"CSI: Miami" (2002)TV series 2002-????

Creators:

Ann Donahue
Carol Mendelsohn
Anthony E. Zuiker

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

23 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Spin Off | Coroner | Criminal Investigation | Detective | Forensic Evidence

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 16 wins & 20 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. May 16	7:00 PM	AETV	Wet Foot/Dry Foot	#1.3
Fri. May 16	8:00 PM	AETV	Invasion	#2.16

Cast

David Caruso	...	Lieutenant Horatio Caine / ... (142 episodes, 2002-2008)
Emily Procter	...	Calleigh Duquesne (142 episodes, 2002-2008)
Adam Rodriguez	...	Eric Delko (142 episodes, 2002-2008)
Khandi Alexander	...	Dr. Alexx Woods / ... (142 episodes, 2002-2008)
Rex Linn	...	Detective Frank Tripp / ... (96 episodes, 2003-2008)
Jonathan Togo	...	Ryan Wolfe (91 episodes, 2004-2008)
Boti Bliss	...	Maxine Valera (66 episodes, 2003-2008)
Eva La Rue	...	Natalia Boa Vista / ... (62 episodes, 2005-2008)
Sofia Milos	...	Detective Yelina Salas / ... (57 episodes, 2003-2008)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:16 (original TV rating) | Hungary:16 | Spain:13 | New Zealand:R16 (Season one DVD Rating) | Germany:12 (TV rating) (cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Malaysia:U | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Federal Aviation Administration Credit Union - 14600 Aviation Blvd., Hawthorne, California, USA

Company:

CBS Productions

Trivia:

The design of the autopsy theatre was based on a misremembering of a set from The Andromeda Strain (1971).

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the Czech dubbing of the series, the female character Maxine Valera is often referred to as a man, "Valera" being "his" first name. This is caused by the lack of knowledge of the translators in terms of first name/last name usage in the United States. In Czech, a name sounding similar to "Valera" would be men's name.

Quotes:

Calleigh Duquesne: [walks into gun vault, smiles and sighs] I love my job.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife (#17.15)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Won't Get Fooled Again

Not as good as the original

CSI: Miami is a fun show to watch, like the original CSI:. But the chemistry in the original isn't quite there.

Grissom, in CSI:, is interesting, deep, and can easily be believed to be as smart as he is. But Horatio in CSI: Miami seems a bit more flat, and his bright moments seem cheesy and scripted.

Other characters don't seem to grow in CSI: Miami, while there's clear changes in their CSI: counterparts. Also, the side stories are more interesting in CSI: than in CSI: Miami.

So, while I'll watch CSI: Miami, it's not growing on me like how the original did.