CSI: Vegas - Crime Scene Investigation en Blu-ray - Season 1

Filmed in Super 35, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation looks phenomenal on Blu-ray. Judging by the gag reel, promos and other material included as extras, it appears that the show was from the beginning shot with 16:9 widescreen in mind. Some of the gag reel footage is framed that way, and a comparison with the network promos (in 4:3 standard def) show that instead of cropping the top and bottom of the broadcast versions for high-def, the sides have been expanded, giving the viewer more screen information, not less. The framing in the 4:3 promos looks tight and sometimes awkward while the 16:9 framing is always on the money.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The Complete First Season (Blu-ray)


Studio: Paramount Pictures | Release Date: 5/12/2009
Length: 1026 mins | Number of Discs: 5

1.78:1 Widescreen / DTS HD 7.1 (English), Dolby Digital 2.0 (Spanish)
Subtitles: English, Spanish; Closed Captioned

Disc 1

1. Pilot (45:25) (Originally aired October 6, 2000)
A corpse is found holding a suicide message tape in a bathtub. The testimony of a man who claims to have murdered a drunkard to protect his family is questioned.
2. Cool Change (43:19) (Originally aired October 13, 2000)
After a man wins millions, he's pushed off of the lavish, multi-story hotel in which he's staying. The death of a new team member is investigated to give the rest of the group closure.
3. Crate and Burial (44:10) (Originally aired October 20, 2000)
A woman is buried alive in the middle of the Nevada desert while a ransom is phoned in. A girl riding on her scooter late at night becomes the victim of a hit-and-run incident.
4. Pledging Mr. Johnson (44:45) (Originally aired October 27, 2000)
Two fishermen find a severed leg out in the middle of a lake. An insecure college student has seemingly hung himself after being denied entry into a fraternity.

Disc 2

5. Friends and Lovers (45:21) (Originally aired November 3, 2000)
When a young man is found naked and dead in the desert, the clues lead back to a club that sells drugs to teens. The dean of a school is brutally bludgeoned in his own office.
6. Who Are You? (45:22) (Originally aired November 10, 2000)
A cop is accused of murdering a civilian without provocation. The skeletal corpse of a woman is found deep within the cement foundation of a house.
7. Blood Drops (44:48) (Originally aired November 17, 2000)
An entire household, save for two sisters, is discovered dead from a bloody massacre. The boyfriend of one of the sisters is accused, but the stories and evidence don't match up.
8. Anonymous (44:38) (Originally aired November 24, 2000)
A crime identical to the one from the pilot episode is committed, possibly by the same person. An unconscious man is taken to the hospital after his car careens downs a hill.
9. Unfriendly Skies (44:51) (Originally aired December 8, 2000)
When a first class passenger is killed on a flight to Las Vegas, every person onboard the plane becomes a suspect. Unfortunately, everyone interviewed tells a different story.

Disc 3
10. Sex, Lies, and Larvae (45:07) (Originally aired December 22, 2008)
A corpse is found in the middle of the desert, and only the larvae infesting it can help in solving the case. Meanwhile, a priceless work of art has gone missing.
11. I-15 Murders (43:09) (Originally aired January 12, 2001)
A serial killer leaves a note confessing to the murders of five women in various supermarkets. The sibling of a murder victim claims his brother was killed by a burglar.
12. Fahrenheit 932 (44:59) (Originally aired February 1, 2001)
When a prisoner accused of murdering his wife and child seeks help from Grissom, the case re-opens. A sports-gambling teenager is uncovered dead inside his car.
13. Boom (45:24) (Originally February 8, 2001)
Pieces of a bomb that's killed one victim and injured others must be pieced back together to identify the creator. Nick becomes a suspect when a woman he's with dies.
14. To Halve and to Hold (43:55) (Originally February 15, 2001)
A human bone found in the desert is traced back to a man whose wife claims he's still alive. The death of a male stripper is linked to a bachelorette party thrown.

Disc 4
15. Table Stakes (45:24) (Originally aired February 22, 2001)
At a charity fundraiser event, a woman turns up dead in a swimming pool. A dead man inside of a glass elevator may have had ties to the mob.
16. Too Tough to Die (43:25) (Originally aired March 1, 2001)
A Jane Doe is raped, beaten, and shot before going into a coma. The shooting of a man by his neighbor leaves behind disconnected evidence and conflicting testimonies.
17. Face Lift (45:16) (Originally aired March 8, 2001)
Before he can crack open the safe of a pottery store, a burglar is forcefully assaulted and killed.
The ashes of a woman are discovered, but the location surround them is intact.
18. $35K O.B.O. (44:05) (Originally aired March 29, 2001)
The evidence from the murder of a couple outside an upscale restaurant is washed away by rain. An apartment building collapses and kills three elderly women.
19. Gentle, Gentle (45:25) (Originally aired April 12, 2001)
The infant of a well-to-do family is kidnapped, and a ransom note is left in the crib. The baby's body is uncovered near a golf course, and the parents become suspects.

Disc 5
20. Sounds of Silence (45:25) (Originally aired April 19, 2001)
A deaf man becomes the victim of a hit-and-run accident, but it's revealed that he was already dead prior to this. Five people in a coffee shop are slaughtered by the mob.
21. Justice is Served (43:35) (Originally aired April 26, 2001)
A jogger is apparently mauled by wild animal, but his liver is missing. A carnival becomes a crime scene when the body of a six-year-old girl turns up.
22. Evaluation Day (44:25) (Originally aired May 10, 2001)
A severed head ends up in the trunk of a car the same day Grissom has to evaluate the team. The convicted felon from a previous episode witnesses a prison homicide.
23. Strip Strangler (45:26) (Originally aired May 17, 2001)
Grissom and his team are forced to collaborate with the FBI regarding a high-profile serial killer. When Grissom's frustration takes off him the case, the others fill him in.



EXTRAS:
- CSI People Lie...But the Evidence Never Does (19 minutes), from 2002, is 4:3 and in standard-def, but it includes interviews with the entire cast and key creative people, and is an above average examination of the show's genesis and its approach.
- CSI Season One - Rediscovering the Evidence (28 minutes), but that's in high-def and it's fun to watch the same interviewees seven years later reflecting back on the show's earliest days.
- There's 1 original promo for every single episode in this set, averaging about 23 seconds each. The only exception to this is the pilot, which features a collection of 6 launch promos (2:41) heralding the debut of the series.
- Unaired Director's Cut of the Pilot (47:03) (HD).
- 6 deleted scenes (9:55)
- Gag reel (3:53)

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