"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) TV series 2000-????

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Creators:

Ann Donahue
Anthony E. Zuiker

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

6 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Sin Never Sleeps

Plot:

An elite team of police forensic evidence investigation experts work their cases in Las Vegas.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Crime Lab | Investigation | Evidence | City

Awards:

Nominated for 6 Golden Globes. Another 39 wins & 92 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 6	2:00 PM	SPIKETV	The Good, the Bad & the Dominatrix	#7.23
Mon. July 6	3:00 PM	SPIKETV	A La Cart	#8.2

Cast

Marg Helgenberger	...	Catherine Willows (206 episodes, 2000-2009)
George Eads	...	Nick Stokes (206 episodes, 2000-2009)
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Captain Jim Brass (206 episodes, 2000-2009)
Eric Szmanda	...	Greg Sanders (204 episodes, 2000-2009)
Robert David Hall	...	Dr. Al Robbins (199 episodes, 2000-2009)
William Petersen	...	Gil Grissom (193 episodes, 2000-2009)
Gary Dourdan	...	Warrick Brown (183 episodes, 2000-2008)
Jorja Fox	...	Sara Sidle (175 episodes, 2000-2009)
David Berman	...	David Phillips (160 episodes, 2000-2009)
Wallace Langham	...	David Hodges (119 episodes, 2003-2009)

Also Known As:

"CSI: Las Vegas" (South Africa: English title) (informal alternative title) (USA) (syndication title)
"C.S.I." (USA) (short title)
"CSI: Weekends" (USA) (promotional title)
"Les experts" (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English | Spanish | American Sign Language

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Taiwan:R-18 (season 2) | USA:TV-PG (Syndicated episodes) | Germany:12 (TV rating) | Germany:16 (some episodes) | Netherlands:12 | Hungary:16 | South Korea:15 | Canada:14+ | Singapore:NC-16 (seasons 2-3) (season 6) (season 7) | Singapore:NC-16 (seasons 2-7) | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (season 1, 3-6 DVD) | UK:18 (season 2, 7 DVD) | Chile:14 | New Zealand:R16 (season 1, 3 and 5) | Singapore:PG (season 8) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:PG (season 1) (season 8) | Spain:13 | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-MA (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Trivia:

In July 2004, co-stars George Eads and Jorja Fox were fired (by direct order of CBS head Leslie Moonves) for breach of contract. CBS said that they were using delay tactics (refusing to show up for shooting) to force a pay raise at the beginning of the fifth season. They were soon rehired, but without a raise. They both denied that there was any contract dispute--Eads says he just overslept on the first day of production, and Fox said she didn't know about the letter of intent she reportedly failed to sign.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the opening credits of Season 1, there is a quick glimpse of someone (probably Warrick Brown) playing blackjack. Three sets of cards are visible - the one in the player's hand, scratching the table (calling for a hit) and two hands immediately to that player's left. Because blackjack is played from the dealer's left to right, the two hands to the player's left have not yet been played, yet the cards are face-down between their respective bets and the dealer. In a real game, the cards would have been dealt on the far side of the chips (toward the player). If the hands were in play, the cards would either be in the player's hand or under the chips (indicating a stand). As it is, the cards would never be in the position they are in. (Even if Warrick were playing all three of the hands, they would be dealt in alternating location - one in front of the chips and the next behind, never two consecutive hands in front of the chips.) Also, one of the hands is laid on the table such that it is partially covering its bet - something the casino would not allow because of the constant surveillance of the players' bets.

Quotes:

Nick Stokes: Hey, Greg
Greg Sanders: [looking through the microscope] Shh! I might be looking at the mother of my children here.
Nick Stokes: Somebody's been putting in way too much overtime.
Greg Sanders: No, man, this is serious. I had a date last night and this girl has the most impossible green eyes. Just... BAM! Shoulder-length blonde hair, intelligent, and she smells so good.
Nick Stokes: Cute toes?
Greg Sanders: Oh, ideal!
Nick Stokes: Mmm.
Greg Sanders: And none are longer than the big toe.
Nick Stokes: Mmm.
Greg Sanders: Both feet. But, you know, what I need to know is what's on the inside?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Trekkies 2 (2004)

Soundtrack:

Who Are You

Outstanding!!!

C.S.I. is the best new show of the 2000 season! William L. Petersen is the coolest of the cool as Gil Grissom. I've followed his career since I first saw him in To Live and Die in L.A. He's an amazing actor and he heads up a cast of amazing actors as well. This show really keeps you on the edge of your seat as the investigators literally take a crime scene that appears to leave them with nothing to go on. The investigators take nothing and turn it into something amazing as each crime is solved right in front of you and you as the viewer, never see it coming! Wow! I hope this is one show CBS will pick up year after year!