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:guffaw:Cue people getting pissed that they're bringing in a new character as the leader in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .
Thanks Shane.
Beyond getting away from the 'season long arc' not very encouraging.
I'm a little surprised that there are still no names on who they're even talking to but, quite honestly, I think it's mostly due to lack of interest by both the fans and the media on who this replacement is going to be. Personally I couldn't care less who this 'big name' is. I hit mute every time Ray Langston came on screen and I'll probably continue doing it for whoever his replacement is.
They may also be setting their sights a little too high. When WP left they had a much better chance of getting a big name than they do now with LF leaving. Lets face it, who wouldn't question CSI's existance after this season with the ratings drop in the second half of last season and CBS's moving CSI to Wednesday (used to be that alone was death to a tv show).
I'm not against bringing in new characters. The longevity of the show demands that new characters are brought in. What I'm against is that TPTB want to bring them in at the top expecting us (the fans) to instantly like/love them. That's not going to work when it's at the expense of the characters we've watched for the last 11 years!
Susan
That quote bothers me slightly and I really hope fans (particularly Nick fans) don't go down the route of instantly hating a character because they became a boss over Nick. Whilst I'd rather Nick step up to be supervisor I'll definitely keep an open mind about the new character. I thought Langston was great in his first couple of episodes and then the writing went a bit to pot so I'm hoping that the writers don't make the same mistakes again.blackflag said:
At this point, nobody (except maybe the TPTB) doesn't even know what the new character is going to be like.
plus Greg does NOT get stuck in lab all the time doing Archie's job And for this it really doesn't matter if I like the new guy or not... if he gets everything and the original cast nothing, I won't be happy 
).I think its interesting that he used the words "a leader" as opposed to "the leader". People can be considered leaders without actually being the boss. I took it more as the old saying about how there are two types of people in the world: leaders and followers. Also, he did not say for absolute whether or not the new person they were looking for would be LF's replacement or Marg's (when she leaves). It's very possible that he was being tricky by intertwining the two things in discussion to get people talking. That's why he said "they" as opposed to "he" or "she". If he had said "he", then we would have known he meant LF's replacement. If he had said "she", then we would have known he meant Marg's replacement. For all we know, the new character could become a leader by being Ecklie's replacement. Maybe Ecklie moves up the chain of command and this new person will be the new undersheriff. I think its too soon to tell at this point.