Watching CSI

THE CSI TEAM INVESTIGATES A SERIES OF SUSPICIOUS DEATHS WHERE THE VICTIMS ARE LINKED BY THE FACT THAT THEY ALL HAVE GREEN BLOOD, ON “CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION,” THURSDAY, MAY 1

“The Theory of Everything” - Grissom and his team discover several victims who have green blood, leading them to the conclusion that their deaths are somehow connected, on CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Thursday, May 1 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Gil Grissom: William Petersen
Catherine Willows: Marg Helgenberger
Warrick Brown: Gary Dourdan
Nick Stokes: George Eads
Captain Jim Brass: Paul Guilfoyle
Greg Sanders: Eric Szmanda
Dr. Robbins: Robert David Hall
Hodges: Wallace Langham

RECURRING CAST:

David Phillips: David Berman
Archie Johnson: Archie Kao
Wendy Simms: Liz Vassey

GUEST CAST:

Mandy Webster: Sheeri Rappaport
Henry Andrews: Jon Wellner
Officer Mitchell: Larry Mitchell
Office Choi: Colin Kim
Evelyn Polychronopolous: Chloe Webb
Kyle Planck: Karl Makinen
Officer Casella: Sam Witwer
I.A. Officer Galvez: Jose Pablo Cantillo
Margo Delphi: Christine Lakin
Logan Martin: Joe Howard
Dave Bohr: Don Swayze
Cell Phone Dude: Jeremy Cohenour

TELEPLAY BY: Douglas Petrie and David Rambo

STORY BY: Carol Mendelsohn, one of the series’ executive producers, and David Rambo

DIRECTED BY: Chris Leitch

RATING: To Be Announced

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Episode Details are HERE.

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Palm Springs Police Department issued this statement regarding Gary’s arrest. There isn’t any new information from what I can tell.

On Monday, April 28 at approximately 5:12 AM, a Palm Springs patrol officer saw an occupied vehicle parked on the wrong side of the street on Sunny Dunes Road west of Gene Autry Trail. According to police reports, the interior light was on and it appeared as if the occupant of the vehicle in the driver’s seat was sleeping. The officer approached the vehicle and made contact with the occupant. He was identified by his California driver’s license as 41-year-old Robert Gary Durdin [Dourdan's legal name] of Venice, CA. The officer described Durdin as disoriented and possibly under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. The officer subsequently located suspected cocaine, heroin, ecstacy, miscellaneous prescription drugs, and paraphernalia. Durdin was placed under arrest and booked at the Palm Springs Jail for Possession of Narcotics and Possession of Dangerous Drugs. After booking, he was released on $5,000 bail at approximately 10:30 AM on Monday.

According to TMZ, Gary was picked up by the Palm Springs police early yesterday morning.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the actor was asleep in his car at 5:21 AM when they approached the vehicle and made the bust.

He was booked on suspicion of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs possession. He posted $5,000 bail and was released. This comes on heals of rumors that Gary’s contract wasn’t renewed because of his personal issues.

THE CSI TEAM TACKLES A CASE INVOLVING THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A HIGH-SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR AND THE METER’S TICKING ON THE ‘TAXI CAB KILLER,’ ON “CSI: NY,” WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

“Admissions” - The CSI team investigates the mysterious death of a handsome guidance counselor, and the “Taxi Cab Killer” continues to wreak havoc on the city, on CSI: NY Wednesday, April 30 (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 CAST:

Dr. Sid Hammerback: Robert Joy

GUEST CAST:

Inspector Gerrard: Carmen Argenziano
Jesse/Hank: Paul Hodge
Robert Greggs: Paul Keeley
Natalie Gerrard: Kelen Coleman
Laura Davis: Monica Herman
Jason Francis: Todd Julian
Sarah Bell: Emily Happe
Blake Marshall: Zack Hopkins
Amanda: Kelly Heaton
Clark Robertson: Daniel Samonas
Christopher Vackner: Gideon Emery
Wallace/Frank: Arye Gross

Written by: Zachary Reiter

Directed by: Rob Bailey

RATING: TV14-LV

A BODY IN A SINKHOLE LEADS THE TEAM TO A ROBBERY WHOSE TARGET HOLDS A SHOCKING SECRET, ON “CSI: MIAMI,” MONDAY, APRIL 28

John Schneider (”The Dukes of Hazzard”) Guest Stars

“Tunnel Vision” - A body in a sinkhole leads the team to a robbery whose target holds a shocking secret, on CSI: MIAMI, Monday, April 28 (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
Alexx Woods: Khandi Alexander
Ryan Wolfe: Jonathan Togo
Det. Frank Tripp: Rex Linn
Natalia Boa Vista: Eva La Rue
Kyle Harmon: Evan Ellingson

RECURRING CAST:

Maxine Valera: Boti Bliss

GUEST CAST:

Charles Brighton: John Schneider
Amanda Brighton: Kaitlin Doubleday
Lori Stoltz: Nicole Randall
Keith Farrell: Lamont Johnson
Carlos Santiago: Michael DeLorenzo
Freddie Mays: Edi Gathegi
Dan Kirkland: Matt Bushell
Richard Cyrus: Tom Virtue
Jeff Gibson: Antal Kalik
Steve: Tom Hines

WRITTEN BY: Tamara Jaron

DIRECTED BY: Karen Gaviola

RATING: To Be Announced

Jorja Fox is doing her yearly Animal Acres Benefit. This time you’ll need your cowboy boots.

COUNTRY HOE DOWN
Saturday, May 3 High Noon to 6pm
Tickets are $25 per person and seating is limited.

Country Hoe Down Program:
Noon — 2:00 Shelter Tours
2:00 — 4:00 Special Guest Presentations
4:00 — 6:00 Vegeque Cookout & Keynote Address

Please click here to register online or call us at 661-269-5404.

Besides Jorja, guests include Karen Dawn, Founder of DawnWatch.com. She’ll read from and sign her new book, Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way we Treat Animals and Rory Freedman, coauthor of the NY Times best sellers Skinny Bitch in the Kitch and Skinny Bitch.

Animal Acres is a farmed animal sanctuary and compassionate living center located just 45 minutes from Los Angeles.

TV Guide reports another cast shake up. CSI Miami original cast member Khandi Alexander is set to depart. CBS declined to comment but Ausiello insists that Khandi had “had some, um, issues with a certain aspect of the show and leave it at that, K?” CBS is said to be looking for a new medical examiner. This one will be male. I wonder who’ll they’ll cast.

Khandi started out as a dance and choreographer. Her stage credits include Dreamgirls and Chicago. She even choreographed Whitney Houston’s road show for four years. She came to my attention as Fran in the miniseries The Corner. With her talent there’ll be no shortage of work. Good luck Khandi. We hate to see you go.

THE TEAM MUST ACT QUICKLY TO STOP A VIGILANTE WHO IS KILLING INTERNET PREDATORS, ON “CSI: MIAMI,” MONDAY, APRIL 21

“To Kill a Predator” - The team must act quickly to stop a vigilante who is killing Internet predators, on CSI: MIAMI, Monday, April 21 (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
Alexx Woods: Khandi Alexander
Ryan Wolfe: Jonathan Togo
Det. Frank Tripp: Rex Linn
Natalia Boa Vista: Eva La Rue
Kyle Harmon: Evan Ellingson

RECURRING CAST:

Heather Amberson: Vivian Dugre

GUEST CAST:

Sean Radley: Brendan Ford
Deborah Radley: Stephanie Niznik
Hannah Radley: Jordan Hinson
Tony Massaro: Guy Killum
Kevin Weaver: George Newbern
Lou Durning: Peter James Smith
T.J. Pratt: Shane Johnson
Mallary Harding: Alexa Nikolas
Mr. Harding: Tony Franchitto
Mrs. Harding: Shea Curry
Lisa Ross: Rebecca Marshall
Jared Belk: BJ Britt
Allison: Catherine Kresge

WRITTEN BY: Brian Davidson

DIRECTED BY: Matt Earl Beesley

RATING: TV14-DLV

David Caruso and his family have dealt with a deranged fan for quite some time now. At some point last year, Austrian authorities finally nailed a 41-year-old woman who’d allegedly sent notes to the star.
She managed to avoid trial that time because she was out of the country. This time her attorney assured authorities that she’d be in court yesterday.

Looks like she lied (Wow what a surprise).

The fugitive is accused of sending more than 100 letters to the 52-year-old actor, famed for playing Lt. Horatio Caine on the hit CBS TV series, and stalking him for an autograph. When Caruso refused, the Tyrol native allegedly bombarded him with death threats.

One little chestnut went thusly: “I will locate you and your ugly Latina tramp and kill you.”

Some news reports suggest that she’s talking about Alana De La Garza who played his wife Marisol on the show. I’ve of the mind that the stalker is talking about his most recent partner Liza Marquez(pictured above) who’s also the and mother of his two youngest kids.

Per the Austria Press Agency, the suspect underwent an evaluation by a court-appointed shrink, who testified that the suspect was suffering from a “profound personality disorder.”

If convicted she could face up to three years in prison thanks to tougher Austrian stalking laws. That’s would be on top of her eluding justice charges.  My thoughts are with David and his family.

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After 8 seasons it’s miracle that his much of the cast is still on board. With Jorja leaving in the fall I expected at least one cast member to follow sooner rather than later. According to TV Guide’s Ausiello, the next original cast member to leave is Gary Dourdan.

Sources confirm to me exclusively that original CSIer Gary Dourdan — whose contract is also set to expire next month — has informed producers that he is leaving the show. Although a precise timeframe is not known, CSI’s May 15 season finale could serve as Warrick’s swan song.

A spokesman for CBS would neither confirm or deny the story. I translate that to mean, “He’s quite but we are trying to convince him to stay.”

Eight years is looong time to do a serial. Filming something as complicated as CSI is like filming a mini movie every week. I can imagine it takes a toll on your life.

Supposedly CSI is already looking for a new cast member to play the part of   Ray Santoro “who transfers from Henderson to join the graveyard shift at the Las Vegas crime lab.”