CSI:NY Spoiler Discussion - Bring on Season 6!

I'm a tad confused by the whole new cast member being added, specially a CSI... I could possibly be ok if it was a lab tech seeing as Adam is being used in the field more and more would make sense to bring someone else in... but a new series reg aswell seems a tad wierd.

Its understandable possibly if Anna has said about part time because would give the opportunity but still sounds wierd and there is all this talk about DL and how they cope with the baby and work and juggling life i would actually be pretty pissed if we got none of that and they just left it not that its important but it would generally be nice to see specially as we've seen nothing really of them since they got married other than teh birth.

I still don't get casting a reg over a recurring but if they have outlined it then possibly makes sense.

Its just left me a tad confused and slightly more worried about the teams fate after the shooting now.

 

I agree. Bringing in a new series regular to be a love interest is beyond a bad idea and it is disturbing to me that people immediately jump to that conclusion. It tells me the show is going in the wrong direction and has been for some time.

I also agree that most of the character descriptions make ANY character sound like a Mary/Marty Sue/Stu. The description for Danny used to be one big Itallian-American stereotype, but the character turned out way better than the description (for a while, anyway). I think history shows that if the right actress is cast the character becomes so much more than what the description implies they will be.

 

I vvouldn't mind her being a love interest to Sheldon or Adam, but I think they should vvait at least 3 seasons or so, to make it seem natural. I mean, Danny and Lindsay vvere together after almost 2 seasons and them BOOM marriage 2 seasons later. Seems too rushed. If she really is a love interest, I'd like them to drag it a bit, maybe make it seem as to their just perfect friends a little like Mac and Stella (Of course no one can even come close to SMacked, but still)

 

I have to say I'm surprised that they are bringing in a new CSI and it makes we wonder if they are planning on killing off one of the existing CSIs.

 

Yeah, I'm a bit suspicious myself, but we'll see.

As someone mentioned (sorry, don't remember who it was), it's possible that this character will be a 'series regular' in the way AJ was a reg in season 4 (and 5, of course) - he wasn't in every episode, but he was under contract.

I wonder if maybe instead of dying, one of the regs will be injured and out of commission for a while - prompting Mac to hire someone (temporarily or otherwise) to take his or her place.

 

Oh, yes. This is just what the show needs, an aggravating know-it-all that makes Lindsay look absolutely appealing. The phrase Her textbook knowledge eliminates any impression that she's just a rookie... raises ten different alarms. It reeks of yet more pandering to fannish wish fulfillment.

And wasn't Hawkes the resident walking textbook at one point?

Bugger a duck, but this sounds awful. ~readies the heave pail~

And if Emmanuelle did eat a bullet to save the budget, then why replace her with a more expensive cast member?

 

I can´t believe they´ve told Emmanuelle they had to sack her because of budget cuts and now she must sit and watch how they obviously have enough budget to cast a new CSI-member. Not to mention that perhaps another member of the cast will die, and how will they explain this? "Budget cuts" would be a bit of an embarrassing excuse, when there´s already the replacement in the oven. Or maybe they´ve decided for "fresh blood" in the team and that´s why one of the current members might have to go.

 

I think for Kaye Sullivan (if they stick with that name) it'll really all depend on the actress as to how the character is going to come across, she could be well liked or annoying - it really just depends, so I have no idea how it will work out. We'll just have to wait and see.

The last thing this show needs is another office romance - and that goes for all the CSI franchises for me. It seems like they have to have at least one in all of three of the shows. So I really hope we won't be seeing more of them.

 

Judging from the descreption of this new character, she sounds like competition cast-wise for the other two girls, Stella and Lindsay. I would really be highly p... off if they would let Stella die to replace her with this new chick. Because that would suggest to me they would want to kill two birds with one stone: Lowering the budget with a new entry who definitely is cheaper in salary than Melina, plus replacing an older actress with a younger, so-called sexy lab-girl

 

This news almost depresses me. Like most everyone else, I'm just going to kick back & chill until there's more confirmation, but it does seem to sound like she's replacing a character.
I just wanted to also add one thing. Not to get everyone's panties in a twist, but when it was said that they'd all return in the new season, it doesn't mean they'll all return alive. No matter who the person is to take the diner bullet, they will have to return in the premier to die & exit (if one is truly leaving the show).....just sayin'.

I like your theory, GNRFan. It's possible Lindsay could just take a step down - she doesn't act as a CSI most of the time anyway - more a labrat.
But then it still wouldn't make any sense to add a new character when they're struggling with budgets. I'd hate to think that TPTB are that disrespectful that they'd "can" EV for budget reasons only to turn around & add someone new to the main cast - that's just wrong.

 

Well, this is unexpected.

But if they really are adding a new cast member, I wouldn't be surprised to see one of the other regulars leaving or perhaps going to some type of recurring status. Even laying aside the budget issues, it's hard to see how they can incorporate another CSI into the mix, especially someone who will be more of a lab scientist. It seems like they already struggle at times to give the more lab-oriented staff something meaningful to do in every episode.

Now that Angell is gone, I'd have to go back to my original short list and stick with Lindsay or Hawkes as the other two characters most likely to exit. It's interesting that the description of the potential new cast member seems to have a bit of overlap with both of those characters.

I'm not sure if this is the right time for a change like this, but if they are bringing in a new team member, I'd prefer to see someone with some specialized skills --maybe profiling -- which adds something new to the mix and gives a different slant to some of those logic leaps they make when resolving a case.

As for Emmanuelle Vaugier's situation, it might not have been simply a case of cutting the budget but also a question of how to best allocate the money they have. I don't know how much a longer-term recurring character like EV was making, but if they only have a certain amount of money to spend on recurring and guest stars next season, it could be that they felt it will be better spent on other types of characters as opposed to a second detective.

I was certainly disappointed to see Angell exit because I thought she had potential as a possible regular.