CSI: Crime Scene Investivation - A Beginners Guide (page 2)

23 February 2010

SEASON 5
(Premier date: September 24 2004)
Season 5 treated us to a new member of the CSI team. Greg Sanders who had previously worked in the lab joins the team and has his first assignment alongside Grissom investigating a shooting at a nightclub. Meanwhile Sara and Nick find themselves investigating the body of a supposed “Alien” buried in a shallow grave near the site of Area 51. An impressive episode consisting of the team investigating 4 murders at once ramps up the tension and Season 5 ends in spectacular style with the epic two-parter Grave Danger directed by none other than Quentin Tarantino. Grave Danger has been wildly acknowledged as some of the best TV ever created.

SEASON 6
(Premier date: September 22 2005)
Season 6 finds the members of the CSI team still reeling from the events of Grave Danger. All of them find it hard to concentrate and future cases become compromised. Highlights of the season include a body found stuffed up a chimney, a great episode where the team are followed by a reality TV crew and the case of a teenage boy on trial for murder that blows wide open when his 12 year old sister admits to the killing herself. We end the season on all time low when one of the team is shot in the line of duty. As the remaining CSI’s wait by their teammates’ bedside they begin to realise that the worst could happen.

SEASON 7
(Premier date: September 21 2006)
A murder on the set of a Cirque Du Soliel show kick starts the 7th season nicely. Things begin to get complicated as we are introduced to the so-called miniature killer. A murderer that leaves detailed miniature models of the crime scene next to the bodies of the victims. An inspired episode called ‘Toe Tags’ is a massive highlight as we are treated to the deceased victims of past crimes giving narrations to their own murder investigations. This proved that the show was still fresh and original even after 7 years. Elsewhere six showgirls are found murdered in their rented apartments and the miniature killer continues to taunt our heroes.

SEASON 8
(Premier date: September 27 2007)
Season 8 suffered heavily from the writers strike and as a result is the shortest season to date. Unlike other shows, the writer’s strike didn’t affect the overall quality of the show and fans were treated to 2 brilliant crossover episodes with fellow drama series Without A Trace. A gruesome murder involving a baby girl found in a box affects Catherine so much that she puts her entire career on the line in trying to solve the case and another classic season finale features Warrick being accused of murdering a Las Vegas gangster. This season also saw the dramatic departure of Grissom’s long term love interest Sara Siddle.

SEASON 9
(Release date: March 1 2010)
So dust off your DNA analyser, take out the fingerprint powder and get ready to rejoin your friendly neighbourhood Crime Scene Investigation Team. Grissom and his trustworthy fellowship are older, wiser and without doubt a lot more world wary. Season 9 will see new arrivals as well as familiar faces depart. Whatever happens we can be sure that sin city will most definitely live up to its name. 9 years on CSI remains the holy grail of television shows. Always copied, never bettered and now is as good a time as any to discover the joys of what could possibly be the greatest TV show of all time.

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