Shock Waves

What a terrible episode, i was hoping for a great episode to set this season off running, i wasn't expecting much after seeing the final episodes of season 10. They seem to be relying of Fishburne to pull a rabbit out of his hat to save the show.

i can't see this show getting a 12th season. Get rid off Laurence Fishburne, he is dragging this show down deeper and deeper each episode. He's a good actor, but no way is he suited to CSI.

They have to somehow tease William Petersen back or get a better actor like Kurt Russell, Jonathan LaPaglia, John Lithgow or at least hold some screen tests and let the fans decide who they should choose. CBS needs to have talks with Jerry Bruckheimer and quickly before this gets too far out of hand.

I like this show; I always have. It generally has decent plots, good, sometimes witty, dialogue and it's pretty well acted.

Then this episode.

Who is this bomb disposal woman supposed to be and where did she get that accent? Does it sound authentic to people outside of the UK? I'm guessing that its some Hollywood/UK hybrid; absolutely atrocious. I'm guessing I'm not the only brit to cringe when she said "sodder" instead of "solder". More than once.

Then came that annoying talentless brat Justin Beiber. Who made the decision to cast him and what were they thinking? Are they trying to stay "relevant" and attract a younger audience? Don't bother - stick to your die-hard fans before you alienate them.

Get a grip Bruckheimer

Ray survives the attack of Nate Haskell. During the funeral of the police officer Franklin Clark, his family asks Nick to leave the ceremony. Nick suspects of a parked van and when two bombs explode at the cemetery, people run towards the location where the van is, but Nick makes them stop and saves their lives. Bomb squad officer Kacey Monahan joins the team to help their investigation that leads the CSI investigators to an anti-government group led by Dr. Huxbee.

"Shock Waves" is the first episode of the Eleventh Season of CSI. Unfortunately, it is a disappointing return. With the exception of the sequence of bomb explosions, the episode is boring and bureaucratic. The character of Raymond Langston is annoying and an awful replacement of Grissom. The attack of Nate Haskell could have been a great opportunity to get rid of Ray and fix the show. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Shock Waves"

After being a big fan of the show but turned off big-time by end of the eighth season, this was my first look at the show in three years. I was disgusted; it not only hadn't gotten better, it's become worse! (Hopefully, that will change as the season goes on and I didn't totally waste my money on this DVD.) Except for one crossover series (I still never miss a CSI-Miami or CSI-New York episode), I was also curious to see what "Ray Langston" was like on a regular basis. Off this episode, it's hard to say he didn't have a whole lot to say, although he still appeared to be running things from a hospital bed.

The annoying things included the overt political bias showing cartoon-like patriot characters, an out-of-place teen idol Justin Bieber, a new CSI person with an English accent so thick I couldn't understand half of what she said, another cheap shot again against anyone who believes in heaven (said by "Sara Sidle,"), a very hostile "Capt. Brass" (has he changed since I last saw him in Season 8?).

CSI-NY and CSI-Miami give you crime stories and an occasional personal story, but rarely deal in politics and religion. It's too bad this show has to be in-your-face with those things, on too many occasions.

Oh, well, it was still fun seeing the old "gang" - George Eads, Eric Szmanda, Marg Helgenberger, Paul Guilfoyle, Jorja Fox, Robert David Hall, David Berman, etc., and I thought the scene in which "Catherine" was trying to convince "Nick" to see a shrink was very touching.

I'm really hoping things get better than this lame opening episode.

I found it as decent as always. Some reviews are so negative just because of one additional player? Come on.. Grow up! So much hatred for the poor young boy (with so few lines and scenes). Not a fan of Beiber, but I still love the episode anyway. Some scenes are captivating, the regular members of the show are awesome as always, I like the scene between dr Robins and Ray.