Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0097368924444
Format: AC-3
Label: Paramount
Languages: Array
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: PARD892444D
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-09-23
Running Time: 885
Studio: Paramount

CSI: NY, the third incarnation of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation franchise and the spin-off of CSI: Miami, is a crime drama about forensic investigators who use high-tech science to follow the evidence and solve crimes in The Big Apple.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Human connections against a backdrop of inhuman crimes
Comment: My husband and I had seen only half this season on TV before we moved and opted out of having television piped into our house. But we missed our favorite shows, CSI:NY being one of them. This season brought back the humanity in the characters, building on the past that haunts Mac Taylor and drawing Bonasera into it as well. Danny makes some rough life choices that challenge his relationship with "Montana" and Sid and Adam get funnier and quirkier. The last episode left us in suspense and we just can't wait to see how the next season solves that problem! I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys figuring out the puzzles of life while still living it and who enjoys seeing New York's dangerous, but human side.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Even Better
Comment: This is the best season of CSI NY yet. Better stories, better drama and brilliant writing.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Unquestionably the worst
Comment: Without a doubt, this is by far the worst season of the CSI: NY franchise.

The predominant theme of the season was re-packaging plots from previous seasons to have Mac as the center of attention. The season finale featured the same plot (bank robbery) with the same plot twist (accessory to the crime claims to have been motivated by family being held hostage) as the season 1 episode Rain, but with an utterly suspenseless kidnapping of Mac thrown in at the end.

The major multi-episode story arc of the season, the 333 caller, was completely comprised of elements from past seasons--team member stalked by the vengeful brother of a dead man (Hawkes/Shane Casey), Stella stalked by someone who's using her to get to Mac (Reed Garrett), reveal that a team member was unwittingly involved in illegal activities as a teen (Danny), reveal that during her/his youth a team member witnessed a friend's murder (Lindsay), team member flies home to confront her/his past (Lindsay), team member tangles with a detective from another state who eventually lets the team member investigate a crime in which she/he is implicated (Stella/Danny Pino). But once again, these storylines that had already been played out by Stella, Danny, Lindsay, and Hawkes, were repackaged with Mac as the star.

The only thing worse than the show constantly ripping itself off was the one story arc that was original: the Rikki/Ruben saga. That was a badly written, badly acted debacle from start to finish.

Other hallmarks of season 4 include bad casting (are we seriously supposed to believe that Gary Sinise is only about 4 years older than Kerr Smith), the continual underuse of Hill Harper (one of the best actors on television today) and Anna Belknap, too much focus on portraying Mac as an action hero/romantic lead/genius in all fields, and lackluster writing. Even the most interesting episodes of this season (like Commuted Sentences and Admissions) are barely mediocre in comparison to the best from prior seasons.

Overall, the best thing about season 4 is that it's over with, and hopefully soon forgotten. Save your money and don't buy this dreck. Instead, pick up a copy of season 2 (the best overall season, by far) or season 3 (which has some of the show's best individual episodes, like Raising Shane).

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Customer Rating:
Summary: The Best Show
Comment: CSI New York: The Fourth Season is my favorite show except for the writers strike that made only 21 episodes this year but, it is sill the best season of all.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: great series
Comment: After a questionable start, CSI: NY has shown itself to be an outstanding forensic drama in its own right.

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