Product Details

• Actors: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, Jorja Fox
• Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 6
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Paramount
• DVD Release Date: September 2, 2003
• Run Time: 1005 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (127 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000A2ZNL
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,745 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The Complete Second Season" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

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The second season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation consolidates the show's well-deserved popular appeal, while beginning to explore (gently at first) beneath the slickly professional surface of the investigators themselves. Gradually we learn more about what makes Grissom and his astonishingly gifted forensics team tick, beyond merely that they are workaholics who seem to require no sleep at all. The show's trademark reveals of vital evidence--be it on the autopsy slab or under the microscope--add a fresh spin to what is, at heart, a good old-fashioned whodunit series. William Petersen brings the requisite air of antiquarianism to a character whose meticulous demeanor and love of order consciously inherits the mantle of Sherlock Holmes (whose vast collection of tobacco samples and bottles of chemicals are the ancestors of CSI's high-tech crime lab). This is a series in which scientific evidence-gathering is elevated to the status of a religion. "When a tree falls in the forest, even if no one is around to hear, it does make a sound," affirms Grissom with the calm assurance of a yogi on the path to Enlightenment.

And just when CSI starts to seem a little too pat, just when the trail of clues seems a little too neat, the show always seems able to throw a surprise or two at us: perhaps there has been no crime after all; perhaps the evidence concerns a completely different crime altogether; or perhaps, as in one brave episode concerning brothers implicated in multiple murders, the evidence simply isn't good enough to convict the right man, even when Grissom knows which one really is guilty. As a result, every episode is simply compulsive viewing. --Mark Walker

Product Description

23 episodes on 6 DVDs. Color/18 hrs/NR/widescreen.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Must see TV! April 20, 2004

By Tim

Format:DVD

CSI does it again! After an awesome first season CSI moves on to season 2. The characters are all the same this season as the last one. (Grissom, Catherine, Warrick, Nick, Sara, Jim Brass, Dr. Robbins, & Greg) This set once again contains 23 episodes on 6 disks. The following are the featured episodes:

DISK 1:
*Episode 201: "Burked"
Episode 202: "Chaos Theory"
Episode 203: "Overload"
Episode 204: "Bully For You"

DISK 2:
Episode 205: "Scuba Doobie-Doo"
**Episode 206: "Alter Boys"
Episode 207: "Caged"
Episode 208: "Slaves of Las Vegas"

DISK 3:
Episode 209: "And Then There Were None"
***Episode 210: "Ellie"
Episode 211: "Organ Grinder"
Episode 212: "You've Got Male"

DISK 4:
Episode 213: "Identity Crisis"
Episode 214: "The Finger"
Episode 215: "Burden of Proof"
Episode 216: "Primum Non Nocere"

DISK 5:
Episode 217: "Felonius Monk"
Episode 218: "Chasing the Bus"
Episode 219: "Stalker"
Episode 220: "Cats in the Cradle......"

DISK 6:
Episode 221: "Anatomy of a Lye"
Episode 222: "Cross-Jurisdictions" (Featuring CSI: Miami)
Episode 223: "The Hunger Artist"

*- Featuring audio commentary by Carol Mendelsohn, Anthony Zuiker, and Danny Cannon

**- Featuring audio commentary by Ann Donahue and Danny Cannon

***- Featuring audio commentary by Anthony Zuiker and Gary Dourdan

Along with all that is some much asked for bonus features including:

Make-up, Music & Special Effects
CSI Shooting Locations
The CSI Tour
Tools of the Trade
The Making of A Hit

That's all this DVD set offers to you for the price. What more can you ask for?? I HIGHLY recommend this DVD and I'll say it again...If you love CSI as much as I do, go get it! You won't be disappointed! Read more ›

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I guess this is what's called "Must see TV" September 2, 2003

By N. Durham HALL OF FAMETOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:DVD

The fantastic first season of C.S.I. was only a tease at the ingenuity and innovation to come in season two. With bigger production values and more depth driven storylines; we see this television series entering it's prime thanks to superb performances from the ensemble cast and the ever addicting storytelling which allows the viewer to watch in awe as Grissom (William Petersen) and crew ever so dilligently discover the facts and solve the crimes, but not before a curveball or two are thrown to the viewer. Petersen is at his best while the rest of the cast, which includes Marg Helgenberger, Jorja Fox, and Gary Dourdan amoung others, gets better and better with every next episode. The DVD package itself is nicely put together, but a few more special features would have been nice (especially considering how Fox loads their X-Files DVD's with extras; come on Paramount how about putting some more effort into your releases?), but all together this is a solid deal. All in all, if you've been missing out on the best prime time network drama to hit since The X-Files, I strongly suggest picking up the first season before checking this out.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Even Better than Season One February 4, 2004

By Timothy Michael Resh

Format:DVD

We just finished disc 6 of this box set, and were absolutely blown away. The producers of this series have definitely raised the bar, both with the dramatic and technical presentation of the second season. Not only do the stories remain compelling (particularly good are the "And Then There Was One," "Ellie," "Stalker," "Anatomy of a Lye," and "Felonius Monk" episodes), the DVDs are much better for season two. The picture quality is subtlely improved, the sound has been mastered in 5.1 surround, there are commentary tracks for selected episodes, and the special features make this even better than the first 6 discs.

If you're not familiar with the series, start with season one, and spend many compelling hours with the Las Vegas criminalistics lab. Almost of the episodes are exceptionally well-written, an unusual feat for a weekly TV series. The characters are evenly and consistently developed, and the series is consistently outstanding, particularly when viewed in-order and commercial-free. I can't wait for season three to release on DVD in March!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Better and better (This time the DVD delivers a little more) October 5, 2003

By S. Mattar

Format:DVD

After the incredibly innovative first season, expectations for season II are understandably high. No disappointments here. Storylines get stronger, character nuances become second nature to the actors and we begin to feel an affinity for the characters. I'm still amazed by the excellent casting for CSI (especially in contrast to the horrible acting on CSI Miami - it's a good thing we at least now have Navy CIS to tide us over) which lends itself to some nice character development.

The DVD is an improvement over the first:

Pluses
1. 16:9 Anamorphic widescreen (finally)
2. More features than the first DVD

Minuses
1. Still no subtitles (it says closed caption - still haven't found it) again an incredible irony given the lead character's diminished hearing
2. Annoyingly slow main menu (zoom - it's a room! zoom - it's a computer! Jeez - all I want to do is get to the episode selections)

Still it's a must have for any CSI fan. Somehow the writers always find a way to keep the storylines fresh.

5 stars for the show. 4 stars for the DVD.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars If the first was good then this is even better! July 6, 2003

By J. Kirkland

Format:DVD

This hits the ground running & never stops, building on the superb first season, character insight & chemistry goes hand in hand with great story telling, the science behind the work & actors who make this show everything it is.

Humour, emotion & great interaction & some great episodes most notibly Chaos Theory, Alter Boys, Caged & The Stalker to name but a few well worth the buy & all credit to the five main cast this is a show that sticks to the rules, gives the right amount of everything & keeps you coming back for more & the relationships between all of them just gets more complicated with each season! Season 2 by far the best though, gut wrenching in places but all merit to Grissom, Catherine, Warrick, Nick & Sara the cast outdo themselves and no wonder this show is at the top it deserves to be!