From USA TODAY:
CSI - Where we left off: In the season finale, the Las Vegas criminalists investigated one of the show's signature deaths: a decapitated body by the train tracks. In a more personal crisis, Gil Grissom decided not to pull the plug on friend and shooting victim Capt. Brass, who eventually recovered. But is was CSI-yi-yi! as the final scene revealed Grissom and freshly showered colleague Sara Sidle in an intimate bedroom conversation. "We got tons of feedback" on the sometimes hinted, now-revealed relationship, executive producer Naren shankar says. "According to CBS, it ran about 60-40 in favor.
What's ahead:
Viewers will see occasional subtle signs of the Grissom-Sara relationship, but the main personal matter in the Season 7 premiere involves criminalist Catherine Willows, her father, Sam Braun, and her daughter, Shankar says. The opener also features some Vegas glitz - a death backstage at the renowned Cirque du Soleil show KA - and a musical performance, John Mayer singing "Waiting on the World to Change."
Investigation of another crime, the killing of an '80s rock star played by Danny Bonaduce, carries over into the second episode. "He's one of the best corpses we've ever had in the show," Shankar says.
And if you think Bonaduce is the apogee of guest acting talent, wait until Britney Spears' husband, Kevin Federline, plays a thug who's part of a gang that swarms and beats people. "He's got a great cocky, tough exterior" that suits the role, Shankar says.
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Geez, I wonder if Shankar is the guy to "thank" for choosing Federline to be in the Fannysmackin episode? You know, I can think of at least about a dozen REAL actors who can act cocky and tough, and who deserve the role much more than Mr. Spears.