All 24 episodes of the third season of the show are here as Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise) and his team of forensic investigators experience another wide array of crime scenes including Holly Golightly look-a-likes, deadly shoplifters, icicle stabbings, Suicide Girls, Criss Angel and even John McEnroe as a suspected killer. Really, describing the show in anymore detail would be a waste of time as you know what you are in for. The question is whether or not it is worth the purchase, and that depends on your taste.
If I was forced to buy only one of the "C.S.I." franchises and dismiss the others I would probably veer toward "C.S.I.: Miami" even though I loathe David Caruso and really like Gary Sinise. Sorry, for me Emily Procter is just a step above Melina Kanakaredes and well above Marg Helgenberger and I also don't really like the washed out blue they treat each episode with. I understand they are trying to make NYC look cold and disturbing, but letting a little light in every now and then wouldn't hurt. They have certainly cornered the market on color schemes with this franchise though as the Las Vegas show owns green, Miami and its orange and NY with the blue. I also wouldn't mind it if they ditched the cheesy one liners they use to head into the opening credits, that one gets old really quick as you try to hammer through these things to get the review finished.
As for special features on this set there are four audio commentaries and four featurettes. Three of the featurettes are just behind-the-scenes looks at specific episodes, but the final one, "Hill Harper Explores the Body Farm", is really cool. Harper plays Sheldon Hawkes and he heads out to the University of Tennessee's Anthropological forensics training and research center and checks out their study of decaying bodies. The best part about it is that Harper doesn't attempt to act like he knows anything about what he is looking at and takes the tour as any curious onlooker would asking plenty of questions and getting tons of answers. It is truly fascinating to see what all is going on to try and help the police catch killers. The footage is rather graphic considering you are looking at real bodies but it is far too interesting not to watch.
While I like this show I am not sure I can recommend you shell out for this season unless you are already hooked on the New York franchise. There are some good episodes in here and a great story arch including Edward Furlong that plays a reoccurring role in the season, but on a whole I just don't find it as entertaining as the other two shows in the franchise.