6 months ago 23rd Feb 15:39
On October 6th 2000 the world was forever changed when an American crime drama television series premiered in the US.
CSI follows a group of Las Vegas criminalists as they uncover physical evidence to solve a range of crimes. CSI quickly established itself as a hit. It’s perfect mixture of deduction, thrilling plot lines, Vegas glitz and glamour and interesting characters helped it become the most watched show on TV by 2002.
Soon enough, Dr Gilbert ‘Gil’ Grissom, Catherine Willows, Sara Sidle, Nicholas ‘Nick’ Stokes, Warrick Brown and later, Dr Raymond ‘Ray’ Langston would become some of the most loved and cherished of all television characters.
This wasn’t just a TV show anymore. This was a phenomenon that has managed to stay ahead of the competition throughout the past 10 years.
For all you newbies out there who aren’t sure whether CSI is for you here is a catch up to wet your appetite. And with every season available to own on DVD, including the excellent new Season 9 on DVD and Blu-ray there’s every reason to catch up in full.
Without wasting anymore time we’ll start with those immortal words…“Previously on CSI”...
SEASON 1
(Premier date: October 6 2000)
The pilot paved the way for the groundbreaking series. Beginning with a body being found in a bathtub it all looked simple enough. This was just an open and shut suicide case. It all proved to be anything but as we were catapulted into the world of Crime Scene Investigation. We quickly learned that nothing is ever simple and there is always more than meets the eye. Other highlights included a perplexing quadruple murder and the memorable death of a first class passenger on an airline. The season finale pulled out all the stops with a tense fight to lure a serial killer out of hiding by using CSI Sara Sidle as bait.
SEASON 2
(Premier date: September 27 2001)
By the time season 2 came around the public was waiting with baited breath. How was the show going to top last season? Easy, we were treated to a robbery committed by a trio of transvestites, the case of an ice hockey player that died mid-game, a devastating bus crash that claimed the life of 9 people and the first ever cross over episode involving the team from CSI: Miami.
SEASON 3
(Premier date: September 26 2002)
As soon as season 3 began we didn’t even have a chance to breathe as a poker player drops dead during a high stakes game. This was the season we also witnessed the world of Law Enforcement crash head on with the world of Hollywood celebrities as a famous movie star is accused of murder. Also, a dwarf is found hanging from a rope at a little people’s convention and the team get knocked for six when they are shown a snuff film showing the real life murder of a young woman. This season also featured a special 90min episode titled ‘Lady Heather’s Box’ featuring a murder at a dominatrix club.
SEASON 4
(Premier date: September 25 2003)
Season 4 features one of the most chilling episodes of the entire show. The episode ‘Homebodies’ features the team investigating the mummified remains of an old woman found in a closet. The CSI’s are also called in to investigate the death of a baby in a locked car and later in the series the team investigate the murder of a man found dressed in a racoon costume lying across a busy road. Needless to say this isn’t your ordinary everyday type of road kill.
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