Daniel Zoleta asked: C.S.I is an innovative, new type of crime drama because the characters use cutting-edge forensic tools to examine the evidence to solve the case. CSI revolves around a team of Las Vegas forensic Crime Investigators who solve crimes by studying the evidence. Heading up the team is Gil Grissom, senior forensics officer at the Criminalists Bureau. His team consists of Catherine Willows, Nick Stokes, Warrick Brown, Sara Sidle and Captain Jim Brass.
C.S.I: Crime Scene Investigation aired 167 episodes to date.
List of Characters on The Show:
Dr. Gilbert “Gil” Grissom, Ph.D. (William Petersen) – Known for being a thorough and methodical scientist, as well as for being a bit of a misanthropist. He is a night shift team supervisor for the Las Vegas CSI unit, and a forensic entomologist with a degree in biology from UCLA.
Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger) – Second-in-command of the night shift team. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from, UNLV.
Warrick Brown (Gary Dourdan) – A Las Vegas native and a chemistry major from UNLV, Brown is an audio/visual analyst. Warrick is also recovering from gambling addiction which is hindered by the fact he works in Las Vegas.
Nicholas “Nick” Stokes (George Eads) – An easygoing and friendly former college baseball player and fraternity member with a degree in criminal justice from Texas A&M University. Strokes is a hair and fiber analyst from Dallas, Texas.
Sara Sidle (Jorja Fox) – A physics major at Harvard University. A materials and element analyst. She is completely devoted to her job and will go to almost any lengths to make sure justice is served, for both the victims and the criminals.
Captain James “Jim” Brass (Paul Guilfoyle) – Brass was the head of the CSI unit in Las Vegas until he was moved back to the police homicide division. He is now Captain in the homicide division and works closely with the CSI team.
CSI has been the number one scripted series in the Neilsen ratings for four years running. CSI is now in its 8th amazing season.
With the success of C.S.I Las Vegas, CBS went on to produce their own franchise starting in September 2002 with the spin-off C.S.I: Miami. Another spin-off debuted September 2004 with C.S.I: New York. Also, a number of comic books, video games and novels based on the series have been made.
C.S.I is now release on DVD.
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