C.S.I. New York - The Complete First Season (2004)

O.K. To The CSI Series but Most Of The Characters Not To Likable

I just bought this set after seeing the first few episodes and after watching the whole season I have a mixed feeling for this show. The scenes of New York and the special effects they use to show us how the CSI equipment functions or how it works are very good but for myself the only true characters I liked were the coroner Sheldon Hawkes played by Hill Harper and the team leader Mac Taylor played by Gary Sinise. The rest of the cast just seemed to fake I especially found it funny when if you listen closely to how the actor Carmine Giovinazzo losses his supposed New York accent half the time when he does his lines if he couldn't keep the accent during when he's speaking his lines he shouldn't have bothered with it in the first place. Also if you're looking for the feeling of camaraderie that we got with the original CSI:Las Vegas team forget it this cast just doesn't seem to have the same connections like that. That all being said the episodes aren't bad most were o.k. to very good and of course you'll get your dose of seeing the amazing forensic work they do every episode to solve the homicide and put away the guilty parties. So for the price for the first two seasons try this series out and see if it's worth it to get the other two seasons for your collection... September 2, 2008

Excellent!

My daughter and I are huge fans of CSI New York and CSI Las Vegas. However, I prefer CSI New York because the characters seem more realistic. August 31, 2008

Box Set Issue

The series is great! I'm a huge fan of CSI New York. If you haven't seen it, WATCH IT! I just have an issue with the way the box sets are sold. Here you get a complete series in one box set which is the way it should be. But in the UK they sell the box sets in half series. You CAN NOT get a complete series csi box set in the UK. They sell you episodes 1-12 in one set and then 13-22 in another set and it sucks so badly! I don't understand why they have to do that! It is just a stupid way to con more money out of us. I am only upset about this cause I live in Britain. I just though I'd let you all know how lucky you are.
Peace and love x August 20, 2008

Great series

Thank goodness for DVD's. I never got into this series when it started but I am happy I can watch it now. Plan on getting the next ones too. July 15, 2008

The best of the 3

I'm a huge fan of forensic crime dramas and have been watching CSI since its inception. Of the three shows in the CSI franchise I have to say that CSI: New York is my favorite. Gary Sinise is absolute perfection as the head of the team. He and Melina Kanakaredes have great chemistry as partners and friends. The other investigators and Dr. Hawkes, the ME, round out the best CSI team ever built for television. I never had the opportunity to watch this show as it aired so watching it on DVD really gave me a chance to become invested in the character stories that unravel as the crimes come and go. Initially I thought the character of Danny Messer would be annoying because he was SO Brooklyn and seemingly cocky. But by the episode titled "Tanglewood" when Sonny Sassone (Michael DeLuise) tries to make Mac doubt Danny's loyalty to his job I found myself shaking my head in defense of Danny and watching Mac's face to make sure he didn't take Sonny's warning seriously. You can't dis Danny, I love that guy. I love 'em all.
After the CSI creators made such a mistake in casting David Caruso to play the lead in CSI: Miami (my hometown) I didn't expect their second spin-off to be an improvement on the original. I'm so glad I gave it a try.

The DVD set is excellent. I know some people worry about that. The episodes are slightly out of order if your look at the episode numbers but they fit together perfectly in the DVD order. The set does include the episode of CSI: Miami where the ever pretentious Horatio Cane travels from Miami to NY to bring a suspect to justice thereby introducing the CSI: New York team. For as much as I loathe Horatio I'm so glad they did it this way because the lighting difference in the scenes with David Caruso and Gary Sinise together is an artful touch. New York's lighting is blueish while Miami's is bright yellow. This is most obvious in one crime scene where Mac is crouched by the victim while Horatio is standing in one bright beam of sunlight coming through the victim's window. It may be a silly thing to notice but I think it shows the amount of dedication to detail that the director puts into his craft. CSI is the best American crime drama family and CSI: New York is the bright shining star of that family. June 22, 2008

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