Character Development/Screentime Discussion

The writers also have neglected Catherine recently.I mean,now that she is a supervisor ,she is having less scenes.There were episodes last season that she only got 2-3 scenes per episode.I like her relationship with Vartan but I want to see more of her with Lindsay,her mother or even how a case affects her.

 

Is it just me or were they trying to develop the lab rats characters more? I mean they had the whole Wedges thing, then they had Henry's birthday in Appendicitement and Archie finding that dead woman in Panty Sniffer.

If they are then I'm not complaining, but still I would've liked to see some of Wedges/Ray screentime given to the characters that were not as much seen this year, like Cath, Greg, Brass etc.

electra-Agreed. Tptb seem to find it impossible to leave a woman in charge, so instead they have Ray seemingly take over the lab with Cath being pushed to the side along with Greg

 

You all have to remember that Marg may have asked for less screentime, thus less time on the set. She was already considering leaving the show when the writer's strike happened and decided to stay on a little longer. So she probably lessened her time on the set.

 

I do like Cath's new relationship too. But I also want to see her as the supervisor and the leader.

I think her lack of screen time after The Panty Sniffer was due to the fact it was such a Cath-heavy episode. World's End was a good sort of in between one for her. And we all know where she was and who she was with after The Panty Sniffer.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say I'd like to see Vartann's character fleshed out more. I would like to see him as the detective he was not just 'Catherine's boy toy.' He had a sense of humor and he had some good snarky remarks. Sort of like Brass.

Now that we know about some of his back story, his son, his ex wife. I'd like to see a case involving his son and how conflicted Catherine would be when that came across her desk.

 

I think that since LF joined the cast he's been monopolising the storylines a bit, which is odd seeing as he's supposed to be the team member with the least seniority. But I can see why TPTB have done it, what with him being a big name, y'know? They've got to get their moneysworth.

But I do agree that the other characters (with the possible exception of Nick) have all paid the price for it. And Greg seems to have been pretty much in the background now for the past two seasons - he definitely needs some decent storylines and some character progression.

I think there was a question asked about his book in the previous thread? According to a Greg Sanders FB page recently (one which is actually quite funny for a character one!) David Rambo was asked about the book and said 'If I recall correctly, he said something like it didn't work out. But that doesn't mean we've heard the last of it.' There was some indignance in the response...

 

I've long had a theory that it wasn't just that. Others are speculating that possibly Marg was asking for less screen time; hard for us to know, but I've been wondering about that for a while know, especially when her marriage was ending. And, of course, there was the problem last season with George and his disc/sciatica issues (which hopefully are completely resolved now). It seems to me that at that point, the powers that be could've given Greg a higher profile, but maybe they didn't feel his character was a strong enough one to come to the forefront. And, of course, they'd hired an actor with a proven track record to take Billy's place, and he didn't come cheap, so of course they had to use him. Maybe they felt that Laurence was the answer to several problems all coming to the fore simultaneously.

 

I'm thrilled that Laurence Fishburne is playing Dr. Raymond Langston. Couldn't be happier, He was hired as the new "lead" and he's doing a brilliant job as this character. I have no complaints, the more of him for me the better. He's magnificent. But what is the icing on the big cake is, how he's bonded with the whole team They are are in awe and admiration of him. He's laid back, & mellow but with a twist of mystery, which is fascinating. And how the team is more relaxed and calm with his presence. I like the direction the show is going and the different perspective, it's taken. As far a character development, I want to see Ray's past issues, his dad his wife [he does wear a wedding ring] and hope he spills some of that dilemma but, "Nothing stays the same":bolian:which keeps the show interesting and still gripping~

 

I want to know more about the detectives as well.It would be nice to see more about Vartan and his son to put an exemple.And Brass scenes has been reduced and his snark is one of the things I love the most about CSI.More of him ,please.

If Marg is the one that asked for less screentime,I guess I am OK but at least they should give her a good storyline to work.