"CSI: Miami" (2002) TV series 2002-????

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Creators:

Ann Donahue
Carol Mendelsohn
Anthony E. Zuiker

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | unknown

Release Date:

23 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

"I'm Horatio Caine, and this much I know. At CSI Miami we never Close." (UK tagline)

Plot:

The cases of the Miami-Dade, Florida police department's Crime Scene Investigations unit.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Investigation | Crime Scene | Coroner | Police

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 20 wins & 25 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 7	11:00 PM	AETV	Shattered	#4.10
Sun. Nov. 8	12:35 AM	CBS	Going Under	#5.2

Cast

David Caruso	...	Lieutenant Horatio Caine (175 episodes, 2002-2009)
Emily Procter	...	Calleigh Duquesne (175 episodes, 2002-2009)
Adam Rodriguez	...	Eric Delko (174 episodes, 2002-2009)
Khandi Alexander	...	Dr. Alexx Woods (145 episodes, 2002-2009)
Rex Linn	...	Detective Frank Tripp / ... (130 episodes, 2003-2009)
Jonathan Togo	...	Ryan Wolfe (125 episodes, 2004-2009)
Eva La Rue	...	Natalia Boa Vista (96 episodes, 2005-2009)
Boti Bliss	...	Maxine Valera (75 episodes, 2003-2009)

Also Known As:

CSI: Weekends (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | New Zealand:R16 (Season one DVD Rating) | Spain:13 | Malaysia:U | Germany:12 (TV rating) (cut) | Germany:16 (original TV rating) | Hungary:16 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 (cable rating) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

5540 W 118th Street, Inglewood, California, USA

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Trivia:

While all the fly-over shots, skylines and cityscapes really are of Miami, Florida, any beach scenes during the series were filmed at Manhattan Beach, a suburb of Los Angeles.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When they refer to the Dade County Jail, we are shown an aerial view of Everglades and Dade Correction institutions. These are two state run prisons located adjacent to each other in Dade county.

Quotes:

Calleigh Duquesne: [Quickly walking through the break room] Hi guys, bye guys.
Eric Delko: [Stopping her] Hey, Calleigh, I heard you busted the stereo man.
Calleigh Duquesne: Hey, I heard you found out who the car crash victim really is.
Tim Speedle: Yup, he was a bad guy.
Calleigh Duquesne: You know, maybe not all bad.
Tim Speedle: I think the mob would disagree about 1.5 million times.
Calleigh Duquesne: Yeah, but you know, I was thinking. If he hadn't have stolen from the mob, then he never would have become a beach bum in Florida and then he never would have got picked up by the hurricane. Then if he hadn't got picked up by the hurricane he would have never hit Burton's car, and if it wasn't for hitting Burton's car, Burton would have gotten away with murder.
Eric Delko: [Smiling] Leave it to you, Calleigh, to find something good to come out of a hurricane.
Calleigh Duquesne: [Smiling] They do alleviate global warming.
[She leaves]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Reba: The Two Girl Theory (#4.3)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Won't Get Fooled Again

Baywatch meets CSI

I was a big fan of the original series (Las Vegas). Sadly this show seems to be nothing more than beautiful actors and cinematography. I won't lie to you, the actors are hot, and the scenery is awesome. Thats why i gave it a whopping 2/10. Nothing else grabbed me though.

Weak plot lines and character interactions. This show takes a bold leap from reality. Characters are strutting around the art-deco police station in their designer cloths. The capers they solve have HUGE plot holes and are very formulaic. There's always a quick fix at the end of the show to wrap things up.

Mostly I was disappointed by the content (lack thereof).

It's eye candy.....nothing more.