Mendelsohn: 'CSI' Has Become Desensitized To The Gore

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Executive Producer <font color=yellow>Carol Mendelsohn </font> recently appeared on the Simon Mayo Radio Show in England, where she revealed why the last couple of seasons of CSI have been the most gruesome.

"I think we've become desensitized to it as the years have gone on," she said. "Because I took out most of the maggots from the pilot, the Y incision became just part of a Y. But as the seasons have gone on, and the fans have watched more and more episodes, we do do Y incisions now, we see bugs."

Mendelsohn visited London to attend Crime Scene, an annual festival of film and literature devoted to crime fiction. Director <font color=yellow>Danny Cannon</font> and novelist <font color=yellow>Max Allan Collins</font> also attended the event.

Mendelsohn took the opportunity to talk to <font color=yellow>Simon Mayo</font> about one of the reasons why she thinks the show is such a success. "Our cast," she revealed. "<font color=yellow>William Petersen</font> (Gil Grissom) is incredible. And he really embraced playing a scientist, a quirky eccentric, rather-have-breakfast-with-a-bug, kinda guy."

"Through the marriage of actor and writer I think that the character of Gil Grissom is probably, I think, the best character on television right now. And we like to think of him as an American Sherlock Holmes," she added.

While in London, of course, Mendelsohn was asked about the possibility of bringing CSI across the pond. The writer revealed it is not something they have discarded. "We had intended to bring Gil Grissom to London last season for an episode," she revealed. "But we couldn't, for a number of reasons, last season. But it's still on the drawing board and we wanna do it very much."

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I personally do like the gory part of csi, i like to see how the victim died and all that good stuff. That is one main motivation for me to watch the show.
 
Yep I like the gore too Poncho.

But I have to say this is the first time Mendelsohn has said something in an interview that I like and agree with: The part about the cast and WP making the show a success.

Usually she just babbles nonsense about YoBling and MH/Cath.
 
But I have to say this is the first time Mendelsohn has said something in an interview that I like and agree with: The part about the cast and WP making the show a success.
I totally agree with that too, the cast and WP do not get enough credit for what they have done with this show. :cool:
 
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