Naren Shankar Discusses Emmy Chances For 'CSI'

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CSI writer and co-showrunner <font color=yellow> Naren Shankar</font> has made peace with the idea that CSI may never get an Emmy.

"The show understands that there's always something new and hotter," he told Daily Variety. "There are so many things that are out of your control, so you just make the best show you can."

Shankar also understands CSI often gets ignored by the academy because the show does not primarily focus on emotions, but rather science. "When you don't have characters screaming or crying, like on the more classically rewarded shows, it's tough. A lot of shows get overlooked or forgotten."

This also makes things hard for the actors, whose portrayals of these mainly unemotional characters fail to catch the Academy's attention. "Take a look at our lead, <font color=yellow>Billy Petersen</font>. Here's a guy who's created a unique and interesting character on TV and he's done a lot of it in silence," he explained. "It's so much easier when somebody is crying or screaming or dying to look at them and say, 'What a great performance.'"

The original article can be found at Daily Variety. Thanks to <font color=yellow>Al Forno</font> for the heads-up.<center></center>
 
see, they need to get back to good writing and then maybe they would get an emmy. s6 just didn't have much to offer.
 
You know I was watching old eps and I think Season 1 is the closest they got to an emmy. I agree, they need to go back to good writing. I think they focused too much on doing something new/cool in season 6 that they forgot about character development.
 
There were a few Emmy worthy episodes/performances this year as far as I'm concerned... Gum Drops, Rashomama just to name a couple off the top of my head. :)
 
Hmmm yeah those are good. Also Pirates of the Third Reich and ABRTI. But I think the Emmys look at an entire season. I'm not sure though..
 
The Emmys are an elitist crock as far as I'm concerned. Some of the best shows have been snubbed in favor of other, safer, less worthy programming. One of the best written television shows of the past ten years - Buffy tVS - was snubbed repeatedly in favor of - well - crap. It's the TV equivalent of the Oscars - also a crock - and I don't need to highlight the amazing films that have been subbed there over the years.

CSI doesn't need to win awards for us to know what a damn fine show we have on our hands. The ratings make it clear - it's the top rated scripted show on tv, it airs in all but something like 4 countries around the world - it's huge. And even if it wasn't as big as it is, it still holds the distinction for me as the only show that I actually watch on TV anymore. The hell with the Emmys.
 
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