CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Season 2

After capturing audiences' attention in 2000, CBS drama "CSI:" started its second season in the coveted Thursday 9pm time slot. For many hit shows, it can be difficult to keep up the momentum through a sophomore year, but this drama was different; it not only was as good as its debut season, it far surpassed any expectations, proving once more just why it remains one of the most popular - and well-done - shows out there.If season one was about establishing the characters, the second season of "CSI:" was about getting under their skin, just a little. We were given a glimpse at the inner workings of these complex workaholics, through cases that not only exposed the classic CSI "howdunit", but the characters as well. Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger) became even more confident, Warrick Brown (Gary Dourdan) more intuitive, Doc Robbins (Robert David Hall) more thorough, and Greg Sanders (Eric Szmanda) even quirkier. Nick Stokes (George Eads)'s life was threatened by a stalker, Jim Brass (Paul Guilfoyle) had a run-in with his estranged daughter, and Gil Grissom (William Petersen) and Sara Sidle (Jorja Fox) continued in their will-they-won't-they dance around each other.It's obvious that the writers and actors were both more comfortable with the characters, and as a result, the episodes are tighter, with better dialogue, humor, and less exposition. Even in the midst of tragedy, we were given light-hearted moments, as the team struggled to put the puzzle pieces together to get the bad guy.Episode highlights from season two include "Scuba Doobie-Doo", a so-crazy-it-has-to-be-real set of cases to keep you both intrigued and laughing; "Slaves of Las Vegas", which first introduced us to the dark world of Lady Heather's Dominion; "Identity Crisis", which wrapped up the trilogy of stories about serial murderer Paul Millander; "Stalker", a Hitchcock-like thriller; and "Cross-Jurisdiction", featuring Catherine and Warrick meeting the CSIs of Miami, who would get their own show a few months later.The DVD set is, as always, packed full of extras, from episode commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and a special tour of the lab - after hours. With crystal-clear picture and great sound, you will be watching the world's #1 drama over and over again.

Good quality DVD. arrived in a very short time.

Since I originally wrote this,I have purchased and viewd Season 3 CSI,and like everybody told me,I loved it.Still think the menus are a little lame,but the menus aren't the meat.I think a special feature on a real-life crime scene analyst would be something neat to see. Now..about those subtitles...I,like many of you,simply cannot comprehend the abscence of them in this day and age. I'm sure the vast majority of you already know this, but there seems to be a couple of people who claim they can't find the closed captioning on the DVD. That's because you have to use the closed-captioning on your TV.It's encoded in the DVD itself,but you won't find it in the options.Just turn on the close captioning on your TV. It has long been a law that televisions manufactured for sale within the US have close-captioning ability. I'm not sure if this applies to stand-alone monitors (Ie,flatpanels,LCD's, plasma screens,etc) but unless your TV set is really,really old,it should have CC capabilities. However,even if I were hearing-imparied,I would much prefer the subtitles. So much cleaner and less obstrusive!(and usually more accurate)

Better written and produced/filmed than season 1. I personally like the first 7 to 10 seasons the best, although there really aren't any bad ones, and for it's time period, it was a fresh new take on police work.

You have to expect a little let down when the writers use up all the great cases they had to start with and have to start digging for the second season. But this isn't bad at all.In one or two stories in this season the series started to wander away from the procedural viewpoint which tells the story by displaying the evidence and essentially inviting the viewer to become a part of the team. These stories were a little closer to the omniscient narrator. Fortunately there isn't a great deal of this. The viewpoint is one of the things that makes this series interesting.Enjoyed the commentary as well. Always fun to get the inside scoop.Once again a nit or two I found to pick-- the model turned schizo street person whose hair and clothes are a fright but her teeth look like she had just had them whitened. Then there was the first look at CSI: Miami. The first time a diver goes into a pond the head CSI guy of Miami holds a rifle to fend off alligators. The next couple of scenes of the diver in the pond they have apparently forgotten entirely about the need for firepower although the diver is advised to wash himself off.

I'm not a TV or movie critic and won't take much time trying to discuss the characters and episodes. My wife and I like CSI - it is one of only a couple of TV shows that we watch regularly. If you like the shows, then buying the complete season DVDs is a great way to see the episodes. We particularly like that we can watch the episodes without interruptions for ads. The only downside to this set is the lack of subtitles. As our hearing has gotten worse with age, we like to put the subtitles on the screen to help us with the dialog. Pretty much all movies allow us to do this, but not the CSI DVD's. Other than that minor quibble, the set is highly recommended.

Excellent

I've seen most of the episodes on TV, but occasionally I find one I missed with this DVD series. If you enjoy the crime scene theme and are tired of watching the commercials for hours on end, this is the answer. CSI is a great series with exceptional casting. The Las Vegas set is much better than the CSI Miami and New York themes. Product is packaged well and will last a life-time. It's very easy to maneuver through the menu and select only those episodes you might want to view again. The series can be a little graphic with the details and body shots, but it portrays a realism most shows overlook. A+ rating.

this is one of my favorite shows and is really good to watch although i find that it takes a long time to be able to watch episodes twice without knowing the end

Wie beschrieben und alles geklappt.

Llegó lastimada el plástico que protege el DVD y uno de los discos es de otra temporada.

Comment à partir d'un concept insipide (l'expertise d'un crime) arriver à tenir le spectateur en haleine. parfois les trucages sont extrêmement réaliste, ne pas visualiser pendant le repas...

Loved the 1st one