take any idea, any concept, and make it take off like an insane rocket ship in the Nielsens. The show features nearly unknown actors performing impossible tasks that real police would never do. It stars William Peterson (Manhunter) and Marg Helgenberger (Species) as Las Vegas Police Department detectives who solve murders with barely any effort at all. Who needs good old fashioned police work when you have all sorts of crazy gadgets to solve the crime for you? Since when do the best and brightest scientists in the country work for various police departments, making bum paychecks?
Criticism aside, the effect of this series on all of television certainly can not be overlooked. It takes Law and Order to the cleaners in the ratings (which is a shame, because I feel Law and Order is a better show). William Peterson is of course very cool in his portrayal of Gill Grissom, and Helgenberger exudes sexuality in every frame of the show. She's pretty hot for an older chick.
Episodes:
Built to Kill: Part 1
Built to Kill: Part 2
Toe Tags
Fannysmackin’
Double Cross
Burn Out
Post Mortem
Happenstance
Living Legend
Loco Motives
Leaving Las Vegas
Sweet Jane
Redrum
Meet Market
Law of Gravity
Monster in the Box
Fallen Idols
Big Shots
Lab Rats
Ending Happy
Leapin’ Lizards
The Good, the Bad and the Dominatrix
Living Doll
The box set is presented in 1.78:1 widescreen. The picture quality is quite good, although I feel that CSI has always been a bit grey and soft in picture quality, so you aren't going to see as much detail as you would think. The blacks are pretty strong though, and colors are distinct, even if they are a bit dull. The audio is Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and its impressive enough for a television show. TV shows mostly feature front-heavy mixes, but this one is quite active. |
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