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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The 13th Season  Review by Suzanne Lanoue 9/15/13

This is always one of my favorite shows, and I've seen every single episode. Although I still miss William Peterson, Ted Danson has proven to be a great replacement. The cast is always good on the show, and of the course the stories are excellent. I think Danson's stardom has brought new energy into the show.

I can't say I like that they are focusing more now on the characters or having them be more imperiled, but I do appreciate the new humor and life in the show. I especially love the addition of Nick Stokes' dog!  Seriously, though, it's still a very good show. Even if CBS did disappoint me by canceling CSI: New York, which I actually loved even more than the original CSI.

It's impressive that a show can still be this good, and this popular, even though it's going into season 14!  The extras on the DVD are really good. There is a lot here to watch. One feature is about their special tennis episode; the cast and crew talk about putting it together and having tennis stars on the show. Another feature talks about the crossover episodes they did with CSI: New York (color me sad). There are many other features. My favorite is the one that talks about the beginning of CSI. We get to see William Peterson again, and hear about how the show started. That was a real treat.

If you're a fan of CSI, you will love this DVD set. Don't miss it.

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CSI:

CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

THE THIRTEENTH SEASON

Starring Ted Danson, Mega-Hit Series Returns To DVD September 17 Packed With Must-See Exclusive Special Features

Television’s hit crime drama is back as the new action-packed collection, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Thirteenth Season, arrives on DVD September 17 from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Media Distribution. Go behind-the-scenes for a special look into America’s favorite team of crime scene investigators, led by star Ted Danson. In addition to all 22 gripping episodes, the six-disc DVD collection boasts exclusive featurettes including:

• Chapter 13 – Executive Producer Don McGill and the cast of CSI discuss the character arcs and storylines that made season 13 one to remember.
   
• A Tale Of Two CSIs – Follow stars Gary Sinise to CSI and Ted Danson to CSI: NY to as they recount their experience shooting the crossover episode “In Vino Veritas.”
   
• The Extended Family – Meet the CSI family members you don’t get to see on a weekly basis, but who keep the home fires burning while the investigators are out solving crimes in Las Vegas.
   
• Drawing Blood – Meet the experts behind the bloody crime scenes and learn what it takes to create the realistic blood evidence seen on television.
   
• Tennis, Anyone? – Go behind-the-scenes and meet the real-life tennis pros Chris Evert, Lindsay Davenport and Justin Gimelstob who make their debut in the episode “Double Fault.”
   
• Providing Food and Shelter – Join Executive Producer and Director Louis Milito and Production Designer Daniel Novotny on a tour of the sets of “Cold Blue Plate Special” and  “Sheltered,” and watch Stage 22 transform from a diner into an underground bunker.
   
• Observing The Sabbath – Meet legendary rockers Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath in Las Vegas as they make their special guest appearance on the season finale “Skin In The Game.”
   
• Black Sabbath - End Of The Beginning Music Video – Watch the extended/uncut version of the Black Sabbath performance of “End Of The Beginning” from the finale “Skin In The Game.”
   
• Anatomy of a TV Hit: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – Hear from show creator Anthony E. Zuiker, CBS executives Leslie Moonves and Nina Tassler, as well as Executive Producers Carol Mendelsohn and Ann Donahue about the beginnings of the CSI franchise, and how the show has forever changed the landscape of network television.

Also starring Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Paul Guilfoyle, Eric Szmanda, Robert David Hall, David Berman, Wallace Langham, Jorja Fox, Elisabeth Harnois and Jon Wellner, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Thirteenth Season revolves around a team of forensic investigators trained to solve crimes by examining the scientific evidence. They are on the case around the clock, scouring the scene, collecting the irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that will solve the mystery.

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