Grave Danger (1)

Season 5, Episode 24, Aired
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The CSI teams come together to save one of their own when they learn one team member has been kidnapped and buried alive, and now they must find him before he suffocates under 5 feet of dirt.
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  • The best ones!!! I cant separate I and II, talking about both. It was really painful to watch, George Eads - Nick, was great in both episodes. He played so well that I could feel his pain!!!moreless

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    By Cotossul, Nov 11, 2011 Report Abuse
    The best ones!!! I can't separate I and II, talking about both. Nick was buried alive, the bad guy dies and his daughter don't want to help! When I thought finally they found him, things got worse (talking about the ants) and when he was found, more to happen... (bombs). It was really painful to watch and I couldn't help thinking what someone would really do in that situation. Just like Warrick, I don't think I could go that far having a gun there to end the pain! But Nick is all sensible and C'ome guys, Nick is so nice!!! Just breaks my heart to see him crying, George Eads(Nick, )makes it look so real! This reminds me, we had Nick crying quite a few times and each time I feel silly for crying with him!!! I know it's just a show but Nick, is one cute crying baby, and George Eads played so well that I could feel his pain. When he was rescued and you can see his hand moving slowly, that makes feel so sorry for him... Anyway, George was perfect in these episodes. I am really glad they didn't kill Nick. I would miss him...moreless

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  • It's the beginning of the end of the fifth season with part one of the two part season finale. While working on a case Nick Stokes is kidnapped and buried alive. The kidnapper sends a live video feed of Stokes in his grave with a ransom demand.moreless

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    By meathead704, Sep 23, 2011 Report Abuse
    One of the best film makers working today joins forces with one of the best television shows in history. The result is one of the greatest season finales ever seen. Quentin Tarantino's terrific directing skills easily cross over to televison with this first part of what looks to be an excellent season finale. There are many reasons why this episode works so well. One of them is having the live video feed of Stokes in his grave. Seeing him suffer through his ordeal adds to the level of suspense through out this episode. The cast, as usual, is just fantastic.moreless

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  • A good episode, but not the best.

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    By Philology, Jun 19, 2009 Report Abuse
    Nick Stokes gets abducted and buried alive, the criminal buries him in a clear coffin, enabling him to see the dirt. Every two minutes, the CSIs back at the lab can turn on the hidden video camera, an object about which Nick has no knowledge, which activates the lights, giving him less and less air everytime because they are using the lights to take up most of the battery. Catherine Willows goes to her father and talks him into giving her one million dollars to use to pay for Nick's ransom. Grissom brings the money, but the criminal blows himself up before revealing the location. A good episode, with two of Hollywood's finest from the 1950s (Tony Curtis and Frank Gorshin, better known as the Riddler from Batman from 1966).moreless

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  • Nick is kidnapped and buried alive, and the CSI must find him before he runs out of air.

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    By Danny2312, Feb 14, 2008 Report Abuse
    Congratulations to the Anthony E. Zuiker, Carol Mendelsohn, Naren Shankar and our special guest star: Quentin Tarantino for an excellent episode. So far the best episode in this season. This episode is interesting, exciting, nerve-wracking or god it's just way to many. I just love this episode. It's just perfect, just perfect. But I think the second part is better.

    Special guest star Quentin Tarantino, who narrated and directed Kill Bill, directed this episode of CSI. Is this why this episode is rated as one of the highest episode in CSI? Ha. But I'm not surprise because this episode is AWESOME. Great!moreless

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  • Nick's in "grave danger" and all the CSI's have to race the clock to save him.

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    By ejsantoni, Jul 22, 2007 Report Abuse
    This and it's second half make up the very finest example of television drama I have ever seen. I don't know if it's because of Quinten Tarentino or what but this really was the best one. I've been a fan of this show for years and I keep holding my breath for them to live up to this one and they never quite make it. Not an episode for people who aren't fans though, because a lot of it hinges on the bond that the viewer has with both Nick, and the entire team. I only hope that they bring Quinten back and do another one of this great quality.moreless

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    • Voted number 2 in a CSI top 10 poll on the New Zealand TV3 website. The top ten episodes were played on TV as they were voted for. Edit
    • Nick has a nickname used by his dad: Poncho Edit
    • Goof: In the opening scene when Nick is photographing the evidence, the labelling (or film editing!) is out of sync. He puts down the red numbering cones, all the time moving forward - 1 for the entrails (photo still), we don't see 2, then it's 4 for the cigarette (another photo still) and finally 3 for the tyre marks (another photo still). Edit

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    • This episode of CSI along with "Grave Digger (2)" made 'T.V. Guide's: Top 100 Episodes of All Time List' coming in at #47 in the June 15-28 2009 issue. Edit
    • Channel 9 (Australia) showed Grave Danger Part 1 at the end of the fifth season, but didn't show Part 2 until the beginning of the sixth season meaning Australian viewers had to wait until after summer to see the conclusion of this episode. Edit
    • This episode was postponed by Channel Five when it was due to be shown in the United Kingdom as it featured a suicide bomber. The episode was planned to be shown on 12 July 2005, just days after the London Bombings. However, the day it was planned to be shown, it was revealed suicide bombers committed the atrocities in London. Five quickly pulled it from schedules and showed it the next week instead. Edit

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    • Warrick: You know, Tina doesn't like me carrying a gun. I play down the fact that I'm a cop when I'm with her anyway. Nick: Yeah, yeah, you play the scientist card. You're a "copologist." (they laugh) Edit
    • Archie: Aw, come on, you can't unfund me now. I ... I'm committed to presenting the paper at SWAFS next month. Ecklie: If it means that much to you, pay your own way. Show a little dedication to your discipline. Archie: Oh, yeah. Tragically, my banking account isn't as dedicated as I am. Ecklie: One word: Plastic. Archie: Wait. How 'bout you kick me a little overtime under the table, huh? Ecklie: Over my dead body. Have you been to Grissom's office? You think the City of Las Vegas pays for his etymology library, his insect collection, his shrunken head collection? No. Take initiative. People notice. Edit
    • Sara: What's this? (picks up a framed certificate) Grissom (excited): I just got it. It's a certificate of honorary ownership of Trigger, "The Smartest Horse in the Movies," issued by Roy Rogers to the Children of America. Roy felt that the children of America were the true owners of Trigger, so any kid that would write him, he'd send 'em one of those. Sara: And where did you get it? Grissom: The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum, which used to be in Victorville,California, and is now in Branson, Missouri. Sara: Roy Rogers, the cowboy? Grissom: King of the cowboys. (Sara nods) I wrote to him when I was four. He sent me one of those. I lost it, so I thought I'd replace it. Sara (amused): And then you thought you would frame it. Grissom (smiles): Yeah. Edit

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    • Among the possibilities for Nick's kidnapper, Grissom mentions the stalker from the Season 2 episode "Stalker." Edit
    • Delivery Man: It was a hundred bucks. If you want it back, you're gonna have to ask Steve Wynn. Steve Wynn is an American casino resort developer who is credited with spearheading the dramatic resurgence and expansion of the Las Vegas, Nevada, Strip in the 1990s. His companies refurbished or built some of the most currently widely recognized resorts in Las Vegas such as the Golden Nugget, The Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio, Wynn, and Encore. Edit
    • When Brass and the LVPD Swat team kick in the door at the residence where the "ransom package" had originated, a poster for the 2002 film Cabin Fever can be seen on the front wall. Cabin Fever was directed by Eli Roth who was subsequently given "special thanks" by Quentin Tarantino in the credits of 2004 film Kill Bill: Vol. 2. Edit

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