CSI: Miami

CSI Miami: Seasons 1-7
$381.91
Amazon is selling this bundle (seasons 1-7) at $204.99 (46% off). However; I found Barnes & Noble is selling the same bundle 19% off at $179 for members. How can Barnes & Noble's 19% off be cheaper than Amazon's 46% off? It is because Amazon is posting higher original price. I contacted Amazon's customer service regarding to this discrepency. However I have not seen corrections made. If you like the item and like the price, then buy it. If you are looking for deals I suggest that you check around first. Recently I found Amazon posting higher original prics than other websites for many items. As a long time and loyal Amazon customer I am very upset at Amazon's false advertising practice. It is very misleading. I will remove this posting when Amazon correct its price postings.

C.S.I. Miami - The Complete First Season
$29.99
I have never been a fan of the modern TV detective series but I watched this one for the first time since it was readily available and was very pleasantly surprised. It's fascinating to see how forensics have gone "high tech." The episodes are well done and well-written and the actors in this series are certainly impressive. The special effects certainly enhance the show. Definitely worth watching and definitely makes me want to see more.

C.S.I. Miami - The Complete Third Season
$50.99
Just watched my copy of CSI Miami Season over the course of a couple of weeks.

On the whole, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed watching Seasons 1 and 2 (seen within the past 18 months or so), because (for me) Miami has generally been my least favorite CSI franchise. I think, with season 3, some of what's bothered me historically has started to crop up.

Now, on the whole, the stories are as good as ever. And we're still earlier enough in the series that the only really improbable bit of tech they're playing with is the interface to their system itself (I give them a pass on that, as they need something that can be broadcast well, more than something that someone would actually use). The tech they're using today makes me wonder when the taxes in Miami went up to 90% to pay for the crime lab's doodads.

But, as others have noted, the additional of Ryan Wolfe has been somewhat problematic. We do have a throughline of character development with Ryan; his personal style develops throughout the season, with his dress sense growing sharper until he gets to his current "copy the boss" look (which I think he doesn't quite reach until season 4). And, he can come across as something of a brown-noser. But, even 5 years later, his relationship with his co-workers is inconsistent. They can't quite seem to decide how well they all get along. I mean, over in the Las Vegas show, David Hodges can be consistently obnoxious and annoying, while still being a useful and usable member of the cast. With Ryan, they can't quite decide what they want him to be - and this tends to make the cases where he does rub Delko and Calleigh the wrong way stand out.

Moving beyond Ryan, there's the dropped plotlines. It's never entirely clear to me what happens to Suzie and Madison (I think that's her name) after the episode where she needs a transplant from Ray Jr. They've disappeared, and aren't even mentioned anymore. Similarly, the heating up of the standing conflict between Horatio and Rick from IAB (initially aggravated by his becoming involved with Yelena, then getting worse when it looks like Rick's abusing Yelena) is basically dropped. We're never sure what happened. While that can be the point of a story, in some cases, it doesn't really feel like that here. And Rick is still around today....

Then, there's the general sense of limited continuity. We don't see Eric having problems with work or his personal life until he loses his badge during anonymous outdoor sex; he goes to see a counselor, a fact which is mentioned at most once again. Horatio's relationship with the prosecutor seems to come out of nowhere, and then dissolve almost as quickly. In future seasons, Ryan's gambling problem is handled similarly.

We know they can do better, especially in future seasons. Follow-ups to Ryan's opening his mouth a bit too wide around a reporter, for example, are picked up in several future episodes.

Still, all in all, I enjoyed seeing these stories again, and do recommend them.

CSI - Miami Serial Killers/Sex Crimes (Special Edition)
$14.99
though I enjoyed this..(Ilove all the eppies)If you have the eppies on DVD you already have all these ..but if you don't it's worth getting