Gary Dourdan Returning to CSI?
BET News is reporting that Gary Dourdan has been rehired by CSI despite his recent arrest.
After his high-profile drug arrest this past spring, amid rumors that he has a dope problem, Gary Dourdan is expected to return to TV’s “CSI.” The actor pleaded guilty to possession after he was arrested in April while asleep in an illegally parked car in California . “CSI” show execs left questions about whether Dourdan’s planned separation from the show was forced or voluntary. But he’ll return next season, having been re-hired. Dourdan first gained notice on television as a cast member of the 1990s sitcom “A Different World.”
I’ve been a Gary fan since the Different World days and I do hope he’s getting better BUT I don’t think returning to this high stress job will be good for his health. Hopefully he’ll only appear every now and then and won’t return to the series full time until his health has been completely repaired. The season finale left everything up in the air. I guess we’ll see in September. There has also been some indication that Jorja Fox is set to return. (More about that later.)
Do you think that Gary should return to the series so soon? In all honestly I do hope Jorja is actually coming back.
June 26th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Wha?? How could they pull this one off? Didn’t he get executed with a bullet through the neck/head? Bringing him back would give CSI some soap-like qualities that I’d prefer them to avoid.
June 27th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
According to TPTB of CSI he’ll be back for the first episode. Carol M said that this would most likely be the last time that we would see the original cast together. As to Warrick not being able to survive a bullet to the neck and one to the torso, well stranger things have happened. If Warrick does survive there will be physical damange and emotional damage but at least then he’ld be able to come back for visits, like Jorja.
July 21st, 2008 at 9:45 am
Gary, despite what he did, is a great actor.
I suspect that he hates himself for what he did, knowing himself that it was wrong.
I would love for him to return to CSI.
I do hope Jorja will return to the show because it’s not the same without the entire original cast!
Despite everything that has happened, The show is still the greatest show in the world, I WILL ALWAYS LOVE THE CSI SHOWS NO MATTER WHAT!
XOXOX
October 14th, 2008 at 9:18 am
I would like to see Gary & Jorja return to the show. When you’ve got the best, it’s not the same when two of the team leaves.Keep the whole team together!!