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[*]<font color=yellow>George Eads</font> (Nick Stokes) recently gave out his opinion on CSI's spin-offs and why the show has been so successful. "What seemed so original and unique and precious about what we were doing... That's a little rough, when you see the guy [in a new show] cast exactly as your character. As [font color=yellow>William Petersen</font>] said, if it were just about the science, 30 million people would be tuning in to the Discovery Channel."

[*]A series of small media clippings have been added to <A class="link" HREF=http://www.davidcarusofans.com/Articles/Clippings%202005/Clippings%202005.html">DavidCarusoFans.com</a>, including a hilarious cartoon of <font color=yellow>David Caruso</font> (Horatio Caine) and <font color=yellow>Dennis Franz </font>from their days on NYPD Blue.

[*]<font color=yellow>Emily Procter</font> (Calleigh Duquesne) has been chosen by Charriol jewelry as model for their fall ad campaign. Starting September, the actress will appear on various magazines modeling the jewelry. "Charriol jewelry is wonderful in its ability to be simultaneously appropriate and elegant for both day and evening wear," Procter said. "I am honored to represent this family-owned and operated company."

[*]Screen caps of the CSI episodes "And Then There Were None" and "Fight Night" have been added to the <font color=yellow>William Petersen</font> Attic.

[*]If you live in Europe and are a fan of CSI: Miami, various countries have already announced when they'll be airing season 3 of the series. France will show two episodes of the show (one new and one a rerun) starting August 31st on Wednesdays at 20.50 on TF1. In Belgium, the 3rd season of the series will premiere Monday August 22nd at 20.15 on Rtl-Tvi. Starting this week, Holland will be moving Miami and New York from their old carrier on to RTL5, and in Germany, CSI: New York will premiere August 29th at 20.15. The network VOX will be showing two episodes every Monday.

[*]A recap of the CSI: New York episode "Grand Master" has been added to the website Fandom Talk.

[*]On August 18th, IDW publishing will release the second New York comic book. The website described the plot as follows, "As Taylor and Messer descend into the sewers of Manhattan in search of a savage killer, Bonasera and Flack pursue leads that take them into the world of the theater. Can the CSI team act in time to catch a killer that seems to be less-or more-than human?"

[*]<font color=yellow>Hill Harper's</font> (Dr. Sheldon Hawkes) appearance on 4400 was recently praised by TV Gal. Columnist <font color=yellow>Amy Amatangelo</font> described him as a, "fantastic guest star."

[*]Thanks to the CSI computer games more women are playing video games than before. But <font color=yellow>Kelly Zmak</font>, the new chief operating officer and senior vice-president of Vancouver's Radical Entertainment, wishes the industry would do more to attract women towards the video game craze. "There's a huge market for mysteries, particularly with females, and yet no one has been able to deliver that in an electronic medium to a female audience that has worked yet."

[*]CSI has also propelled Webster's New World College Dictionary to add more 'high-tech' words to its latest edition. Words like "omega-3," "Botox," "HRT," "irritable bowel syndrome," and "Xanax" can be found in the dictionary.

[*]CSI writer <font color=yellow>David Rambo</font> recently premiered his play The Lady With All the Answers, about real life columnist <font color=yellow>Ann Landers</font>, who for years gave her readers advice on how to deal with life. <font color=yellow> Daryl H. Miller </font>, of the Los Angeles Times, has provided a review of the play. "Rambo [...] drew the material from Landers' life and letters, with the cooperation of Landers' daughter, Margo Howard. The result is engaging from beginning to end, but it also feels superficial and unsurprising."

[*]And more teenagers are learning about crime scene investigation this summer. This time, students at the Wilson Police Department Youth Academy in North Carolina learned that real investigators rely on team-work to solve crimes. [/list]<center></center>
 
Another highly paid actor complaining about the spin-offs... who would've seen that one coming? ;)
 
I'm not big on the spin-offs, but I think I would have kept my opinions to myself because I don't think anyone appreciates another critic.

C'est La Vie..maybe GE was having a crappy day.
 
Didn't say he wasn't. In fact, most things George does are OK with me, in case you haven't noticed.

And thanks so much for not forcing me to agree with it. Really appreciate it. :p
 
I agree with GE on most things...except the fact that he is marrying Monica Casey. That I don't agree with.
 
I personally love all the CSI's. It's a winning formula that works but each one is set apart from the original because of the different characters and setting and that's whats good about them.
 
Didn't say he wasn't. In fact, most things George does are OK with me, in case you haven't noticed.

And thanks so much for not forcing me to agree with it. Really appreciate it. :p
I agree with him. There are very few spinoffs I like. In my opinion all spinoffs do is drain the money and ideas from the original. Maybe I'm mad because Stargate Atlantis is a drain on the original. What's the use of having 2 or three shows using the same ideas with different casts, just like the Law and Orders and the CSIs. The originals are always the best. The others are cheap copies.

Kasey
 
Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. Of course, he may still spend the rest of his life with her, just not married! ;)
 
I know a couple who have been together for like 14 years, but never plan to get married or have children. Marriage isn't for everyone.
 

Me too! But I might, just might my mind in George where to pop the question :D

And back on topic - I kinda agree with George and WP. Acting is a craft and I like to think that the CSI guys put a lot of heart into creating realistic characters and a quality show. Then TPTB come along and take this successful creation and ram it through the photocopier.

Yeah I know its show business and everyone is ultimately in the business to make money but imagine if Da Vinci's bosses thought 'hey this picture's cool' and hired some painter to knock off a few Mona Shirleys, Mona Rochelles and Mona Madisons?
 
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