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:

"I'm Horatio Caine, and this much I know. At CSI Miami we never Close." (UK tagline)

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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,CBS Paramount Network Television,CBS Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sela Ward was offered the role of Megan Donner, but turned it down. She later went on to star in CSI: NY (2004).

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Goofs

"The CSI Effect": CSI's and detectives sometimes pick up a weapon with a handkerchief or by inserting a pencil in the barrel. In real life, the handkerchief might contaminate possible DNA evidence, and the pencil would destroy microscopic markings inside the barrel, making it difficult to match the weapon to slugs retrieved from a victim's body or a crime scene. Instead experts recommend holding a weapon in place with gloved fingertips and sliding a thin, stiff sheet of plastic beneath it.

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Quotes

[death by carbon monoxide]
Man: What killed that guy?
Tim Speedle: He had gas.

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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

Spoofed in American Dad!: Weiner of Our Discontent (2009)

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Soundtracks

Won't Get Fooled Again
Written by Pete Townshend
Performed by The Who
Courtesy of MCA Records

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.