Season 11 "Spoiler Lab" Discussion

Unfortunately, they are talking about Bieber's character being upset over his brother's death, so I think he'll be among the living for his "acting debut".

Although I'm still not thrilled about it, after doing some research online about him I have to say I do feel a bit sorry for the kid. Some of the stuff that's been said/done on the internet about him...pretty nasty.

 

Hey guys! Don't forget...we have a spoiler pic thread for Season 11. Pics should go there for discussion. Thanks!

 

Interesting. I honestly don't know what the future will hold for Wally, Jorja or George. Laurence and Marg are both big name stars so yeah, they will probably get many more jobs after this. Paul is known as a great character actor so he too will get something. As for Eric, he does a lot of backstage stuff, particularly with music. I see him doing more of that and working behind the scenes in the industry.

 

Well I know that most of them have stated at one time or another that they would like to see CSI through to the end...which is nice to here But there also has to be a breaking point and thoughts about being type cast etc. When is enough, enough? When is it time to move on? Lawrence and Marg, for sure, would have no problem given their acting status and experience. I wouldn't even be worried about Wally either. He is waist deep in other projects as well and has been since he first appeared on the show in '03.

Anyway, I am hoping that with Anthony Zuiker back on the writing team this season...or at least for the first part of the season, things will turn out better then the past couple of seasons, writing wise (after all, this was his little creation). Hopefully there will be stronger stories lines and more enjoyable scenes to watch...in general. And add in a more team orientated feel within the group and the lab. Last season they managed to close that gap...slightly, so hopefully this season it'll continue.

:lol: that was rather enjoyable to see.

 

George and Eric have both said time and again that they plan to stay with the show until the end, or as long as the show will have them. So I think THAT is why they signed on. They both love working on the show and love their characters.

As for Jorja, we still don't know for 100% whether she's going to be a regular again (in every episode) or on special guest star recurring like she was last season. But I'm sure that at least a big portion of the reason that she returned is because she loves the show and her character and she has left before, so she knows how much she'd miss everyone and the character if she left again.

Eric (like Wally) has MANY other projects outside of CSI that he does. He's also had starring roles in several movies. They may not be big blockbuster movies, but if he does any in the future, once his diehard fans find out about it, they'll be right there. If its a straight to video movie, it'll make a lot of money off his fans who've followed his career from CSI. I'm not the least bit worried about him. I have a ton of faith in him. I'm sure he'll be fine. I'm sure they'll all be fine. Their fans will follow their careers wherever they may lead most likely. And whatever they do, they will bring in many fans.

Contract deals usually have a time limit on them because people are never sure how long the show will last... and if an actor signed on to a network for their current show for say, four years and the show didn't last that long, they would still be in contract with that network and would most likely not be allowed (legally) to work outside of that network (at least not without the network's permission). So this is why they always renegotiate their contracts after they expire. Every show does this. It really does not mean much. So people re-sign most of the time because they love the show/character that they are doing. Or just even out of loyalty of what has made them more successful. I wouldn't read anything more into it. It really doesn't mean much more than that.

As for the length of contracts meaning the end is coming soon, I can't say for sure... but I think maybe the network realizes that this show has been around for a long time and there is no way to predict just how much longer it will last. It could go as long as 15 seasons like ER did, or it could drop so bad in the ratings at the end of this coming season that they'd be force to cancel it. One just never knows, so they play it safe lol. Although Ann Donahue, the show-runner from CSI: Miami signed a four year contract recently. I honestly am not sure if CSI: Miami would last that much longer, so her contract may be with CBS in general, so that when Miami ends she could produce or be the show-runner for another CBS show.