CSI: Miami

[CC Fan]

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation took television by storm in 2000 with its innovative and cutting-edge updating of a standard series concept – in this case, the cop show. Suddenly, instead of simply whodunit, solving crimes was a matter of howdunit, and with what size shoe, and whether anyone left behind traces of evidence that the blue ALS light could pick up. Now that gritty approach to crime known as forensic science makes its way from Las Vegas to the streets of Florida in CSI: Miami. A whole new team of crime scene investigators is on hand to probe the seamy underside of what some refer to as Cuba North and others call Georgia South. Consider it a tropical blend of people, culture, nightlife and, of course, the occasional killing or two. Just as you do in Vegas, come for the crime, stick around for the clues. And there's always a clue.

taken from www.tvtome.com

[Ryebeach]

Season 4 premieres Monday September 19th at 10:00pm

[Tati]

A spoiler for season 4 from talk.csifiles.com:

(Also posted at the CSI:NY thread)


"As if all this tinkering weren't enough, CBS is raising the stakes further with a "big event" crossover with sister show CSI: Miami. "The actual episode starts out in Miami and finishes two days later in New York," Zuiker says. This will be the second crossover of sorts between the two shows after an episode at the end of Miami's second season introduced the characters of NY prior to the launch of the new series."

Source: Now Playing Magazine

[Tati]

Spoilers for the first 5 episodes, from CSI Files:

Episode 4.01 - no title yet: Rumoured to revolve around the calloused crimes committed by Miami's new gang, Mal Noche. When a young man is murdered and a woman raped, Horatio and his team put their lives at risk in order to bring them justice. Also, this episode will feature the first appearance of new recurring character Cardinal Benedetti, an old friend from Horatio Caine's New York days.

Episode 4.02 - "Blood in the Water": Rumoured to see the team investigate the death of a foreign exchange student, the search of two missing teenagers, and the robery of 10 million dollars in golden bars.

Episode 4.03 - "Prey": Roumoured to revolve around the search of a missing 17-year-old girl, whose trip to Miami turns into an ungoing nightmare.

Episode 4.04 - no title yet: Rumoured to see Horatio and the team trying to figure out how to free an innocent young man after a harsh interrogation with Frank Tripp sends him to jail.

Episode 4.05 - "Under Suspicion": Rumoured to see the team trying to help Horatio out when his girlfriend is murdered and he becomes the primary suspect.

[Tati]

Here's the description of the 4th season premiere (source:

Air Date: 9/19/05 (MONDAY)
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "From the Grave"


A DARK SECRET FROM HORATIO'S PAST COLLIDES WITH MIAMI'S NEW AND MOST DANGEROUS MAFIA, ON THE FOURTH SEASON PREMIERE OF "CSI: MIAMI," MONDAY, SEPT. 19 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

Rex Linn (Det. Frank Tripp) and Eva La Rue ("All My Children") Join the Cast as Series Regulars

Scenes Shot on Location in Miami, Florida with Local Dignitaries

"From the Grave" -- Horatio's secret past collides with Miami's new and extremely dangerous mafia, on the fourth season premiere of CSI: MIAMI, Monday, Sept. 19 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Karen Gaviola directed the episode written by Executive Producer Ann Donahue and Co-Executive Producer Elizabeth Devine.

Rex Linn (Det. Frank Tripp) and Eva La Rue ("All My Children") join the cast as series regulars.

Horatio takes confession with a New York City Cardinal who is one of only a few people who know of the deadly crime he committed in his past. Meanwhile, Miami's fiercest gang seeks revenge on a rival gang member and opens fire at his mother's funeral. When the gang discovers that Horatio plans to find them and destroy their illegal smuggling operation, they put out a hit on Horatio. Also, Natalia Boa Vista (La Rue), a new CSI lab technician, creates conflict with a different government agenda from that of the team.

Scenes were shot on location in Miami, Florida with special appearances by Floridian government officials including Senator Rudy Garcia, Senator Richard Renick, State Representative Don Davis, State Representative Julio Robaina, Incoming Speaker of the House of Representatives Marco Rubio, Mayor of Coral Gables Don Slesnick and Attorney Paul Wallace.

CSI: MIAMI is a fast-paced drama inspired by the top-rated series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" that follows a South Florida team of forensic investigators who use both cutting-edge scientific methods and old-fashioned police work to solve crimes. 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, Eric Delko, an underwater recovery expert who knows all the twists and turns of the Florida waterways, Ryan Wolfe, who joined Horatio's unit last year and Natalia Boa Vista who's grant funding causes conflict in the lab. Rounding out the team is Alexx Woods, the no-nonsense know-it-all coroner. Helping Horatio with cases is Det. Frank Tripp, a tough, yet thorough police officer. Together, these investigators collect and analyze the evidence to solve the crimes and to avenge those who cannot speak for themselves, the victims.

CSI: MIAMI is produced by CBS Productions and Alliance Atlantis Communications, in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Productions. Jerry Bruckheimer, Ann Donahue, Carol Mendelsohn, Anthony Zuiker, Jonathan Littman, Danny Cannon are the Executive Producers.

Horatio Caine: David Caruso
Calleigh Duquesne: Emily Procter
Eric Delko: Adam Rodriguez
Alexx Woods: Khandi Alexander
Ryan Wolfe: Jonathan Togo
Det. Frank Tripp: Rex Linn
Cardinal Benedetti: Jerry Adler
Miguel Fuentes: Giovanni Lopes
Diablo: Rhys Coiro
Michelle Burke: Amanda Loncar
Erica Sikes: Amy Laughlin
Rick Stetler: David Lee Smith
Celia Gonzalez: Patricia Velasquez
Dale Livingston: Steven Eckholdt
Amanda Livingston: Tara Westwood
Paramedic: Charles Griffin
Natalia Boa Vista: Eva La Rue
Senator Rudy Garcia: Himself
Dan Cooper: Brendan Fehr
Dr. Joyce Carmel: Lesley Fera
Aaron Peters: Armando Valdes-Kennedy
Paula Muro: Shelli Bergh
Raphael Sifuentes: Lobo Sebastian
SWAT Leader: Dexter Fletcher
Valera: Boti Bliss
Agent Maxwell: Simone Kessell
Noche Sniper #1: Will Morales
Marisol Fuentes: Julia Vera

RATING: To Be Announced

[r2k]

Minor spoiler below but nothing big.
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CSI: Miami's season 4 premiere was excellent. Lots of action. It's nice that Calleigh stayed. As for Horatio's secret, it has not quite been revealed 100% though it is something bad. As always, the team is in good form. Eric now has a beard going. All in all, the episode was tops.

[samanda]

Any ideas why Calleigh stayed? I'm definitely not complaining, but I never heard anything other than she was leaving after last season's finale. (then again, Cold Case is the only show I really follow.)

[r2k]

There was never any real official thing in the final scene of CSI:Miami's finale that made it clear she was leaving. Her ex-boyfriend pulled a gun on her and when she discovered it, he knew she was on to him and he shot himself. She took her badge of and walked away. But she never said she was quitting. It was like a cliffhanger.

[samanda]

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Monday, May 14

(10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT)

CSI: MIAMI -- When Horatio (David Caruso) captures a suspected criminal and must fly him to a different jurisdiction to stand trial, their plane inexplicably loses control and crashes in the Everglades.

[samanda]

The season finale premise for CSI: Miami has changed.
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WHEN HORATIO AND THE TEAM CATCH AND JAIL A SERIAL KILLER SUSPECTED OF KILLING YOUNG WOMEN AND BRANDING THEM WITH A 'Y,' THEIR CLOSED CASE IS SUDDENLY REOPENED WHEN THE KILLINGS BEGIN AGAIN, ON THE FIFTH SEASON FINALE OF "CSI: MIAMI," MONDAY, MAY 14

Includes Scenes Shot on Location in Miami

"Born to Kill" -- When a serial killer suspected of killing young women and branding them with a 'Y' is caught and also identified as having the extra Y chromosome, the 'criminal gene,' the team feels that they have closed their case until the killings begin again. On the fifth season finale of CSI: MIAMI, Monday, May 14 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS: Horatio Caine: David Caruso
Calleigh Duquesne: Emily Procter
Eric Delko: Adam Rodriguez
Alexx Woods: Khandi Alexander
Ryan Wolfe: Jonathan Togo
Det. Frank Tripp: Rex Linn
Natalia Boa Vista: Eva La Rue

RECURRING CAST

Valera: Boti Bliss

[samanda]

Here's a spoiler for the new season.

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Rory Cochrane will be returning to the show as Speedle. I don't know exactly how they plan on doing it as he's supposed to be dead.

Here's the link:
community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Csi-Miami/800019076

[shannah]

I cant wait for the finale of this season!!!! I hope there's lots of Eric/Calleigh parts. I love that couple.