Watching CSI

Jorja Fox sat down with TVGuideMagazine.com to talk about her return to CSI. Here’s a snippet of what she had to say:

So what prompted your return to CSI?
Right around March, I felt really rested and was itching to work—I was ready and going to meetings and auditioning. When I was in Atlanta [filming a guest shot on Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva], I got the call about CSI—it was completely out of the blue! I never thought I’d be going back to work with people that I knew, I thought I’d be starting new things. That was a surprise, so I’m going back to work and it’s with the same people who I’ve worked with for eight years in the past. [Laughs] I was thrilled! For me it was a huge compliment!

When do you begin filming?
I was there all week—they started shooting July 20. I think I’m about knee-deep back in the water. It has just been a ball and a half. I think CSI’s premiere episode is one of the best that I’ve ever read. It’s a pleasant surprise. You think, “They’re starting Season 10—how is it going to be as good as it was last year or four years ago?” And they blew me away.

Check out the rest of the interview HERE.

Woe!   The news is coming fast and furious.  Lauren Lee Smith played CSI  Riley Adams won’t be back  next season.

“She’s not going to be back for Season 10,” executive producer Naren Shankar told TV Guide. “It was an issue of how we were feeling the ensemble was working. When we brought in the character of Riley, it got lost in the shuffle a little bit because we had lost Warrick, we had lost Sara, and then in the middle of last season Grissom finally left. I think, as a result, the character never quite found its footing in terms of the rest of the gang.”

I  didn’t see this one coming.   I think she needed a little more time to gel.  We lost a lot of folks last season.   Maybe they don’t t need to pull a character from the outside.  I think Wendy would be a good CSI.  If she moved to the field that might give her and Hodges and opportunity to date.  What do you think?

Adam Rodriquez has scored a plum role in the new Tyler Perry  film I Can Do Bad All by Myself. This a great opportunity for Adam who’s cast along side Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson. Tyler Perry films are typically blockbuster gold.

When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of Raymond, her married boyfriend, April wants nothing to do with the kids. But her attitude begins to change when Sandino, a handsome Mexican immigrant looking for work, moves into April’s basement room. Making amends for his own troubled past, Sandino challenges April to open her heart. And April soon realizes she must make the biggest choice of her life: between her old ways with Raymond and the new possibilities of family, faith … and even true love. Written by Lionsgate

I Can Do Bad All By Myself opens on September 11th.

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Jorja will guest star in Lifetime’s new hit Drop Dead Diva as a soccer mom with a criminal past.

The show tells the story of a model who’s soul ends up in the body of smart plus-size attorney. In Second Chances (1×6), Jorja plays a soccer mom with a criminal record. Jorja’s character hires Jane, the lead character, to defend her. The show airs Sunday August 16th.

We have little more information on Jorja’s return to CSI.   According to CSI’s executive producers Naren Shankar and Carol Mendelsohn, Sara’s back to help the familial feeling’s that been lost with the changes in the team.

“The family had disintegrated a little bit,” Shankar said. “We had people off in their own bubbles, and we want to restore that family [feeling]. And Jorja’s helping with that.”

“Sara comes in and brings everyone together. And she helps Catherine understand that as the [new] leader, she needs to make the team cohesive and really fire on all cylinders again,” Mendelsohn added

Grissom and Sara are definitely still together even if everything isn’t perfect. “They’re absolutely together,” said Shankar. “We’re talking about a couple of very independent individuals who have decided to share their life together. The first few months of that for any couple are a weird adjustment.”

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You can tell that the new season is fast approaching.  Exciting announcements.  Stars turning up on the red carpet just to remind us they are still present and accounted for. Eva LaRue, a primetime red carpet queen, donned a cute casual outfit for the premier of Disney’s G-Force.

G-Force is a an action cartoon produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.   The cast includes Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Jon Favreau, Penélope Cruz, Steve Buscemi and Tracy Morgan.

The plot centers “around a team of trained secret agent animals: guinea pigs Darwin (team leader) (Sam Rockwell), Juarez (martial arts) (Penélope Cruz), Blaster (weapons/transportation) (Tracy Morgan), mole Speckles (cyber intelligence) (Nicolas Cage), and fly Mooch (high-tech surveillance) (Edwin Louis). The team takes on a mission for the US government to stop evil billionaire Leonard Saber (Bill Nighy), who plans to destroy the world with household appliances.”

Sounds like fun.

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LOS ANGELES, July 20 - SAG Award winner and fan favorite Jorja Fox will reprise her role as Sara Sidle on multiple episodes of CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION this fall, airing Thursdays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

“We’re thrilled for Jorja’s return to CSI,” said executive producer Carol Mendelsohn. “The viewers and longtime CSI fans will be excited to discover where life has taken Sara Sidle and what brings her back to the CSI team in Las Vegas in our premiere episode.”

CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, which returns for its 10th season this fall, was last season’s number one drama. Fox, who had been a series regular since the show’s first season, left during its eighth season, when her character, Sara, suffering job burnout, decided to leave the crime lab to deal with past demons. She returned briefly during season nine and then left again to do research in Costa Rica, where her former boss and romantic partner, Gil Grissom, later joined her.

All together now.  YES. Jorja will return for the season premier plus several other season 10 episodes.

“We’re thrilled for Jorja’s return to `CSI,’”  executive producer Carol Mendelsohn said, adding that viewers will “discover where life has taken Sara Sidle and what brings her back to the `CSI’ team in Las Vegas in our premiere episode.”

The last we saw of Sara she was in the Costa Rican jungle making out with Gil. Wonder what’s bringing her back to Vegas and if William Petersen will return at some point during the season. Hopefully TPTB won’t muck up what was a successful but non intrusive crime drama romance. What do you guys think of Sara returning?

Exciting isn’t it? What are your hopes for Sara’s return. I know you have some.

CSI premiers on September 24th.

Hill Harper recently attended the a thank dinner for the President’s National Finance Committee.  The dinner was “thank you from Obama and the Democratic National Committee to members of his presidential campaign’s national finance committee and members of the DNC’s National Advisory Board.”   I’m not sure if Hill served on the finance committee (I think he did) but he was a huge supporter of the president from the beginning of his campaign.

Click below for a snippet of the President’s address to the crowd:

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Not  much happening on the CSI front during the summer but we do have the franchise premiere dates.  In the meantime enjoy the reruns fans.

Sept. 21: CSI: Miami
Sept 23: CSI:NY
Sept. 24: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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It’s just getting uglier and uglier between David Caruso and his ex partner Liza Marquez.  According Marquez’s camp, David was an did not show up for a May 15th deposition. Radar online reports that the couple broke up two days after the birth of what Liza maintains is their second child. Apparently David demanded a paternity test. That matter has not been resolved. Liza filed a lawsuit in April against the actor alleging that he’d broken a verbal support agreement. Liza’s also suing the former nanny, alleging that she spied for David.

Liza’s lawyer Debra Opri wants the court the find David $4,326.55.

Despite all this drama David has had one weight lifted from his shoulder. His longtime stalker was nabbed in Mexico and sentenced to a psychiatric facility in her home country of Austria.

HORATIO FIGHTS TO SAVE YELINA WHILE DELKO’S LIFE HANGS IN THE BALANCE, ON THE SEVENTH SEASON FINALE OF “CSI: MIAMI,” MONDAY, MAY 18

Brian Austin Green (”Beverly Hills, 90210″) Guest Stars as an Alleged Carjacking Victim

“Seeing Red” - Horatio fights to save Yelina and when Delko goes against Calleigh’s plea and helps his dangerous father, his life is put in jeopardy, on the seventh season finale of CSI: MIAMI, Monday, May 18 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Horatio Caine: David Caruso
Calleigh Duquesne: Emily Procter
Eric Delko: Adam Rodriguez
Ryan Wolfe: Jonathan Togo
Det. Frank Tripp: Rex Linn
Natalia Boa Vista: Eva La Rue

RECURRING CAST:

Yelina Salas: Sofia Milos
Ivan Sarnoff: Andrew Divoff
Alexander Sharova: Rade Sherbedgia
Gregor Kasparov: Mark Ivanir

GUEST CAST:

Todd Harris: Vicellous Shannon
Nathan Bertram: Ben Bray
Officer Miller: Ryan Scharoun
Anthony Green: Brian Austin Green
Dr. Sarah Fordham: Tamlyn Tomita
Jacob Yarovski: Boris Kievski
Peter Morenko: Yevgeniy Kartashov
Armed Guard: Malcolm Foster Smith
Young Officer: John Dugan

WRITTEN BY: Barry O’Brien

DIRECTED BY: Joe Chappelle

RATING: To Be Announced

THE CSIs INVESTIGATE A STRING OF MURDERS LINKED TO A POKER SCAM INVOLVING VALUABLE CHIPS FROM A CLOSED CASINO, ON THE NINTH SEASON FINALE OF “CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION,” THURSDAY, MAY 14

Cynthia Watros (”Lost”) and Gerald McRaney (”Jericho”) Guest Star As Two Of the Suspects Involved In The Poker Scam

“All In” - A cache of missing chips from a closed down casino turn up in Vegas and a string of murders follow, leading Langston to use deadly force for the first time in his career as a CSI, on the ninth season finale of CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Thursday, May 14 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Dr. Raymond Langston: Laurence Fishburne
Catherine Willows: Marg Helgenberger
Nick Stokes: George Eads
Captain Jim Brass: Paul Guilfoyle
Greg Sanders: Eric Szmanda
Dr. Robbins: Robert David Hall
David Phillips: David Berman
Hodges: Wallace Langham
Wendy Simms: Liz Vassey
Riley Adams: Lauren Lee Smith

GUEST CAST:

Barbie Aubrey: Cynthia Watros
Eli Schindler: Gerald McRaney
Conrad Ecklie: Marc Vann
Mandy Webster: Sheeri Rappaport
Bruno Curtis: Mark Pellegrino
Huston Dobbs: Brian Oerly
Walter Ellis: Andrew Rothenberg
Clayton Ferris: Peter Breitmayer
Paramedic: Wayne Wilderson
Nurse Belinda: Shelli Bergh
Landscaper: Carlos Moreno Jr.
Counter Boy: Dusty Sorg
Patron #1: Larry Udy
Patron #2: Conny Van Dyke
Paula Francis: Paula Francis

TELEPLAY BY: Evan Dunsky & Richard Catalani

STORY BY: Naren Shankar, one of the series’ executive producers, & Phillip Schenkler

DIRECTED BY: Paris Barclay

RATING: To Be Announced

WHEN STELLA DISCOVERS THAT NEW YORKERS ARE BEING MURDERED OVER ANCIENT GREEK ARTIFACTS, SHE SURRENDERS HER BADGE AND FOLLOWS A CLUE THAT LEADS TO GREECE, ON “CSI: NY” WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

Series Star Melina Kanakaredes Wrote the Episode

“Grounds For Deception” - When Stella discovers that New Yorkers are being murdered over ancient Greek artifacts, she hands over her badge to follow a clue that leads to Greece and, together with Mac, she uncovers one of the greatest mysteries in history, on CSI: NY Wednesday, May 13 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Det. Mac Taylor: Gary Sinise
Det. Stella Bonasera: Melina Kanakaredes
Danny Messer: Carmine Giovinazzo
Dr. Sheldon Hawkes: Hill Harper
Det. Don Flack: Eddie Cahill
Lindsay Monroe: Anna Belknap
Adam Ross: AJ Buckley
Dr. Sid Hammerback: Robert Joy

GUEST CAST:

Olympia: Sofya Skya
Danaus: Bettis Richardson
Geroge Kolovos: Paul Papadakis
Professor P: Tony Amendola
Tasso Papakota: George Tasudis
Areti Moungri: Georgia Hatzis
Det. Christos Temmas: Louis Mandylor
Young Stella: Brenna Radding

WRITTEN BY: Melina Kanakaredes

DIRECTED BY: Duane Clark

RATING: TV14-V

Most of Gary’s fans know he’s part of Hollywood’s conservative contingent.  Now his name is being floated around as a possible savior to the troubled GOP.  Nicole Wallace, a top Republican adviser thinks Gary’s acting background could help the party,  “The natural strengths that an actor brings to politics would come in handy to anyone going up against Obama in 2012. We will need an effective communicator who can stand toe to toe with Obama’s eloquence.”

I’ve never heard Gary express any interest in public office but rumor has it that he, Jon Voight, Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton meet regularly as part of an informal group of conservative entertainers in Hollywood. If I were a betting mean I’d bet that Gary won’t actually run for office any time soon but could make some appearances at major GOP events in the next few years. Convention speech anyone?