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

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:

Sun. Nov. 22	6:00 PM	AETV	Ambush	#6.15
Sun. Nov. 22	7:00 PM	AETV	All In	#6.16

Cast

David Caruso	...	Lieutenant Horatio Caine (176 episodes, 2002-2009)
Emily Procter	...	Calleigh Duquesne (176 episodes, 2002-2009)
Adam Rodriguez	...	Eric Delko (173 episodes, 2002-2009)
Khandi Alexander	...	Dr. Alexx Woods (145 episodes, 2002-2009)
Rex Linn	...	Detective Frank Tripp / ... (131 episodes, 2003-2009)
Jonathan Togo	...	Ryan Wolfe (126 episodes, 2004-2009)
Eva La Rue	...	Natalia Boa Vista (97 episodes, 2005-2009)
Boti Bliss	...	Maxine Valera (75 episodes, 2003-2009)

Also Known As:

CSI: Weekends (USA) (promotional title)
CSI: Miami (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Les experts: Miami (France) (Switzerland: French title) [fr]
CSI Miami (Greece) [el]
CSI: Место преступления Майами (Russia) [ru]
CSI: Mesto prestupleniya Mayami (Russia) [ru]
CSI: Miami (Greece) [el]
CSI: Miami (Japan) [ja]
CSI: Miami (Finland) [fi]
CSI: Miami (Germany) [de]
CSI: Miami 3 (Japan) (third season title) [ja]
CSI: Miami 4 (Japan) (fourth season title) [ja]
CSI: Miami helyszínelõk (Hungary) (new title) [hu]
Miami helyszínelõk (Hungary) [hu]

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:

Two frequent characters, Calleigh Duquesne and Maxine Valera, have names that closely resemble those of two installations in the Skylark SciFi series by Edward E. Smith.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In many occasions, when arresting a suspect, Horatio's team is able to exact a confession but never the Miranda's right are read to the suspect, which can and will be used to render the confession unusable in a court of law.

Quotes:

Horatio Caine: When you have everything, sometimes it feels like nothing.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Won't Get Fooled Again

Looks good in HD - that's about it.

Everything looks really glamorous in CSI Miami. While almost every show looks better on HDTV, CSI-Miami stands above the others. This show was made for HD. The landscape is ultra-modern, lush, and sexy. The interior decors are 22nd century. And the graphics and color coordinations are top notch. However beneath all that CGI and funky high tech devices that investigators use, there is little of redeeming value in this show. When it comes to what really counts, the characters, CSI Miami falls way short. The acting is wooden and one-dimensional. The dialog is bland and sometimes cheesy. When I watch this show, cast members don't even seem human. They just don't seem real.

CSI Miami is very gritty and serious. The only comic relief comes out of David Caruso with his big suits, cheesy delivery of lines, and that oh-so cool handling of deadly situations. He should be handling fine wines, not investigating crimes.

However, if you like CSI-Miami and have an HDTV, I recommend skipping cable and receiving broadcasts directing over the antenna. The picture will blow you away.