I'm not to sure how i feel about this new character but I do feel as if someone my leave so that way Eddie can come in. Think about it that is how TPTB inroduced Ryan. I think that since TPTB plans to introduce Eddie as a regualr character that either some one is falling off the face of the Earth and since he is a cop he could be Franks replacement, or a character is leaving, and right now I tend to go with a character leaving.
I don't think anyone is leaving the show. In fact, I texted that service "KGB" and asked them! They said as far as they know no one is leaving the show b/c of Eddie's arrival.
So if things, as Caruso insinuated at the end of the season, are going to be in a sense "rebooted" and going back to, as someone else brought up, the "2 cases an episode" formula then bringing Eddie Cibrian in could work. Miami was the only one of the CSI's to move away from the 2 cases an ep formula. NY and LV kept that formula and yet at times still had everyone work one case from time to time. Someting I thinks work way better.
I also think that having 2 cases an episode solves what alot of people have complained about (and rightfully so) this past season; not everyone getting enough screentime. If you only have one case going on in an ep, how many people can you have do the samething at the sametime? Not many. Doing 2 cases allows Eric and Cal to work a crime scene, process evidence, and interview people while at the same time having Ryan and Natalia doing exactly the same thing just with a different case. Therefore everyone gets to have something do and have screentime. Eddie would work with one set of CSI's while Frank works with other and H, well H just does what H does!! lol
My hope to is that along with the possibility of the "2 cases an ep" formula coming back into play, so will stand alone eps. I personally think Miami got way too caught up in the idea of having "on going storylines." This show and/or franchise was, imo, never really geared or designed to revolve around something like that. A serial killer storyline would be interesting, like the mini killer was but they need to move away from the whole "mob/gang taking over Miami" scenario that they created this season and back in season 4. Basically, they need to keep it simple and hopefully that is what Caruso was referring to in that interview; the writers/producers going back to basics.
I too, however, find it odd that Emmanuelle Vaugier was cut from NY b/c of budget contraints and Miami ADDING a character????
Emily Procter did say that they will NOT be filming in Miami this year b/c of a smaller budget but Eddie Cibrian can't be coming cheap! Plus, as of right now, Miami doesn't have an ME! So unless they are just going to move that character into a recurring role (like Valera) we might still get yet another regular cast member!!
Eddie joining the cast is going to be interesting. I really enjoyed him in Third Watch and I am anxious to see where his storyline goes. I agree that he will probably be like Yelena's character.
Also, I would LOVE to have a Miami and a Los Vegas crossover episode! We had two CSI Miami and NY crossovers, so now we need a crossover with the original! Just a thought, what do you all think?
Ohh, I can't wait for season 8!
I would personally love another LV/Miami crossover. I even once asked Corey Miller if anything was in the works and he told me something interesting; he told me that there probably wouldn't be another LV/Miami corssover b/c some of the LV cast feel Miami was spun off too soon and don't like the idea of cross overs!! I kind of have an idea of who he might have been referring to ( I am going to keep it to myself though) and I think as long as there is or the possibility of animosity about it, there won't be another LV/Miami crossover. Which is something I think is totally stupid.
