Shankar Nabs Executive Producer Slot

CSI Files

Captain
<font color=yellow>Naren Shankar</font> has just signed a deal naming him executive producer on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and extending his tenure with the show through May of 2007.

Variety (via Yahoo! News) is reporting that Shankar's deal is in the seven-figure range. Shankar's science background makes him a perfect fit for the show; the writer has a PhD from Cornell University in applied physics.

Executive producer and CSI showrunner <font color=yellow>Carol Mendelsohn</font> praised Shankar's contributions to the CSI writing team. "[He fits in with] all of us on the show, who are preoccupied with death and murder," she said. "And he brought his own warped sensibility with him to the show."

Shankar has been with CSI since its third season. He has written episodes such as "Random Acts of Violence" (with <font color=yellow>Danny Cannon</font>) and "Precious Metal" (with <font color=yellow>Andrew Lipsitz</font>).

Shankar's first job in Hollywood was as a WGA intern. He moved on to become a science consultant on Star Trek: The Next Generation and also has writing credits on episodes of the two subsequent Star Trek spinoffs, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. Shankar also penned episodes of Farscape, The Outer Limits and UC: Undercover.

To read the original story, please visit Variety (subscription required) or Yahoo! News.<center></center>
 
hmm....interesting i hope hes a good writer...then he could bring our dream even closer of g/s happening...*sigh* i really hope he is not G/C shippy... :eek: EEWWW...its unatural..of them two being together... :rolleyes: good luck to him.....
 
...i just decided i dont like you.. :D :D..im sure you are a great person but i hate..ok ...*struggles to say it* ...dislike everyone who shippy for g/c...its so unatural..just dont take any notice of me.. :lol: :cool:..

1656.jpg
 
Back
Top