Watching CSI

This time around we’ve only got pics of Horatio and Alex. Wonder what that’s about. Enjoy.

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I’m really excited and intrigued by this episode. Jack and Grissom have such different styles. It’ll be interesting to compare Jack’s physicality and Grissom’s cerebral focus. They even move differently. Grissom’s walk is very deliberate and controlled. Jack doesn’t walk as much as stalk his prey. Jack moves like he’s looking for a fight. You almost always know what Jack is thinking. Grissom leaves those around him wondering what his intentions are. Intimate relationships are very different for them as well. It’s taken Gil years to become involved with Sara. Since we’ve known Jack, he’s had a wife, a mistress and a girlfriend(Jack likes the ladies). I’m sure he’s well on his way to another cycle. Still, they essentially value the same things, their teams and the pursuit of justice. It’s going to make some good for some very good television. Can’t wait for November 1st.

Promo pics HERE.

Episode details HERE.

On to the promo.

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10.16.2007
GRISSOM AND THE CSI TEAM INVESTIGATE THE DEATH OF A BOY IN VEGAS WHO MIGHT BE A KIDNAP VICTIM, MISSING FROM NEW YORK SIX YEARS AGO, ON “CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION,” NOV.1 NOV. 8

Anthony LaPaglia (”Without A Trace”) Guest Stars in This First Part of a Two-Part Crossover Episode to Conclude on “Without A Trace,” Thursday, Nov. 1 Nov. 8

“Who and What” - In Part One of a Two-Part crossover episode to conclude on “Without A Trace,” a kidnap victim from New York who went missing six years ago may be the same boy whose death Grissom and the CSI team are investigating in Las Vegas, on CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Thursday, Nov. 1 Nov. 8(9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Anthony LaPaglia guest stars.

SERIES REGULARS:

Gil Grissom………………………. William Petersen

Catherine Willows………….. Marg Helgenberger

Warrick Brown…………………….. Gary Dourdan

Nick Stokes………………………….. George Eads

Captain Jim Brass………………….. Paul Guilfoyle

Sara Sidle………………………………….. Jorja Fox

Greg Sanders………………………… Eric Szmanda

Dr. Robbins……………………. Robert David Hall

Hodges………………………….. Wallace Langham

RECURRING:

David Phillips……………………….. David Berman

Archie Johnson………………………… Archie Kao

Wendy Simms…………………………… Liz Vassey

GUEST CAST:

Jack Malone……………………. Anthony LaPaglia

Carmen Davis…………………………. Kim Beuche

Evan Michaels…………………………. Brett Coker

Tom Michaels………………………. Denis O’Hare

Paul Fournier……………………………. Dig Wayne

Terry Wicker………………………… John Hawkes

Soccer Player…………………………….. A.J. Noel

Bloody Man…………………………….. Tom Katsis

Det. Ruben Bejarano…………. Anthony Ruivivar

Floor Manager…………………….. Nicole Cannon

Station Yard Controller………….. Muse Watson

Hobo…………………………………….. Jasper Cole

Kobe………………………………… Nathan Gamble

Gina Farentino…………. Sarah Danielle Madison

WRITTEN BY: Allen MacDonald and Naren Shankar, one of the series’ executive producers

DIRECTED BY: Kenneth Fink

GENRE: CRIME DRAMA, MYSTERY, SUSPENSE

Promo stills for the ep are HERE.

RATING: TV-14-V

On the web: www.cbs.com/primetime/csi/

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Pictures! Pictures! Jack and Grissom! Pictures! Can you tell I’m excited?

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Alrighty folks we’ve got our first contest going.
What do you win?
I started here because it’s really the most important part. The prize is a spiffy new copy of Reading CSI:Crime TV Under the Microscope. It’s a really interesting book that looks at the CSI franchise from some pretty intriguing angles(It’s really hard for me to let this one go but for you guys I’ll do it).

Reading CSI:Crime TV Under the Microscope is a collection of critical discussions(all three CSIs are included) from a wide range of perspectives.

Some of my favorite topics are:

Here’s how is going to work.
For every trivia fact you submit you’ll get one entry. Trivia can be concerning any character from any CSI or any cast member of any CSI.  Entries will be taken until November 1st.

Trivia is classified as a little known fact.
Examples of trivia:
Gary Dourdan was discovered by Debbie Allen as he walked down a street in Paris.

Not trivia:
Mac Taylor is a widow. Mac Taylor plays bass.
Marg Helgenberger is an Emmy and Golden Globe winner.
How do you enter?
Reply to this entry or email me at kd.griffin[at]451press.net.

I look forward to reading all your great trivia submissions. Thanks to Palgrave Macmillan. for providing the prize.

Check out another great 451 contest over at Country Musical Herald.

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In an exclusive interview with EW.com, Jorja Fox talked about why she’s leaving the hit series. Actually she’s left. Monday was her last day on set.   This section of the interview gives you a look of where Jorja is coming from:

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So, Jorja, whose call was this for you to leave CSI — yours or CBS’?
JORJA FOX: It’s my call — and a very, very difficult one, something I’ve been thinking about for a long, long time. It’s one of the hardest decisions I’ve made in my life. It has nothing to do with my contract, nothing to do with money…. It could be the stupidest thing I’ve ever done in my life. Only time will tell.

Okay, but…why?
There are so many things I want to do! Some are personal. Some are professional. And I really need to do some of them before I get too old…. It’s a really intense place to work. A lot of the stories [on the show] do end sadly and badly. That’s been one of the things I’ve struggled with — the violence. I’m not saying I’ll never do another violent [project], because I’m sure that I’ll be back in that world someday, but it’s really good for me to take a break from it.

This has come as a terrible blow to many of Jorja’s fans who campaigned tirelessly in hopes that monetary concerns were the reason for the stars potential departure.

It appears that Jorja needed to take a break for personal reasons. That’s completely understandable considering the grind of a primetime series. Jorja even joked that she “forgot” to have kids. This isn’t an extremely young cast and many are coming to a crossroads in their lives. I’d imagine that after more than seven years this is only the beginning of more cast departures.

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Tonight we’ll get another chance to see Gary Sinise’s musical talent. The episode will show him playing bass for Will Dailey’s single “Rise,” from Dailey’s Back Flipping Forward CD.

Dailey is a singer songwriter from Boston who financed his first CD, GoodbyeRedBullet, by selling his car. Back Flipping Forward was first released in 2006 when Dailey was on an indie label. He has since signed with CBS Records who remixed and remastered it for it’s October 2nd release. His music has been on a number of shows including CSI: Miami(”Rise” and “Eliza” where featured in “Born to Kill”), Jericho, NCIS, The Young and the Restless, What About Brian, The Hills and Army Wives.

CBS just released a clip of Gary and Will preforming from tonight’s show. Looks like he there might be something going on with Mac and Stella-nothing shippy just a deep friendship moment.

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Next week Mac Taylor is headed into virtual reality thanks to CSI creator Anthony Zuiker. Zuiker asked writers to create a Second Life storyline involving a young woman who looks like an avatar brought to life. In Second Life, avatars are characters people create to live in an online world. The character has green hair, outrageous clothes and she’s the most popular um-person in this virtual world. Zuiker refers to her as the Paris Hilton of Second Life. She’s being targeted by a jealous competitor that wants to take over her ID.

Mr. Zuiker said the plot would have Mac Taylor introduced to this new world by the younger members of his crime team. But then Taylor, using electronic clues to track the killer, would enter Second Life to chase the avatar. The tougher part was finding a way to extend the experience for the many viewers who, Mr. Zuiker knew from his work on several previous episodes, would be willing to follow the episode with some kind of interactivity online.

This is the cool part. We can investigate in conjunction with the episodes(they’ll be another in February). There will be three levels of participation depending on your level of expertise and how involved you wish to be. From what I understand, even those with limited computer experience will be able to participate.

Zuiker stressed that the “CSI: NY” virtual world in Second Life will be geared for the “CSI” fan rather than the early adopter, with shorter download times and an avatar of Zuiker to walk visitors through the virtual Manhattan.

If you’re reading this blog you should be able to do at least level one.

Mr. Zuiker said the first level of participation, the simplest, will allow viewers to walk around the representations of New York buildings and then visit a CSI lab, where they can play basic forensic games, like facial recognition.

The second level is much more elaborate. It consists of a game called “Murder by Zuiker,” based on a murder plot that Mr. Zuiker created and the Electric Sheep engineers have transformed into a scene in Second Life. Mr. Zuiker will leave clues around the murder scene. He will post and rank the 100 people who come closest to his explanation of the murder, and, he said, the winner will “get a virtual gift for his or her avatar.”

The final stage of game play will allow “CSI” fans to become CSI investigators. They will receive a field kit and tools, get a chance to interview suspects and be given the opportunity to solve the murder featured in the episode. The final gimmick of that episode is that it will end in a cliffhanger: it will not be resolved until an episode in February.

This sounds so cool. I’m definately in.

Check out the CSI:NY Second Life promo and episode promo below.

Second Life Promo

Episode Promo

Above picture: Gary Sinise in a scene that features Second Life.

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10.08.2007
THE CSIs GO HIGH TECH WHEN A WOMAN’S MURDER SENDS MAC AND THE TEAM INTO “SECOND LIFE,” THE SUCCESSFUL INTERNET-BASED VIRTUAL WORLD, ON, “CSI: NY,” WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24

“Down The Rabbit Hole” - A woman’s murder sends Mac into “Second Life,” the internet-based virtual world to track down the killer in both the real and cyber world, on, CSI: NY, Wednesday, Oct. 24 (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

RECURRING

Dr. Sid Hammerback…………………. Robert Joy

GUEST CAST

Doorman……………………………… Peter Gannon

Cheryl Duncan…………………. Lindsay Pulsipher

Johnny O’Dell…………………………. Hank Harris

Samson Rowe……………………… Jonno Roberts

David King……………………………. David Burtka

Suspect X……………………………… Kam Heskin

Congressman Devane…………. Jonathan Palmer

Young Man (Hostage)……………… Dylan Bruce

Written by: Executive Producer Peter M. Lenkov & Sam Humphrey

Directed by: Christine Moore

Genre: Crime Drama, Action, Adventure, Suspense, MYSTERY

RATING: TV-14-V

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On the web: www.cbs.com/primetime/csi_ny/

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EW.com has exclusively learning that Jorja Fox is indeed leaving CSI and it’s not because of a monetary dispute.

“There are all these things I want to do. Some are personal. Some are professional. And I really need to do some of them before I get too old,” explains Fox. “If I thought the show were on its last legs, I would have tried harder to stay the course. But I feel like its going to be around for a while, so if I don’t want some of those dreams to pass me by. I have to get off the ride for a while.”

Jorja’s fans have been working tirelessly to make sure she was offered a fair and equitable raise since word leaked that she might not be returning to TV’s number one unscripted show(I do like saying that).   There will be more of EW.com’s exclusive interview with Jorja on Wednesday.

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Hill Harper continued to show his support for Barack Obama at the Friday’s BET Hip Hop Awards which was held in Atlanta.

On the BET red carpert.

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Jorja Fox attended the Sea Shepherd fundraiser “Breaking the Ice” Friday in Santa Monica. She even ran into Martin Sheen her castmate from West Wing days.

Established in 1977, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization whose mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world’s oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species.

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09.25.2007

WHEN A DYING MAN CONFESSES TO A MURDER 24 HOURS BEFORE IT HAPPENS, MAC AND THE CSIS INVESTIGATE THE SCIENTIFIC POSSIBILITY OF TIME TRAVEL, ON, “CSI: NY,” WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17

CBS Records Artist Will Dailey Guest Stars as Himself

“Time’s Up” - A dying man confesses to a murder 24 hours before it happens and Mac investigates the possibility of time travel, on CSI: NY, Wednesday, Oct. 17 (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

Lindsay Monroe……………………. Anna Belknap

Dr. Sheldon Hawkes………………….. Hill Harper

Det. Don Flack……………………….. Eddie Cahill

Adam Ross……………………………… AJ Buckley
RECURRING CAST:

Dr. Sid Hammerback…………………. Robert Joy

GUEST CAST

Det Jennifer Angell………… Emmanuelle Vaugier

Martin Browning……………….. Christopher May

Kevin Murray……………………….. Michael Rady

Leo Tyler…………………………………. Rob Boltin

Robin Graham………………………… Britt Morgan

Waitress………………………………… Dawn Lewis

Mortgage Broker…………………. Ryan Quintana

Retired Lady………………………. Vernica Alicino

Busboy………………………….. Russell Cummings

Prof Clark Risenhoover………………… Joel Polis

Brent Vandeman…………………….. Samuel Child

Goth Girl…………………………………. Tiffani Fest

Freshman…………………………….. Parker Torres

Kelsey Coulter………………………. Rosalie Ward

Will Dailey……………………………….. Will Dailey

Written by: Trey Callaway

Directed by: Rob Bailey

Genre: Crime Drama, Action, Adventure, Suspense, MYSTERY

RATING: To Be Announced

On the web: www.cbs.com/primetime/csi_ny/

Additional promo stills are HERE. 

A strange machine, a pickle….

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