This is where it all began. The first episode of the highest rated series, (in the world I think). I think this was well written, directed, and performed. It was Gripping, it left it on a cliffhanger, which is the best thing a pilot can end with.
It starts with a few short cases, (the first one won't really be significant till later on in the series, and in season 2) a suicide (apparently), Warrick investigates a shooting, Holly Gribbs Struggles as the new CSI, which later leads to the cliffhanger when a suspect returns to a crime scene and shoots her. Warrick gets the blame for not supervising her. Will she live? Will she die? (She does, Yay! No offense to her, but if she didn't there'd be no Sara to replace her, way more interesting character. and she opens a whole new storyline throughout the seasons with Grissom) It introduced us to the main characters, briefly. Having read some of the books first, I found myself wondering, "Where is Sara?!?" and "why isn't grissom in charge?!?", but it was that episode that got me hooked on the series itself. I actually bought season 1 on DVD when Season 6 was on TV, now season 7 is nearly over, and I'm still trying to watch it all in chronological order, stuck on season 3 until I save up and buy the next season, I don't watch season 7. It's the story lines of the CSIs which will bring you to watch this week after week. That, and of course the evidence, Which takes you into worlds unknown to you. If you want thought the cops did solved the cases, think again. If you want to watch the best Murder mystery/crime solving drama ever made, you have to start here to understand.
It starts with a few short cases, (the first one won't really be significant till later on in the series, and in season 2) a suicide (apparently), Warrick investigates a shooting, Holly Gribbs Struggles as the new CSI, which later leads to the cliffhanger when a suspect returns to a crime scene and shoots her. Warrick gets the blame for not supervising her. Will she live? Will she die? (She does, Yay! No offense to her, but if she didn't there'd be no Sara to replace her, way more interesting character. and she opens a whole new storyline throughout the seasons with Grissom) It introduced us to the main characters, briefly. Having read some of the books first, I found myself wondering, "Where is Sara?!?" and "why isn't grissom in charge?!?", but it was that episode that got me hooked on the series itself. I actually bought season 1 on DVD when Season 6 was on TV, now season 7 is nearly over, and I'm still trying to watch it all in chronological order, stuck on season 3 until I save up and buy the next season, I don't watch season 7. It's the story lines of the CSIs which will bring you to watch this week after week. That, and of course the evidence, Which takes you into worlds unknown to you. If you want thought the cops did solved the cases, think again. If you want to watch the best Murder mystery/crime solving drama ever made, you have to start here to understand.