CSI: NY

The Beginning:

Ah, San Gennaro. Actually this wasn't a good depiction of how CRAZY it is. You actually can't walk through it. EVERYONE stumbles through it, so you would have been hard pressed to find the bleeding guy. The Cases:

The first is the double murder at American Pacific Worldwide with the head completely off. This case was wonderful. I loved the crazy ninja people, and also the CEO with that horrid accent. And best of all was the bar lady who was drunk and Danny thought was lying about the whole thing. But she was actually telling the truth! I hated Paul Martin because he was so full of himself. Although he did believe in the use of the sword not for killing but for discipline.



Then there was Hawkes' case with the poor kid who died because he couldn’t stop playing his chess game. And what's worse he died because his mom's boyfriend wanted the two to move in together. I mean I loved this case as well, if only because it was so incredibly heartbreaking. (it sounds weird, but trust me on this one). Favorite Scene:

Definitely has to be with Lindsay and the whole tea kettle incident with Paul Martin. It was brilliant the way she turned it around on him. I love Lindsay



Overall: It's a great episode, that you wouldn't want to miss.

The Oriental touch to these cases was really interesting from several angles. I loved how the murdered executives were ultimately linked. Also appreciated was NYC's San Gennaro Festival. Lori Petty, classic guest spot. Hawkes on his first solo case. Excellently presented with both his personal touches as well as oversteps. I loved watching Stella go toe to toe with Lisa Kay over the gender card. Lindsay also holding her ground with Paul Martin was great to watch. Mac ultimate link of the murder to Paul Martin was beautifully executed.

I have to admit I really enjoyed this episode of CSI: NY as the corporate warriors shows the combination of fighter and business man in a beliveable form rather than those mock ups you see in cartoons. The merging of the east and west here also seems a likelehood on a global scale as the asian markets continue to expand.



The other case brought Doctor hawkes to the fore something that happened very little this season which is s shame, he got more screen time last season when he was the coroner. The child playing chess home alone is a tragic side effect of modern life where parents have to go to work yet cannot afford childcare. The death was pointless and the fire wass done with dubious intentions. Still the conclusion was a clever one with hawkes giving the man a chance to turn himself in something that I cannot see Stella or Mac doing.

I had never watched an episode of "CSI-NY" before this one, but then I had never appeared on "CSI-NY" before either.



I am an actor here in The Los Angeles area and I have been for many years. In late August, 2005 I landed an UNCREDITED Role on "CSI-NY's Corporate Warriors" episode. I appear in the scenes at "The San Gennaro Festival" and I happen to have been one of the men in the opening scenes that smacked the character Greg Thompson around as he stumbled through the crowd.



Our motivation for this scene was that we were out having fun at this VERY Itallian Festival and this "non-Itallian looking dude" seems to be drunk and stumbles through the crowd bumping into people and crashing into vendor's stands. Then it looks as though he was trying to rob The San Gennaro Statue during the parade, and that's the last straw! He had to get beat down! (Unbeknownst to us in the opening scenes that this offending individual was in reality already dying from a wood splinter embedded in his' heart, so being bashed and pushed around all of the way down the street, his' body winds up in a bloody heap in a food court.)



I do Television Series and Movies all of the time, this is my job, my career, and I can tell you that usually they either have fake food or real food that's totally inedible on these sets. But for this episode, the studio brought in REAL Itallian Vendors and Restuaranteurs, meaning that not only was this food real, but edible, and we were encouraged not only to use it as props but to eat as much of it as we wanted. It was delicious too,,,most of us involved in these scenes probably gained 20 pounds during this shooting.



Despite the fact that this was SUPPOSED to be New York City, we actually shot these scenes here in L.A. at CBS Studios. Yet, I once lived in Brooklyn NY and I have to say that with aroma of all of those canolis, pizzas, sausages and others things cooking on that set that it truly "felt like" an Autumn Itallian Festival in NYC.



We shot on the same set that "Seinfeld" sometimes used in that series. It's actually more or less and alley between the indoor sound stage buildings, but that alley is constructed to look like a street in New York City, and ironically it's called "New York Street." (Who would have "thunk it?") Nevertheless, on that set all of the west coast flavor of L.A. County seemed to disipate and I felt as if I was back in New York, thus the character that I had to portray came extremely easy.



I hope that I'm not giving away any behind the scenes information that will blow anyone's illusions about this show not being filmed in it's entirety in New York, but actually this revelation should make the production quality of this series all the more exceptional and impressive to CSI-NY fans! Great care is given to blend actual New York shots with shots that are done in L.A. to make the scenes indistinguishable. It's really a feather in the caps of all of the Production Crew, The Director, The Producers, The Editors and The Actors.



However, seeing this series for the first time, I was more than impressed by this show's continuity, the storyline in this series is strong and I have been equally impressed by all of the subsequent episodes that I've had the opportunity to see.



I understand that some subtle changes were made to this series at the beginning of the 2005-2006 season in order to set it apart from the other "CSI Series," i.e., "CSI" and "CSI-Miami." As far as I'm concerned it worked! CSI-New York is an awesome, and is set apart from the other "CSI's!"



In the show, the combination of good old fashioned police investigations combined with modern technology makes this show an amazingly interesting dramatic series. I like the melting of science into the mix, being that I'm a "closet science geek" anyway, it makes it all the better! I love it when the lead characters formulate a hypothesis, then experiment and test their theories and prove their hunches; it entertains me!



I don't always make it a point to watch every show or every motion picture that I do,,,there are so many of them. But in this case, I HAD to see this show. It's not everyday that a 43 year old arthritic, balding actor is booked to play a part that borders on "stunt work," so I was very interested in seeing my appearances on this show. I hoped that I looked good doing this sort of part and I was pleased. The camera people and editors did an amazing job to make me look good!



As for the storyline of this episode,,,who could imagine that Corporate Heads who were experts in various Martial Arts and Eastern Practises would turn these skills in on one another for personal gain?



Who would've thought of putting a foil chip bag into a wall eletrical outlet to cause a housefire?



This is a sign of seriously creative and imaginative story developement by this show's writers as well as great research!



I'm glad that I was casted on this episode, had I not been I might have never known what a great series "CSI-NY" is and what a fantastic addition this show has been to CBS's Prime-Time line up. It's a bold move by any network to have three running series with the same premis at the same time,,,but in my opinion, the simularities stop with the name of "CSI." It's too bad that I've heard buzz that CBS has cancelled or may cancel CSI-NY. As if my opinion counted, I have to say that that would be a serious mistake!!!



David Cubero

Note: This is a late review. I wrote this a long time ago but only got the chance to post it now. ^_^



I like this episode because of the martial arts. I would\'ve loved to see one of the cast to do some ass-kicking.



Anyway, the fight scene at the billiard place was pretty cool. Paul Martin, the CEO, was also cool and calm like a true master of martial arts. Mac was really convincing when handling all those weapons. He must\'ve had training before shooting this episode.



Lindsay Monroe is turning out to be one great character. Aside from adding color to the NY team (somehow her personality can lighten the mood and I can\'t help but smile whenever I see her eagerness), she\'s showing some promise as a great addition to the team. I think that conversation she had with Mac about the clothes on the beheaded victim is proof of that, and I hope she shows more of her brilliance on upcoming episodes.



As for Flack and Hawkes\' case, it was pretty boring for me. I kinda knew right away that the fire was the boyfriend\'s doing.

I really enjoyed this episode. The martial arts in this show reminded me of those Chinese movies. Especially when Mac was testing out every weapon. That was cool seeing him doing that. Also that new girl is really good. I loved it when Mac came in she told him exactly what he wanted to know. The plot for the arson though was a bit predictable. It was so clear that it was the boyfriend's fault. The acting in that wasn't all that great, it was too much. I really enjoyed the slicing of the head and it just stays there very cool.

The show opens with a man who is bleeding from the chest running through a parade, and winds up getting beaten up because everyone thought he was trying to steal money from a statue in the area. Mack and Stella are working on what happened, and Mack is called away to another dead body. Jump to a case of a burned apartment building and a dead boy. Flack and Hawkes are working on this case. Flack seems to me in this one just a little out of sorts. I'm glad taht Hawkes called him on it when he gave his card to the mother of the dead boy to see where they were in the investigation. Next we jump to a park scene with a dead man who looks to have been beheaded but with his head still attached sitting on a park bench. Later on we find out that the two dead men worked for the same corporation and that supposedly someone was cooking the books. Mack goes to question the head of the comapany and doesn't get too far with him. We find out that the fire that was set in the apartment was started by using a potato chip bag. The young boy who was killed was playing chess at the time. Hawkes begins to suspect the boyfriend after he meets up with him in the park playing chess with his daughter and hearing him say it's not his fault one more time. He also notices the bandage on the young girls hand and does some more digging. Meanwhile Mack and Stella go and interview a woman who has been passed up for a promotion and find out that she was a sparing partner with one of the two dead men. Mack then arrrestes the head of the company for murdering both of his fellow right hand men. Hawkes confronts the boyfriend about what happened and why he set the fire. He gives the man the chance to come clean now or serve him a warrant which will make things that much harder. All in all a great episode. Great to see Hawkes stepping up and not letting anyone push him around because he changed job descriptions. Nice to see Lorri Petty have a cameo appearance as the bartender who's bar got trashed.