This is my first review of television and one of my first reviews of anything other than music, but this had to be said. You might be asking, what makes CSI: NY any different from the other two CSI shows? Well, for one thing, the characters are much more interesting. In the final lineup, you have a strict former marine as the head of the crime lab, who's wife died as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a former FBI agent born and raised in Alabama, who was kicked out of the FBI because a colleague lost the DNA evidence in the rape case of a senator's daughter, A detective who has screwed up royally before, but has proven himself to be worthy of his position time and time again, a detective from Montana who's childhood friends were killed while she hid in the bathroom, and who is married to another detective and has a daughter with him, an ME turned detective who graduated college at 18 and was a surgeon soon after, an ME who always has a strange story to tell, a detective who is often sarcastic, but very by the book, and a lab tech who is very modern, and sometimes screws up, but is the best at what he does. Previous characters have included New York native, Aiden Burn, and detective of Greek descent, Stella Bonasera. Also, the plots are often darker than other CSI shows (i.e. Blink, Yahrzeit, Rest In Peace, Marina Garito), and generally more deep and thought provoking, often questioning the viewer's belief of whether it is okay to break the rules if it means saving someone's life. The cast is great, including stars Gary Sinise, Sela Ward, Hill Harper, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap, Eddie Cahill, Robert Joy, A.J. Buckley, and former cast members, Melina Kanakaredes, and Vanessa Ferlito. The series has also had a number of high profile guest stars including Edward Furlong, D.B. Sweeney, Maroon 5, Kid Rock, Skeet Ulrich, Peter Fonda, Pete Wentz, Criss Angel, and Ed Asner, who received an Emmy nomination for his performance on the season 5 episode Yahrzeit. Cancelling this show is not only a tragedy, it is also a bad idea, because every time they've tried to replace this show, the show has either gotten cancelled or has gotten terrible ratings. For example, A Gifted Man, cancelled after one season. Made In Jersey, cancelled after 2 episodes. Golden Boy, cancelled after one season. The point is, any efforts to replace this show have been met with disappointment, so it could be a while before they find anything decent to replace this show. Possibly the saddest part is that it was cancelled three episodes before the 200th episode, which would have been the third episode of the tenth season of the show. If you are like me, and this was your favorite show on TV, I would recommend The Following on Fox, Hannibal on NBC, or Bates Motel on A&E.
R.I.P. CSI: NY. Maybe someday we can find your killer and bring him or her to justice.
