From the lastest TV Guide!
CSI:THE DRIECTORS CUT
"Cockroaches" will be directed by Oscar winner William Friedkin, the film legend behind two of the 1970's biggest blockbusters "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist"..and who also helped launch the career of CSI's William Petersen by giving him the lead in the 1985 "To Live And Die In L.A.". "every year [Petersen] says to me, "Why don't you do a show for me"?, and so I made the time to do it, and it was terrific, I really did it for the opportunity to work with Billy again", explains Friedkin. That said, Petersen's Gil takes a backseat to Warrick as the investigator's job begins to suffer because of his pill addiction. "[Gary Dourdan] is just wonderful in it", says Friedkin "He touches a very lot of sensitive areas". When asked if directing TV was different than films he notes "not very much..only that one has to do things faster" Having garnered a reputation for pushing the envelope, he does however confess that "I got a ton of notes from Standards and Practices. I was surprised, frankly" Did he try and put a stamp on the show? "I wasn't conscious of trying to do that, it's a top rated show..if it's not broke and they didn't call me to fix it" The eposide however, was written with Freidkin in mind..there's even a chase scene, which got us thinking does he think his famed 'French" car chase has ever been better? "I've seen stuff..specifically in those Bourne films.. that impresses me tremendously, and because they're working with a bigger budget and more modern technology they can accomodate more than we were able to"
Megan Walsh Boyle..TV Guide writer
Oh, and don't even get me started on the jean porn. have you seen him in a pair of jeans? 
