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CSI's producers said Saturday they decided not to make CSI: Miami a carbon copy of its predecessor, despite a directive from CBS president <font color=yellow>Les Moonves</font> that he wanted them to stick to the original formula.
"Leslie told us he wanted a clone. We knew we couldn't do a clone, because everything has its own beauty," said executive producer <font color=yellow>Ann Donahue</font> during a panel at the 2003 <font color=yellow>William S. Paley</font> festival, according to a report at Zap2it.
CSI: Miami star <font color=yellow>David Caruso</font> (Horatio Cane) attributed the spin-off's new vibe to the fact that his team are police officers as opposed to self-confessed science geeks. "I think the difference is that street detectives... have the luxury to wear their heart on their sleeve," he said. "This is a show about intelligence ... the challenge is letting the emotions seep through."
Although Miami's progenitor recently aired a special 90-minute episode devoted to exploring the lives of its two central characters, CSI has remained very much a plot-based drama throughout its three seasons. Over in Florida, however, the CSIs have been given the chance to get out from behind their test-tubes. "The power of these people's lives is that they deal with an overwhelming amount of sadness," said Caruso.
But don't expect the spin-off to deviate too much from the winning formula that made the original CSI a hit. According to executive producer <font color=yellow>Carol Mendelsohn</font>, the mandate is still to "follow the mystery ... to learn about them through their interactions in the lab."
The full report, which contains comments from executive producer <font color=yellow>Jonathan Littman</font> and co-executive producer <font color=yellow>Danny Cannon</font>, can be found here at Zap2it.<center></center>
"Leslie told us he wanted a clone. We knew we couldn't do a clone, because everything has its own beauty," said executive producer <font color=yellow>Ann Donahue</font> during a panel at the 2003 <font color=yellow>William S. Paley</font> festival, according to a report at Zap2it.
CSI: Miami star <font color=yellow>David Caruso</font> (Horatio Cane) attributed the spin-off's new vibe to the fact that his team are police officers as opposed to self-confessed science geeks. "I think the difference is that street detectives... have the luxury to wear their heart on their sleeve," he said. "This is a show about intelligence ... the challenge is letting the emotions seep through."
Although Miami's progenitor recently aired a special 90-minute episode devoted to exploring the lives of its two central characters, CSI has remained very much a plot-based drama throughout its three seasons. Over in Florida, however, the CSIs have been given the chance to get out from behind their test-tubes. "The power of these people's lives is that they deal with an overwhelming amount of sadness," said Caruso.
But don't expect the spin-off to deviate too much from the winning formula that made the original CSI a hit. According to executive producer <font color=yellow>Carol Mendelsohn</font>, the mandate is still to "follow the mystery ... to learn about them through their interactions in the lab."
The full report, which contains comments from executive producer <font color=yellow>Jonathan Littman</font> and co-executive producer <font color=yellow>Danny Cannon</font>, can be found here at Zap2it.<center></center>
