Question: Amongst all of the usual moans about shows having cliffhangers to keep us nail-biting over the summer, can I use your column to pass on a thank-you to the makers of CSI: NY? This was a show that was "on the bubble," and clearly the writers/producers felt they were in danger of cancellation, so they gave us an end-of-season show that could have happily provided closure as an end-of-series episode as well, with Mac Taylor "walking off into the sunset" in a low-key fashion. Granted the hurried "I did it months ago" aside (not really big enough to be a subplot) with Danny Messer felt like a sudden afterthought, but it was still a nice nod to the character and/or actor. Fickle TV Fates being what they are, the network did actually go ahead and renew the show and nothing that was shown here will be a problem in the continuation, but if that had been the end, it would've been a nicely resolved point to stop. And it was so nice this week to have a neatly packaged episode amongst the usual end-of-season to-be-continued madness from so many other shows. And thanks to you, Matt, for always being the voice of sanity at this time of year. — Elle
Matt Roush: Voice of sanity? I'll take it! And yes, let's give credit where it's due. CSI: NY sweated out this year's renewal (and will probably do it again next spring), so leaving the season on a sense of resolution instead of cliffhanger uncertainty was a very professional way to go. On the other hand ...
