
And no TV police drama would be complete without a wise-cracking, blue-collar sergeant, played to perfection by Rex Linn. Omar Miller plays Walter Simmons, a Louisianian and art theft expert who’s come up from the night shift. Ouch! If you’re okay with guys who are less hunky and noirish, also prone to wearing pastel ties with jeans and to gambling problems, Ryan Wolfe (Jonathan Togo) is your guy. Hunky Eric Delko (Adam Rodriguez) is a Cuban underwater recovery expert who learns his dad is actually a Soviet, the very man who put a hit on him. Calleigh is great, because she’s a blonde Southern belle who knows and likes guns, takes her job way too seriously, and has to deal with an alcoholic father. In CSI: Miami, Anthony Zuiker pitched the Land of Perpetual Sunset, prettier people wearing sexier clothing, and characters who are equally as interesting.Įmily Proctor as Calleigh Duquesne from CSI:MiamiThroughout nine seasons, this group has experienced life, death, and everything in between. There was a crime in Las Vegas that led to Miami where we basically got the mission statement directly from Emily Proctor’s character Calleigh Duquesne, “We do things more fanciful down here.” In the original CSI, you have the Land of Perpetual Shadow, pretty people wearing sexy clothing, and interesting characters. Nine years ago, CSI: Miami had the luxury of launching its pilot episode wrapped within an episode of the original CSI. Hello? If this discussion is not about The Wire, then just about all other police shows are unreal.

Some critics think CSI: Miami is too unreal.


I’m here to tell you something: you are missing out if you don’t watch this show. I know for some, that’s enough not to watch. The cinematography is gorgeous, it has beautiful people and interesting stories. It’s routinely in the top 15 or 20 of all shows. It wins its time slot (Mondays or Sundays) all the time. Who could be against this scenery?Why do so many people dog CSI: Miami?
