2/5 More shock, less substance
  by E. Griffin
Having been a huge fan of CSI (Las Vegas only) I have been sorely disappointed with season 9. We have all the seasons on DVD (cable not available and don't want a dish) and recently began watching this season. My dismay is not so much with the loss of characters but the increased shock value and gory-ness of the current season. Previous seasons focused more on "solving the puzzle" of the crime while this season seems to focus more on the portrayal of the crime (shock value.) The recent episode I watched had a whole sequence at the beginning where a woman was hunted down and strangled (took 1 -2 minutes.) Sorry, I just couldn't watch. The characters haven't really melded yet either which makes for awkward dialogue. Have put it aside for now, may come back to it later.....very disappointed. I guess it was to be expected, most shows don't have a run for this long without the edges starting to fray....

1/5 Without Petersen forget it......
  by Edward A. Jones (Reading, PA)
We have all prior box sets as to CSI and without a doubt, if we had known what was in this set we would have saved our money. To be honest, the only reason we purchased this was to see the conclusion of the Warick Dunn episode. The fact that Grissom leaves the show was a disappointment! Without Warick & Gil Grissom, this show loses all credibility. We do not normally watch this show when it appears on Tv so it doesn't spoil the effect of viewing uninterrupted on DVD. Fishburn is a complete joke and the entire show has lost it's effect from the past. This set starts out ok but then dies a violent death after Grissom leaves the show. We will not be making anymore purchases based on the revised format. I could have saved myself alot of money by not purchasing Season 9; don't make the same mistake I did, don't buy this; it's that bad!

5/5 I Love the Whole Series......
  by J. Bollenbacher (Sheboygan, WI United States)
I have all 9 Seasons of these guys in LasVegas and enjoy watching them over and over. Because they are detailed and complicated, you see new different things each time. Great set...but sad to see Bill Petersen leave.

5/5 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 9
  by Allan C. Willner (Burke, VA)
This is a real good show. Used to be my favorite but now CSI: Miami is my favorite of all the CSIs. I have dvds from Season 1 through Season 9 and they are excellent.
Its really good being able to go back and watch certain episodes.
Allan Willner

3/5 Where did CSI go?
  by canopy (New Zealand)
I have been a die-hard CSI fan since season 1. NEVER had I been disappointed with a CSI episode and even when I got rid of my TV the only show I rented to watch on my laptop was this show. And then the funeral of Grissom, Sara, and Warrick happened. Urgh....I was so disappointed to see these characters leave - especially Grissom. And I have to say, the mourning of these characters resonated throughout the season. I still watched every episode but it really was not the same. With different characters a change is to be expected but the intrigue and the x-factor of this show that made it stand out from the rest seem to have gone as well. The original cast had an amazing chemistry and they made the show work. And because of this, the writers were able to go on different tangents with the plot because it was safe to do so with this ensemble cast. It seems that the episodes on this season were unoriginal and too straightforward for the audience who's been spoilt with such original scripts in the previous seasons. The whole fun of watching CSI is the uncovering of the mystery in the most unexpected ways. I couldn't say that about this season's episodes. The writers need to create new chemistry and develop their characters to a new level quickly or the show may suffer - or worse, I might stop watching. :(