Watching CSI

Like a you’ve forgotten so soon.

This is a brand new Season 9 promo that looks at Warrick and Grissom’s history. Get out your hanky.

Other Season 9 premier promos are HERE and HERE.

EW’s Ausiello was able to grab a few moments with Jorja Fox at their pre-emmy bash.  It’s hard to believe that she’s been gone nearly a year and now she’s back.  She talks about her plans for the future, the possibility of Grisssom and Sara riding off into the sunset together and why she needed a break. (She’s been working non-stop for 12 years when you include ER and CSI.)

Jorja Fox Talks About Season 9

We learn get much about Grissom’s final show.  We know that Lady Heather makes and apperance, that there’s a new CSI and that Lawrence Fishburne is going to “replace”  Grissom.  He doesn’t actually come in as a supervisor so the replacement is  more in the form of lead actor.   I guess that makes Catherine the only supervisor for the night shift?

We’ve also got a bonus video of Jorja just shooting the breeze. Thanks JAA.org

Jorja Fox shows off short red hair and knee high black books at last night’s Entertainment Weekly’s pre-Emmy party.  How do you guys like the hair?

CBS just released a Grissom-Sara video similar to one they released earlier this year with added previews from Season 9. Enjoy.

Despite all my apprehensions about all the changing for this season, I’m starting to get excited. What about you guys?

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There is now absolutely no excuse for you to miss an episode of CSI. In addition to CBS main website, you’ll soon be able to catch the latest CSI episode on “on Facebook, MySpace, and Google’s personalized homepage, iGoogle”. iWidgets will allow social network users to screen shows on their own pages. CBS already using Bebo for some of their shows.

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Marg Helgenberger and Melina Kanakaredes do their bit for cancer research Friday’s Stand Up to Cancer benefit.  Marg’s mother is a cancer survivor that battled the disease for 27 years.  I’m not sure how Melina has been personally been touched by cancer but I know she’s champion for breast caner research.

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Marg Helgenberger isn’t the highest paid woman on TV but she’s ain’t doing too badly.  According to Forbes Magazine, Marg, is one of the highest paid women on Prime Time TV.  The financial site/mag says that that Marg took home $6 million.  She’s was topped by Tyran Banks($23 million), Heidie Klum ($14 million), Katherine Heigl ($13 million), Eva Longoria($9 million),Maura Tierney($7.5 million), while Mariska Hargitay ($6.5 million).

CSI:New York’s Melina Kanakaredes is also doing nicely at $3.5 million a year. Click below for the Top 20 life.

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1. Tyra Banks ($23 million)
2. Heidi Klum ($14 million)
3. Katherine Heigl ($13 million)
4. Eva Longoria ($9 million)
5. Maura Tierney ($7.5 million)
6. Mariska Hargitay ($6.5 million)
7. Marg Helgenberger ($6 million)
8. Jennifer Love Hewitt ($5 million)
9. Paula Abdul ($5 million)
10. Tina Fey ($4.6 million)

Margamania was able to grab a sneak peek of this ad which will appear in the September 22nd People Magazine. (Click to enlarge.) I do so hate it when ads show Grissom with no beard when he’s still bearded for the season.  CSI will lead in the new series Eleventh Hour. Lucky them.  I’ve convinced that the CSI lead was was part of the reason Without a Trace did so well it’s first few years.

Dr. Jacob Hood played by Rufus Sewell is “a brilliant biophysicist and special science advisor to the government, as he investigates scientific crises and oddities.” He also gets doesn’t approve when people misappropriate scientific discoveries. Sounds like a guy that Grissom would like. Grissom believes science should be used for the good of humanity.  Catch a preview of Eleventh Hour below. Looks pretty good.

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CBS has exclusive advertising rights for this issue People. Other ads are:

Always Gets Lucky … (with art of Charlie Sheen, star of “Two and a Half Men”) leading into Never Gets Lucky (with art of Kyle Bornheimer, star of “Worst Week”)

They Bend the Rules … (art of “NCIS” cast members) leading into He Breaks Them (art Simon Baker, star of “The Mentalist”)

Piece of Work … (Art of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, star of “The New Adventures of Old Christine”) leading into Work in Progress (art of Jay Mohr, star of “Gary Unmarried”)

THE CSI TEAM DEALS WITH THE AFTERMATH OF WARRICK?S SHOOTING, ON THE NINTH SEASON PREMIERE OF “CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION,” THURSDAY, OCT. 9

Jorja Fox Returns As Sara Sidle

“For Warrick” - The CSI team comes together after Warrick is shot in a Las Vegas alleyway, on the ninth season premiere of CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Thursday, Oct. 9 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Jorja Fox reprises her role as Sara Sidle.

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
David Phillips: David Berman

RECURRING CAST:

Wendy Simms: Liz Vassey
Conrad Ecklie: Marc Vann
Archie Johnson: Archie Kao

GUEST CAST:

Sara Sidle: Jorja Fox
Bobby Dawson: Gerald McCullouch
Mandy Webster: Sheeri Rappaport
Henry Andrews: Jon Wellner
Undersheriff McKeen: Conor O’Farrell
Office Mitchell: Larry Mitchell
Tina Brewster: Meta Golding
Officer Metcalf: Joseph Patrick Kelly
Officer Devlin: DeLon Howell
Daniel Pritchard: David Gianopoulos
Minister: Thom Gossom Jr.

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

TELEPLAY BY: Allen MacDonald and Richard J. Lewis

DIRECTED BY: Richard J. Lewis

RATING: To Be Announced

Here’s a list of CBS premier dates. I’ve highlighted the CSI premier dates but I thought you guys would appreciate a complete list.

Tuesday, Aug. 26
Greek (ABC Family) 9 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 1
Gossip Girl (CW) 8 p.m.
One Tree Hill (CW) 9 p.m.
Prison Break (Fox) 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 2
The Shield (FX) 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 3
Bones (Fox) 8 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 7
Entourage (HBO) 10 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 8
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox) 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 10
‘Til Death (Fox) 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 16
House (Fox) 8 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 18
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX) 10 p.m.
Smallville (CW) 8 p.m.
Supernatural (CW) 9 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 22
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 8 p.m.
Boston Legal (ABC) 10 p.m.
CSI: Miami (CBS) 10 p.m.
Heroes (NBC) 9 p.m.
How I Met Your Mother (CBS) 8:30 p.m.
Two and a Half Men (CBS) 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 23
Law & Order: SVU (NBC) 10 p.m.
NCIS (CBS) 8 p.m.
Without a Trace (CBS) 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 24
Criminal Minds (CBS) 9 p.m.
CSI: NY (CBS) 10 p.m.
Lipstick Jungle (NBC) 10 p.m.
The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS) 8 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 25
ER (NBC) 10 p.m.
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) 9 p.m.
My Name is Earl (NBC) 8 p.m.
The Office (NBC) 9 p.m.
Ugly Betty (ABC) 8 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 28
American Dad (Fox) 9:30 p.m.
Brothers & Sisters (ABC) 10 p.m.
Californication (Showtime), 10 p.m.
Cold Case (CBS) 9 p.m.
Desperate Housewives (ABC) 9 p.m.
Dexter (Showtime) 9 p.m.
Family Guy (Fox) 9 p.m.
King of the Hill (Fox) 8:30 p.m.
The Simpsons (Fox) 8 p.m.
The Unit (CBS) 10 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 29
Chuck (NBC) 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 1
Dirty Sexy Money (ABC) 10 p.m.
Friday Night Lights (DirecTV 101) 9 p.m.
Private Practice (ABC) 8 p.m.
Pushing Daisies (ABC) 9 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 3
Everybody Hates Chris (CW) 8 p.m.
Ghost Whisperer (CBS) 8 p.m.
Life (NBC) 10 p.m.
Numb3rs (CBS) 10 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 6
Samantha Who? (ABC) 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 9
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 14
Eli Stone (ABC) 10 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 30
30 Rock (NBC) 8:30 p.m.

NEW TV SHOWS RETURNING TV SHOWS

Tuesday, Sept. 2
90210 (CW), 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 3
Sons of Anarchy (FX), 10 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 5
Samurai Girl (ABC Family), 8 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 7
True Blood (HBO), 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 9
Fringe (Fox), 8 p.m.
Privileged (CW), 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 10
Do Not Disturb (Fox), 9:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 22
Worst Week (CBS), 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 23
The Mentalist (CBS), 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 24
Knight Rider (NBC), 8 p.m.
Gary Unmarried (CBS), 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 3
The Ex List (CBS), 9 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 9
Kath & Kim (NBC), 9:30 p.m.
Eleventh Hour (CBS), 10 p.m.
Life on Mars (ABC), 10 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 10
The Starter Wife (USA), 10 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 13
My Own Worst Enemy (NBC), 10 p.m.

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Okay it’s clear that Sara and Grissom are still together. Enjoy. Thanks to Rica for the Youtubin.

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We knew that William Petersen was set to star in a Summer 2009 Victory Gardens production but the actual play hadn’t been decided until now. After completing his winter run at Victory Gardens, Billy will take on David Harrower’s Blackbird.

Blackbird is a real-time account of the awkward reunion of Ray and Una, 15 years after a passionate affair when he was 40 and she was just a minor. Ray is confronted with his past when Una arrives unannounced at his workplace. Guilt, rage and raw emotions run high as they recollect their forbidden relationship. After years in prison and subsequent hardships, Ray has a new identity and has made a new life for himself, thinking that he could no longer be found. But Una, now 27, has thought of nothing else since, and on finding a photo of Ray, sets out to find him, looking for answers, not vengeance. Nonetheless, their reunion has a devastating effect that will leave audiences stunned.

The play won the 2005-2006 Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland for Best New Play and the 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play. I’m assuming WP is cast as the middle age man. I’m a huge WP fan but I’m not sure this is my cup of tea. I’ve still got nearly a year to decide since I’ll probably miss the winter production. What about you?

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It’s official. Laurence Fishburne is set to join CSI this fall. I can’t say it’s a choice I would have even contemplated but as far as I am concerned it’s a pretty good one. According to show runners, he’s not exactly replacing William Petersen but then again he is.

“There’s never going to be another William Petersen, and there will never be another Jorja Fox. But we are not out to just replace those actors. We’re out to add new characters to the show, and the show will change as a result. But that’s a good thing,” says CSI executive producer Carol Mendelsohn.

According to Buddy TV, some fans are having issues with the casting wondering if perhaps Fishburne is just too big an actor for the the ensemble cast. I don’t know that  you want some unknown taking on a major spot in the cast at this point. That was fine when the show first started but with the loss of three original cast members you need something to keep viewers interested.