C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation: The Complete Ninth Season
Starring: Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Paul Guilfoyle, Eric Szmanda, Robert David HallStudio: Paramount
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Running Time: 1041 minutes
DVD Release: September 1st 2009
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Bye To Grissom means a BIG Change - Rating: 3/5
Season 9 saw William Petersen leave in the 10th episode. Sara Sidle (Jorja Fox) had already left Vegas after a very traumatic kidnapping (season 8), then Warrick Brown dies at the end of season 8.
The opening episode is Warrick's funeral. Sara returns and she and Grissom have several GSR moments until she realizes she can not remain in Vegas. Over several episodes we see Grissom take a depressing down-turn--is it because of Sara's leaving or Warrick's death or the change he finds in Lady Heather? Grissom even visits Natalie, the serial killer, and discovers her little secret plan. In these episodes, there are more questions than answers. Grissom does leave to find Sara.
Two new CSIs come in. Riley Adams, a smart-mouth woman with some experience, flirts with Greg but doesn't add much more. We get Ray Langston coming in as a new CSI, level 1. And within a few weeks, CSI, as we've known and loved for years, changes to The Ray Langston Show. He's the center of every episode, except one. He knows all, sees all, can do it all--he's the star now.
The regular cast seems to disappear. Greg has few lines, Catherine melts into a background ghost, Riley becomes a wall, and Nick passes thru the episodes as a shadow. What happened?? Did Petersen leave and take all the writers with him?
While I will purchase season 9, I doubt I will ever watch the last half of the season. I'm willing to give Season 10 a chance, but this is not your former CSI.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season Nine - Rating: 3/5
This season's CSI was hugely disappointing after the departure of Sara Sidle (Jorja Fox), the death of Warrick Brown (Gary Dourdan), and the beloved character Gil Grissom (William Petersen). The new induction of CSI's, Dr. Raymond Langston (Lawrence Fishburne), Riley Adams (Lauren Lee Smith) and the training of David Hodges (Wallace Langham) and Wendy Simms (Liz Vassey) did not help the story lines at all. All the characters seem disconnected to each other and the crime and crime solving aren't as meticulous as past seasons. Sara Sidle returns to Las Vegas to attend Warrick's funeral and tells Grissom about her feelings of their relationship. Grissom isn't as motivated or thinking straight and decides to leave CSI Graveyard and hands over the team to Catharine (Marg Helgenberger). Conrad Ecklie (Marc Vann) takes over the undersherriff position after Undersherriff McKeen was arrested for murdering Warrick. Nick let his emotional side get to him after special guest star, Taylor Swift's character, dies in a freak accident in a chain of events. Greg usually works with Riley for the majority of cases and does not appear as much as Nick or Dr. Langston. Overall, change is sometimes good but in this case, it hasn't worked out for the series. Episodes I recommend watching are: "Say Uncle" (Where a multiple shooting in Koreatown occurs and no one will speak up), "Leave Out All The Rest" (Where Lady Heather appears again and helps Grissom with an S&M case) and "Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda" (Where Grissom confronts Natalie Davis the "Miniature Killer" from Season Seven).
Looking Forward To Season Ten:
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Missing Grissom - Rating: 4/5
Now, I have to say that the past years of CSI, have found me at the edge of my seat!!! Remembering back to how things have been, crimes commited, and the character developments, have blown me away. Like a new-age Murder she wrote. lol.. This season, for me was sad.. For one, having some main characters gone.. Having Sara leave was sad, and the worst part, no more William Peterson!!! Grissom is what made CSI to me, and it just wasnt the same after he left.. They should have made Catherine Willows as the leader.. Other than that, this season still packed a punch with twists, and good plots for the most part.. If CSI continues for one last season, I hope at least, to have camios with Sara and Grissom.. I think a great series finale would include a 3 part episode, that goes through Vegas, Miami, and NY.... That would be thrilling and a great way to end it...
CMTucker007 - Rating: 5/5
To me this CSI is the best one on TV, with CSI Miami close behind. Grissom is the balm as well as Worrick and Nick. Grissom Shows great leadership skills and explains as he is going. It is just great.
