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I was going to put all my impressions for all the premiers in the last two weeks in one post but I think it would be more fun to look at each of my favorite TV shows (and maybe some of the really, really bad new shows) individually.
It’s spawned two imitators but neither Miami nor New York have the charisma of CSI: Las Vegas. I’m sure there are some people that can’t get enough of David Caruso looking to the left, taking his sunglasses off and saying something witty just before The Who kick in but let’s face it, Sin City is perfect backdrop for CSI.
Last year’s Miniature Killer storyline was riveting in such a sick, demented way. The season ending cliffhanger with Sarah trapped under a flipped car had me wondering what would happen all summer, especially with Jorja Fox’s contract still up in the air and William Petersen previously saying he would not return to the show once his contract expires. I’m not quite sure where those stand today but boy, they’re making exciting television while they’re still here.
CSI isn’t as groundbreaking as it was eight years ago with the copycats diluting some of it’s appeal but it is still a well-crafted show. The extremely likable cast of characters have deep backgrounds that make you care about not only the cases but their personal lives, something you can’t say for too many crime dramas.
I have to say I was a tad disappointed how the season opener turned out since I was thinking it sort of defied logic but the second episode tonight had me hooked. What’s not to love about a decapitated head in a football helmet bouncing down the highway to Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Faries? Only CSI could make something this gruesome seem almost poetic.
CSI remains one of the best shows on television and one I’ll be watching this season, since there’s no telling when William Petersen will finally leave the show, which won’t be the same without him if they decide to continue it. However, Grissom, you gotta lose the hats…that floppy straw thing looks ridiculous, although not quite as ridiculous as the beret.
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I thought it was pretty retarded of Sarah to attempt to WALK HOME THROUGH THE DESERT instead of simply waiting by the car that is much easier to spot… Plus I kind of hate the character, so I was hoping that they’d kill her off.
i stopped watching CSI when my TV network here stopped showing it. that’s a bummer
i love Grissom and his bugs
Am wondering when its going to get to Africa, so I can also get to have a peek of it
I wasn’t satisfied with the season opener either. It didn’t have the “oh that’s how it happened” kind of moments that the other episodes have. It was all so… unexciting and unoriginal. You’re right about the football helmet episode though. Took me a second to realize what that was rolling down the street.