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Your departure from CSI has been announced for some time now. Where are things at right now?
Marg Helgenberger: I had planned to quit after the 11th season. Several factors made me change my mind, including a conversation with the producers. They tried to find a deal, like having me in only a few episodes and keeping the door open for my character. But we are still negotiating. Deep inside of me I know that I don’t really want to say goodbye to my character and to my colleagues. So I’ll be doing less episodes. For the season that’s currently airing in the U.S., I did 19 episodes instead of 22. It allowed me to travel and to get some rest.
Do you know how many episodes you will appear in next season?
We are talking about 9, maybe 10 episodes and possibly another appearance later in the season. When I was working full-time on the show, it was difficult to do anything else. And we don’t always want to spend our two-months break working on other projects. Now, I’d love to do a play. I’m going to meet with several producers soon to talk about that.
If you appear only in a few episodes, what will happen to your character?
We’re thinking about it. There are thousands of ways for her to exit, one of them involving the casino that she inherited from her father. Besides, I’ve always loved the episodes that explore the cultural specificity of Las Vegas and the underside of gambling. Many people go to Las Vegas for that reason. I would like Catherine to stay as an expert, but not necessarily in the law enforcement.
Who can take over her position?
I would choose Nick Stokes to replace her. He was there from the beginning, and I like his relationship with Catherine. She’s kind of a big sister to him, and she can always count on him.
After the departures of Gary Dourdan, William Petersen and Jorja Fox not being in the eighth and ninth season a lot, don’t you worry that you appearing in only a few episodes might hurt the show?
This is one of the reasons why our executive producer Carol Mendelsohn asked me if I could stay a little longer. I think they are afraid that the show will lose its essence with most of the original cast members gone. The season that Gary left, we also lost three characters. And this resulted in a significant decline in our ratings. It was a setback. But after 11 years, the fact that we are still among the 10 most watched programs in the United States is quite impressive. And I honestly think that CSI's still got a lot of potential with or without me in the credits.
I can't see this happening, unless there's more to the story than what Ray told Brass. I just think there's too much trauma associated with this experience for her to ever feel safe around Ray, since Ray was the connection Haskell used to get to her. Yes, Ray did "save" her, but after she recovers from the initial shock, she's going to be going through post-traumatic stress disorder. I would think being around Ray would only exacerbate her anxieties, not relieve them.I think Ray's ex going back to Baltimore could be a way for Langston's character to exit. Maybe Gloria could begin to emerge from her apparent catatonia and want Ray around to feel safe again. I think he'd give up the lab in an instant for a chance to be with her again.
I don't think so, their divorced, she re-married and she wanted children [as the mother-in-law stated] and he didn't, plus his job is in Las Vegas. That's a far stretch, but if anything I would think she'd stay in Vegas where he works, time will tell on this one
I can't see this happening, unless there's more to the story than what Ray told Brass. I just think there's too much trauma associated with this experience for her to ever feel safe around Ray, since Ray was the connection Haskell used to get to her. Yes, Ray did "save" her, but after she recovers from the initial shock, she's going to be going through post-traumatic stress disorder. I would think being around Ray would only exacerbate her anxieties, not relieve them.I think Ray's ex going back to Baltimore could be a way for Langston's character to exit. Maybe Gloria could begin to emerge from her apparent catatonia and want Ray around to feel safe again. I think he'd give up the lab in an instant for a chance to be with her again.
Ray only didn't want kids because he was afraid of passing on the so-called serial killer gene. But he and Gloria could always adopt.
UH, excuse me, there are fans who like and enjoy Ray, so maybe tone the bashing him down for them.