So, will this dog become a regular member of the “CSI” team? It doesn’t appear so, at the moment. A rep for the show said only that a reappearance by Sam at some point later in the season could happen. But as of now, Sam’s not in any of the scripts that are currently complete and ready to be produced. The thing is, without spoiling anything, we feel it’s OK to report that, at the end of Wednesday’s episode, Stokes adopted Sam — which left us hopeful that Sam might reappear some time.
Our take: Why are we so focused on this dog? Two reasons: One is that this dog happened to be very appealing (although, as is often the case in these situations, we understand that “Sam” was “played” by more than one German shepherd on the show).
The other reason has to do with the long tradition of heroic dogs in movies and TV shows stretching all the way back to the silent era. We just happen to have a soft spot for these faithful canine heroes, and we believe that adding this one to the “CSI” team would be a can’t-miss move on the part of CBS.
Why are we so positive about this? Because we’ve become mesmerized recently by another heroic German shepherd that we found in a very obscure TV series on one of the Spanish-language cable channels, the one known as Vme (pronounced “VEE-may”). This series is titled “Comisario Rex” (which means “Inspector Rex” — which is just too cute) and Rex is a crime-fighting German shepherd that you cannot take your eyes off of. So, we have found ourselves avidly watching this show, and we don’t even speak Spanish.
He was looking especially hot in that black jacket. :adore: