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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Art Imitates Life

After several victims are found dead while performing normal, everyday activities, the CSIs must find the reason as to why each of the victims remain upright after dying.


7.8/10 (23 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 9x3
Airdate: Thursday October 23rd, 2008

Director: Kenneth Fink
Writer: Evan Dunsky

Alternate Airdates:

AU (Nine) Oct 27, 2008
UK (five) Jan 27, 2009
Argentina Feb 16, 2009
NL (RTL 4) Mar 09, 2009
Croatia Sep 28, 2010

Guest Stars
Alex Carter (1)Alex Carter (1)
As Det. Vartann
Recurring
Gabriel CasseusGabriel Casseus
As Det. Gabriel Williams
Recurring
Joe OchmanJoe Ochman
As Bird Watcher
Recurring
Jon WellnerJon Wellner
As Henry Andrews
Recurring
Marc VannMarc Vann
As Conrad Ecklie
Recurring
Sheeri RappaportSheeri Rappaport
As Mandy Webster
Recurring
Alex KingstonAlex Kingston
As Patricia Alwick
Alexandra BarretoAlexandra Barreto
As Distraught Woman
Clara YorkClara York
As Stroller Lady
Davis WynDavis Wyn
As Harley Soon
Geneva SomersGeneva Somers
As Carlotta Perotti
Googy GressGoogy Gress
As Cabbie
Gregg BinkleyGregg Binkley
As Street Person #3
Jeffrey TamborJeffrey Tambor
As Jerzy Skaggs
Jordan TartakowJordan Tartakow
As Street Person #2
K. C. RamseyK. C. Ramsey
As Jogger
Nina MillinNina Millin
As Street Person #1
Ritchie CosterRitchie Coster
As Arthur Blisterman
Will McCormackWill McCormack
As Langston Weller
Main Cast
George EadsGeorge Eads
As Nick Stokes
Paul Guilfoyle (1)Paul Guilfoyle (1)
As Captain Jim Brass
Eric SzmandaEric Szmanda
As Greg Sanders
Robert David HallRobert David Hall
As Dr. Al Robbins
Wallace LanghamWallace Langham
As David Hodges
David BermanDavid Berman
As David Phillips
Marg HelgenbergerMarg Helgenberger
As Catherine Willows
William PetersenWilliam Petersen
As Gil Grissom
Liz VasseyLiz Vassey
As Wendy Simms
Music
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
Mount CyanideFootsteps in the Skyheard when Grissom is processing the body
Rascal FlattsI'm Moving On 


Episode Goofs
When the artist is being asked questions by Brass, the headphones round his neck are angled, one shot, straight the next and then angled once again.


More of a technical nitpick - when Riley is giving the young boy CPR at the end of the episode her technique is wrong. In cases of oxygen deprivation and child cases there should always be 5 breaths before the start of compressions - she did maybe 2 at most, and the use of two hands on a child of only 9 is extremely debatable - as the child technique of using only one hand is basically mandatory until at least the age of 8.



Cultural References
Title: Art Imitates Life

The title is an odd twist on the way things are supposed to be: Art should imitate Life. However Oscar Wilde once commented "Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life", snidely commenting on the quality of art in doing its job. As a result, the term "Life Imitates Art" has become a cultural meme, though the opposite is generally supposed to be more true.



Other Episode Crew

CreatorAnthony E. Zuiker
Main Title ThemeThe Who
 
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