Shopaholic35 I was expecting this show to be a great addition to the crime genre that has been prevalent since the nineties unfortunately that was not the case. Look the show is watchable and every now and then they have a great episode with a killer storyline but that feels far and in-between. I don't know maybe they just didn't have very good writers.Before I started watching this I thought I would also love the characters but far from it. For the most part they are negative and feel like they have given up. Even from the first season they seemed depressed and always negative.This show had so much potential but never really came into it's stride. Every now and then I enjoy watching it but mostly it feels dull and contrived.

Angelus2 I am not a fan of addict of this show and only caught episodes before leaving for college. But I have to say, the writing is very good and the actors are just as good.What really caught my attention was 'James Marsters' someone who I have loved since Buffy and thought his role as Detective Morris was brilliant. The lead actor Frank Lapaglia is brilliant as the head of this unit and his relentless quest to find the missing and punish the wicked. I love his tough guy attitude and his interrogation skills.Poppy Montgomery is simple beautiful and I captivating.

angelfrancesca85 OK I am all for people having their own opinion and everything but CSI isn't even how the whole investigation process goes. First of all the crime scene guys do not talk to suspects or witnesses. All that the csi or csu (crime scene unit) does is go to the crime scene and collect as much evidence as possible like blood samples, hair and carpet fibers. Then the medical examiner takes samples from the body and runs toxic screens and determines cause of death, that has nothing to do with the csi unit. After all this work is done, and that usually takes a great deal of time due to the fact that DNA tests take anywhere from 2 to 4 months to complete and even finger print analysis take a long time complete as well, all the results are given to the detectives working the case. Then they put all the facts together and make the arrest. In Without a Trace the investigating FBI team finds evidence and informs the csi unit to come and gather it. Then the team puts the facts together and talks to witnesses and suspects and makes the arrest. In CSI they practically do everything in the investigation which is so unrealistic that its not worth watching. Without a Trace in the other hand runs more like a real investigation with many technicians to help them run the case but the FBI unit is always the ones that interrogate and make the arrests. So in short Without a Trace is more like a real investigation and CSI isn't. Thats the entire reason that I prefer Without a Trace over CSI any day. Besides I'm really not into shows that have like 4 spin offs that all do the same thing.

haleyeeames It's a good show, fairly well-written, with good plot lines, but the characters are a little under-developed, which is sometimes frustrating. But overall, I would recommend it easily. The "one case per episode" thing can result in rushed episodes sometimes, but most of the time, they keep a realistic time line. Of course, with this kind of show, you can rarely really "connect" with the missing persons stories, because it's so short. You can get bored of the style after a few seasons, but if you like shows like Bones or Criminal Minds, this show is a good choice, even if it's missing the humor-wittiness of Bones and the intelligence of Criminal Minds.