Laurence Fishburne Officially Cast in CSI
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.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
You’re certainly right. We’ll just see how Fishbourne goes with the whole lot.