Here's some REALLY BIG news from the new issue of TV Guide (July 31 - Aug 6):
PETERSON TAKES A CSI BREAK
EXCLUSIVE: Think Gil Grissom (William Peterson) can't get enough of the seamy criminal evidence he sifts through each week on CSI? Well, everyone has a breaking point. CSI executive producer Carol Mendelsohn tells TV Guide the CBS series is planning a story line that'll "push Grissom to an emotional place" requiring a sabbatical of sorts." The truth is, Grissom's hiatus is dictated by real-life circumstances. In the fall, Peterson will head to Providence to star in the Trinity Repertory Company's stage production of Conor McPherson's "A Dublin Carol." (Peterson mentored Curt Columbus, Trinity Rep's artistic director, during his theater days.) "He will be gone for a few episodes," Mendelsohn says. "We're writing it into the show." This comes just as CSI goes toe-to-toe with TV's hottest drama, Grey's Anatomy, on Thursday nights. Producers will try to minimize the impact by casting a big-name guest star to fill in for the Grissom-free episodes airing in January. But the CSI star will be back in time to battle Vegas crime - and Grey's - for February sweeps.
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Okay, so what I want to know is what is it that will push Grissom over the edge that would make him want to take a sabbatical? Could one of his guys (or ladies) possibly get injured on the job, or will there be a screw-up on a case that would cost the lab its reputation? Interesting spoilers. Gives us something new to speculate about.