'CSI' Crew Generates New Plots With Help From 200 Writers

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Mystery writer <font color=yellow>Jim Coe</font> was recently chosen by the writers of CSI to help think up new storylines for the show.

10,000 writers applied for the opportunity to help CSI writers generate fresh plots. Coe, along with 199 other writers, was recently chosen. "It was quite an honor," the writer said. "I watch all three versions of the show."

Coe's works have been featured in many detective publications but the writer considers this the opportunity of a lifetime. In exchange for his ideas, he, along with the 199 other writers, was flown to Vegas by the CSI head honchos, and there he met the cast and the crew to brainstorm future storylines. The trip resulted in 200 new plots.

"We gave them plenty of fresh ideas," Coe said. "They said they gathered enough for the next two seasons of the show."

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I just hope they know the character backgrounds. It's all very well to bring in fresh blood for new storylines, but if they mangle up the characters and call it "character development"....*shudders*
 
I just hope they know the character backgrounds. It's all very well to bring in fresh blood for new storylines, but if they mangle up the characters and call it "character development"....*shudders*
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Yeah, this could definitely go either way. On one hand, its nice to have new blood developing fresh story lines. But if, like you said, they are not familiar with the character's backstories....I shudder to think! :eek:

Keeping my fingers crossed!
 
Mystery writer <font color="yellow">Jim Coe</font> was recently chosen by the writers of CSI to help think up new storylines for the show. <p>10,000 writers applied for the opportunity to help CSI writers generate fresh plots. Coe, along with 199 other writers, was recently chosen. "It was quite an honor," the writer said. "I watch all three versions of the show."<p>Coe's works have been featured in many detective publications but the writer considers this the opportunity of a lifetime. In exchange for his ideas, he, along with the 199 other writers, was flown to Vegas by the CSI head honchos, and there he met the cast and the crew to brainstorm future storylines. The trip resulted in 200 new plots. <p> "We gave them plenty of fresh ideas," Coe said. "They said they gathered enough for the next two seasons of the show."<p>Visit <A class="link" HREF="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050727/NEWS0302/507270315/1009/news03">Florida Today</a> to read the rest of the article.<center></center>
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Sounds like a great idea...sigh, wish I knew about the application process, it would have been fun to try!
 
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Maybe some of these writers can be given the task to write CSI novels for Pocket Books. The publishers still put out many Star Trek novels without a current series in production. They could use more CSI writers so they can have a new book each month.
 
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Damn, where was I and the rest of the GSRers? :lol:

What a fantastic idea, though. And it's cool that they're willing to go outside their normal circle of writers so things don't get static.
 
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If that writer watches all the shows, then maybe we might actually get some continuity! YAY! That'd be pretty awesome right there... Gosh, I'm all hyped up for the new season!
 
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I'm sure the old writers will tweak things so everything fits in, continuity-wise... although I'm not sure they all hae that down themselves yet! :p
 
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Interesting..

Was it just American writers they hired on?

Coninuity-I wonder if that is because you are deep in the production of the show that sometimes it takes as Catherine once put it 'fresh eyes' to remember continuity..

Just a question because I don't know too much about the production process, it would be so interesting to be a fly on the wall in the room of the writers, but with my luck, I'd get squashed with a script.
 
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LOL! I don't want to be a fly...I'd settle for being one of Carol Mendolsohn's head lice! :lol:
 
Re: 'CSI' Crew Generates New Plots With Help From 200 Writer

it would be so interesting to be a fly on the wall in the room of the writers, but with my luck, I'd get squashed with a script.
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Or added to Grissom's bug collection.
 
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