CSI: Las Vegas vs CSI: Miami

[takyris]

Ditto the popular CSI:LV vote. I like the chemistry, I like the writing, and I like the flavor.

 

[Psychotic Dreamer]

Looks like CSI: NY is going to go head-to-head with Law and Order on Wednesday next Fall, which might be why it was chosen to be a NY series. The kowtowing of CSI: NY to Chicago audiences by the inclusion of Gary Sinise might be offset by Law and Order's choosing of Dennis Farina to replace
Jerry Orbach who retired this year.

I know Sinise has said part of why he took the role is it is going to be filmed in NYC where he lives now. I'm not against another cop show set in NYC... I just want to see other locals fleshed out too.

I dont think there will be a conflict for me next season. I have been a loyal L&O fan for years, but with Orbach leaving, I don't think it will be the same, especially with Farina replacing him. I can't take Farina seriously. Not sure why. Plus Orbach was the heart of L&O for me. Sorry to take this off topic.

 

[Mister Underhill]

I love CSI, but I can't even watch CSI: Miami -- David Caruso is that annoying. He's the biggest poser tough-guy on TV.

The cast and the writing on CSI: LV are great, though my wife and I get a good laugh at least once a week at how they're always using their little mini-mag flashlights to search pitch black crime scenes. Flip on a light switch, why don'tcha?

 

[Psychotic Dreamer]

The cast and the writing on CSI: LV are great, though my wife and I get a good laugh at least once a week at how they're always using their little mini-mag flashlights to search pitch black crime scenes. Flip on a light switch, why don'tcha?

I read somewhere there is a logical reason why they don't turn the lights on and use the flashligts instead. It helps focus the eyes on minor details.

 

[Wycen]

I do see a focus on the other characters in Miami, but not to the extent as we see with LV. For example, there was the one episode where Calleigh is advising her recovering alcoholic father attorney about the evidence in a case. There was another episode where she went after a serial killer by herself. The supporting cast do get their moments, but it's much more subtle than with LV. Of the entire cast, I tend to like both Calleigh and Speedle best as characters. They have the most depth potential.

Thanks for reminding me. Is the Calleigh character the same character and/or woman who was leaving Las Vegas at the beginning of the CSI series? The character had a relationship with Grissom and for some reason the actress reminds me of that character. Hmm, I should check TvTome or IMDB and find out.

 

[Dark Jezter]

Ah, Ghostwind is right. I forgot about the episodes where we found out more about Calleigh in CSI:M. Apart from Horatio, she seems to be the most developed character of the show.

Oh, and as my original post probably indicates, I disagree with Henry's comment that Caine is a more likable character than Grissom.

Thanks for reminding me. Is the Calleigh character the same character and/or woman who was leaving Las Vegas at the beginning of the CSI series? The character had a relationship with Grissom and for some reason the actress reminds me of that character. Hmm, I should check TvTome or IMDB and find out.

Nope. The girl who left Las Vegas early in the CSI series was a different person than Calleigh.

 

[Wycen]

Actually, she is the same person and same character, according to TVTome and IMDB.

Interestingly, she may be the only character who makes an appearance in all 3 CSI's, (she was on the phone with Horatio in the trip to New York).

 

[Dark Jezter]

Huh. I could have sworn that the lady Grissom had a thing for was a different person. IIRC, Grissom's lady friend was a specialist in human skulls, while Calleigh is a specialist in firearms.

 

[Wycen]

Perhaps she is a specialist in bullets passing through the human skull?

 

[Steve Jung]

I prefer CSI:LV as well. I rarely watch CSI:Miami, opting to watch Stargate reruns instead. I'm not sure I'm going to see CSI:NY.
A) It's up against Law & Order
B) That opening shot in the CSI:Miami lead-in to CSI:NY was corny. That jacket with CSI:NY stenciled on the back looked bad. Anyway, it's CSU (Crime Scene Unit), at least that's what L&O uses.