CSI: Miami 

The cases of the Miami-Dade, Florida police department's Crime Scene Investigations unit.

Creators:

Ann Donahue, Carol Mendelsohn, Anthony E. Zuiker

Stars:

David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 26 wins & 43 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Caruso	...	Horatio Caine 232 episodes, 2002-2012
Emily Procter	...	Calleigh Duquesne 232 episodes, 2002-2012
Adam Rodriguez	...	Eric Delko 221 episodes, 2002-2012
Rex Linn	...	Frank Tripp 187 episodes, 2003-2012
Jonathan Togo	...	Ryan Wolfe 182 episodes, 2004-2012
Eva LaRue	...	Natalia Boa Vista 153 episodes, 2005-2012
Khandi Alexander	...	Alexx Woods 145 episodes, 2002-2009

Storyline

Horatio Caine, a former homicide detective, heads a group of investigators who work crimes amid the steamy, tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. His team includes Calleigh Duquesne, a bilingual Southern beauty with a specialty in ballistics; Tim Speedle, a cocky yet disarming investigator who is well connected on the street, and Eric Delko, an underwater recovery expert who knows all the twists and turns of the Florida waterways. Rounding out the team is Alexx Woods, the no-nonsense, know-it-all coroner. And, after Speedle is killed in Action, Former Patrolman Ryan Wolfe joins the team. Together, these investigators collect and analyze the evidence to solve the crimes and to vindicate those who often cannot speak for themselves -- the victims.

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Plot Keywords:

place name in title | city name in title | city in title | united states of america | usa | 

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Taglines:

White Sand Playground. Hot Action.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

A&E TV [United States] Channel 5 [UK]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Greek

Release Date:

23 September 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

CSI: Weekends

Filming Locations:

14650 Aviation Blvd, Lawndale, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Atlantis Communications, American Travelers, The, CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

While all the fly-over shots, skylines and cityscapes really are of Miami, Florida, any beach scenes during the series, were filmed at Manhattan Beach, a suburb of Los Angeles.

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Goofs

We see the CSI's constantly ask the detectives working with them to put out APB's (All Points Bulletins) or BOLOs (Be On the Look Out) to bring suspects and witnesses in. When found MDPD just walk up to people and place them in the squad car, taking them to the station for the CSI's to interview even though it's pretty clear they didn't want to come. If there is no probable cause for an arrest or an active arrest warrant, the police can't make you go anywhere against your will. Once in a while, a wealthy or educated person will assert this and ask a lawyer to be present but this is rare.

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Quotes

[stand-off with a suspect]
Calleigh Duquesne: There are two ways this goes down, and either way, you're dropping the gun.

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Crazy Credits

With the exceptions of Omar Miller, Sofia Milos, Rex Linn, Eva LaRue and Megalyn Echikunwoke all the actors names morph out of equations: * 4y-1=3b[Nh] becomes "David Caruso" * 3a1-X=[A9Xy] becomes "Emily Procter" * [7b]=6m+[3h] becomes "Jonathan Togo" * 3b+N=7bn1[6A] becomes "Adam Rodriguez" * 2b+4a=[7h]3 becomes "Eddie Cibrian" * [3h]+[7b]=6m becomes "Rory Cochrane" * A1b+B2c=R4 becomes "Kim Delaney" * 2b+4a=[7h]3XyNh becomes "Khandi Alexander"

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Connections

Referenced in Angie Tribeca: This Sounds Unbelievable, But CSI: Miami Did It (2017)

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Soundtracks

The Cubist News
Performed and written by Fila Brazillia
Courtesy of Twentythree Records Ltd

User Reviews

Not a Thinking Man's Show

Recently this was added to my Netflix. I never watched it so I gave the first few seasons a go. The show is not intelligent at all, in fact, it not only feeds the viewer misinformation, it insults anyone with any intelligence. They make CSI look like super cops, about the same way Columbo and Monk make detectives look super impressive. Almost ever show is adorned with sexy guys and girls, rave music, and special effects that always go way beyond normal.

Most police don't have time or resources to investigate common deaths (no brainers) to the point these people show. There is such thing as a departmental budget to follow but apparently not in Miami. The pseudo science is enough to make you sick. Apparently computers can enhance a photo from a gas station camera, bounce an image off the chrome bumper of a car, and see with great detail and color, to see who the attacker was in the reflection of someones glasses.

If the show wasn't trying to be so serious, it would be fun to watch, like the old 1960's Adam West "Batman". The writers and producers of this show are not the only parties guilty of making this a bad TV series. Most of the actors are not that impressive either. The lead role of Lt. Horatio Caine by David Caruso, has his share of corny one-liners at the opening of each show. The actor says cleaver clichés, one example of this might be him arriving at the scene of an exploded bakery truck and he retorts, "Well looks like someone made toast out of this driver.". Then he puts his sunglasses on his face.

There is also no ugly people. They killed the only normal looking lab technician they called "Speed" and replaced him with a pretty boy named "Wolf" in season 3. I stopped watching the shows after that point. Everyone in Miami apparently looks like a movie star.