I like Ray's character. I really do. And I am not mad at the actor or the character for it. I'm more upset with TPTB. They are great in many ways, and without them there is no way CSI would be on it's ninth season. But at the same time, without the actors and characters that are still on the show, CSI wouldn't be at it's ninth season either.
I don't think TPTB truly understand what they are doing. It's two seperate extremes; Either they are blindly forcing Ray on us, or they are doing it purposely and not caring. Niether is appreciated by fans, but at least in one extreme they can claim ignorance.
They way I see it is, when they signed LF, we all should have known that this was going to happen sooner or later, and TPTB obvisouly preferred sooner. Part of the reason the brough LF on was for ratings and to add a different element to the show. But at the expense of the other actors and characters? Come on now. It's not right and it's not fair.
We on this board, represent a small number of fans who actually go on message boards and rant and rave about how we feel. Maybe we're in the minority and that is why TPTB are doing what they are doing. All I know is that, there are three other Thursday night shows that I can watch other than CSI, and I think TPTB should start considering that.
I was an original advocate for Ray. I like(d) him and am still fascinated by him even now. But I feel that the quality of the other characters is lacking.
