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:

A city to die for.

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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

Although the City of Miami counts thirty-five percent of its population as Cuban, Adam Rodriguez is the only cast member to be of Cuban descent (he is one fourth Cuban).

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Goofs

"The CSI Effect": In many occasions, when arresting a suspect, Horatio's team is able to exact a confession but never the Miranda's right are read to the suspect, which can and will be used to render the confession unusable in a court of law.

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Quotes

Horatio Caine: Alright, be on the lookout for an Eastern European male with bad teeth who may have access to an ape.

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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

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best TV Spin-Offs (2014)

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Soundtracks

Lullaby Berkowitz
Performed and written by Fila Brazillia
Courtesy of Twentythree Records Ltd

User Reviews

Not as good as original, but still worth watching.

Spin-off shows are very strange television projects. In some cases they work, like Angel which has become a show of its own. On the other hand the Star Trek spin-offs (more so the later ones) have becoming mere clones of the show they have spawned from. It is difficult to make it work. You can try and be different and the fan base from the originating show could hate you. Be too similar and the counter effect it that many will call it nothing but a clone. While CSI:Miami is more or less the same show as CSI:Crime Scene Investigation it is still a series that is well worth watching and most of it is down to the reasons that the originating series was worth watching. Fantastic writing, feature film production values and a good cast. While in Crime Scene Investigation the casting is first class here were are merely in good territory. The cast here don't seem to share the same chemistry as Grissom and friends, although whether or not this is deliberate I'm not sure.

With regards to casting what they do have in common is a superb central male lead. David Caruso is a fine actor, was so in the first season of NYPD Blue. Here he is incredible. Unlike Grissom, Horatio Crane (the best name ever for the main character in a television show) is more speculative, he will be more open to hunches than just considering the evidence. The manner in which is delivers his dialog is controlled mannered. If Grissom is the Fox Mulder of CSI, then Crane is undoubtedly the Frank Black. The supporting actors themselves are very good. Kim Delaney was watchable if a little too glossy while former West Wing actress Emily Procter once again brings a wealth of quirky charm that she likewise did with Ainsley in the White House drama.

Of course the biggest change here is the location. Instead of the bright lights of Las Vegas we have the sun shine of Miami. Ironically whereas Crime Scene Investigation would be predominantly set during night time, Miami is set more in the day light hours and with it comes a higher level of violence. In Ireland the channel that broadcasts the show frequently put out a warning before hand, something that never befalls the originating series. What we get here are episodes involving body parts falling of out dead sharks, scenes of autopsies that are more graphic and stories that are slightly more darker (the show itself is broadcast at 10pm in America).

While the show is no Angel it isn't Star Trek:Voyager either. It is hugely entertaining and the stories are frequently entertaining and well produced. What it lacks though is the warmness of the Las Vegas team. Horatio, in the same way as Frank Black, is less emotional and more controlled over his thoughts, whereas the Las Vegas equivalent would be putting heart and soul into the cases they were fighting for. In saying that the show is still worth watching and is perhaps the first step in what is looking like a growing franchise.