Season 11 "Spoiler Lab" Discussion Part 4

If we're talking about characters, then: Catherine replaced Grissom as shift supervisor. Nick replaced Grissom as "senior male CSI." Ray replaced Greg as "newest CSI." If we're talking about actors, then yes, LF replaced WP as male lead on the show. Which has nothing to do with his character's position in the fictional Las Vegas crime lab.

Interesting news about this new girl. I hope any conflict between her and Ecklie doesn't return Ecklie to the jerk he was in earlier seasons - I actually like him a lot now (although still just as recurring, not full-time ). Will Jorja Fox be back full-time next season? If so, she's a more mature female character too. I was hoping for a Wendy return too though.

 

Wow fastest promotion ever! Looks like she impressed tptb. Looking forward to her.

 

I'm so happy that Ecklie's daughter will join the team next season.CSI desperately needs some female blood!!

 

Not to be a skeptic, but since the show hasn't technically been renewed and the other people like George, Eric, Paul, Laurence, Jorja, Marg do not have contracts so they are not technically appearing next season YET....why is there reports about a new series regular that no one has seen yet? Has not TPTB learned anything about CSI fans and bringing in new "untested" people?

 

I love Lis Harnois, she rocked on 'Miami Medical'. If she's joining the cast she's too young to replace Marg really, I've got a feeling she'll replace Jorja, and Jorja will replace Marg as leading-lady (but not Supervisor)

 

I frankly do not see JF as a lead actress. Considering her age and the fact that she has never been a lead actress before, I don’t see how she suddenly now would be considered lead material. The fact that she’s the last and only woman standing isn’t really reason enough, I don’t think? Does there even have to be a female ‘lead’ on the show?
Maybe, with the money that they save on MH’s salary, they can bring in another young, unknown actor along with Elisabeth Harnois (good move to hire her imo:thumbsup Having one or two completely new characters could also take away some of the focus off Ray which might be a good thing and having the old cast interact with new people would open up whole new possibilities.

 

I do. Given her history on this series, and how much she has grown since its inception, I feel she is the most logical person to move up once Marg leaves. Jorja certainly has the fan base and following to ensure a long and fruitful life for Sara.

IMO, a new cast member should be exactly that: new. And the character should be introduced as such. That's something I believe was a mistake that the powers that be made with Laurence Fishburne. It's fine to hire an actor with his credentials, but you can't expect your audience to just immediately accept him as the primary focus of attention on a beloved team that's been intact for years. So the new person should be introduced slowly, gradually finding his or her place within the team (just as any new person would in the real world).

Don't get me wrong; I like Ray, and I really like the way he was introduced. It was such a novel concept (at least, for network TV) to have this character, a longstanding professional in different fields, but not forensics. They should have continued having him be the student, not the teacher, and flesh out the conflicts that would create for someone of Ray's background, rather than fast-tracking him into a leadership role, as seems to be the case. As I noted in another thread, Fishburne is a fine actor; he could play the complexities of a lead character who's not in a leadership role. But there seems to be a lack of imagination on the part of the powers that be (which extends to the writing team, since they take their marching orders from the producers) on how to make that happen, and do it in a believable way.

 

But how would that go over if JF became a ‚lead’ while GE would still not be one? Considering that JF left the show for almost 2 years while GE stayed with the show the entire time? I know JF has a very loyal and dedicated fan base but I imagine GE has an equally loyal and dedicated fan base. I don’t think they’d be too thrilled with that idea.

Agree with you here

 

I agree with you as well...it's just too bad they didn't stick with it.

 

I think that if Marg comes out of the opening credits, then they should just leave it as is...LF, GE, JF, ES and so on. Jorja could technically be the "female" lead without upsetting anyone else. Although I suspect that fans worry much more about credit placement and screentime than the actual actors...:shifty: