'CSI,' 'Miami,' & 'New York' Weekly Review Round-Up

CSI Files's weekly review round-ups are back after a brief summer vacation and they'll be back every week until it's time for the CSI powers that be to take off for the summer. This week, we've compiled online reviews for the Miami and New York premieres and the CSI episodes "Bodies In Motion" and "Room Service."

• Tom Biro, from TV Squad, kicked things off with the confession that the premiere of Miami was more visually gratuitous than anything else. He also hopes the writers don't get so involved in Horatio's new storyline that they forget about the departed characters and loose ends:

  "If we're going to have Caine haunted by this "New York" story from his background week after week, there better be some resolution or more details added, because it's already becoming a burden to watch - after sixty minutes. It'd also be good to hear about his brother, Ray Jr., Yelina, and anyone else who has vanished into seemingly thin air. "

• NancyGail, from Blogcritics.com, celebrated Miami's ability to start off seasons with a bang, and made mention that the revelation of Horatio's past being explained before the credits, rather than at the end of the show, was a novel idea.

• The premiere of CSI: New York was brighter, lighter, and more dynamic, something that pleased the folks over at Blogcritics.com. And if the changes that were done to the set and even the cast upset some viewers, our reviewer put these changes into a different perspective by comparing them to the personality of the Big Apple:

  "New York has never been a city to remain standing still for long, always changing amidst its normal hustle and bustle."

• To make up for the end of Television Without Pity's coverage of CSI Fandom Talk has taken over. In their recap of "Bodies In Motion," they're also making up for the possible lack of enthusiasm regarding the return of the series:

  "Scenes of fireman battling the flames and helicopters swarming overhead make way for a shot of the CSI team walking together slo-mo style toward the crime scene in full CSI regalia (vests and toolkits, hats optional). There's a techno beat counterpointing their stroll down the catwalk of crime. It's like MTV meets forensic science, and it's cheesy as all get out, and I DON'T CARE. It's the entire team, intact for the first time since Ecklie split them up last season, and I'm sure I'm not the only fan of the show that would like to shower them with rose petals as they make their way toward the trailer. Long live the CSIs!"

• MSN's review of the premiere episode is a little more novel, they've written tiny recaps of each character's developmental revelations during the episode. The website, however, wishes the writers would've explained in more detail why the team is back together and what happened to Catherine's promotion. MSN also reviews other TV dramas, such as House, Invasion, and Threshold. You can visit their main review page here.

• Last week, TV Squad decided to add CSI to its list of reviews, and just in time for "Room Service," too. For their first review they decided to do a ChatCast. If you can get through it you'll find out that while most of the fandom wishes Greg Sanders would go back to his goofy self, the TV Squad guys find his transformation refreshing and a sign that our little Greg is growing up.

• MSN also provided a review of the second episode of the show. In their "Room Service" recap, Paige Newman revealed why she loves the show so much:

  "There's just nothing like watching Gil Grissom puzzle out how a murder's been committed. [...] I could watch Grissom figure things like this out for hours. Many of you guys complained that there wasn't enough Grissom in the first episode. I'm right there with you. The whole cast is great, but Grissom's endearing nerdiness is what holds this show together."

• And last but not least, don't forget to read out own Kristine Huntley's reviews of "From The Grave," "Summer in the City," and "Bodies in Motion.

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