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Well, color me happy...and sad. I'll start with the good news: I'm thrilled <font color=yellow>George Eads</font> and <font color=yellow>Sara Sidle</font> are back on CSI. Very rarely am I happy to see a character leave a show, especially over something like salary disputes. I'm glad, be it a misunderstanding or called bluff, that it all got worked out and both will be returning to CSI when production resumes next week.
What I'm not happy at all to hear about is the possibility that <font color=yellow>Rory Cochrane</font> might be leaving CSI: Miami. Say it ain't so! The Miami cast is a terrific ensemble, but I've always been partial to pouty, somewhat icy Speedle, who plays the straight man with aplomb to <font color=yellow>Adam Rodriguez</font>'s laid-back playboy Delko. Rarely do we see anything get under Speedle's chilly exterior, but when something does--like the death of a witness in "Wannabe"--Cochrane plays it just right.
Cochrane is reportedly leaving to focus on his movie career. While movies are all well and good, and the best way to get a big name, they seem to be a much riskier way to go than a regular role on a weekly television show. If he's dissatisfied with the amount of screen time he's getting, it seems to me the producers should consider accommodating him. Speedle is one of the more unique characters on the CSI shows, and Cochrane is a valuable asset. He adds a darkness and gravity to the otherwise often flashy and glossy Miami.
I doubt Mr. Cochrane will see this column, but if the rumors of his departure are true, I implore him to rethink his decision. CSI: Miami won't be the same without him.
<font size="3">Trek BBS Today</font>
Below are some of the topics currently being discussed at the Talk CSI FilesBBS:
-Speedle leaving Miami
-I met a famous CSI!
-Nick and Sara are back!
More topics can be found at the Talk CSI Files BBS!
<font size="3">Poll Results</font>
Below are the results of the most recent TrekToday poll:
<center> <TABLE Width=350 CelLSpacing=0 CellPadding=6 Border=0> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#000000"> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> <CENTER><TABLE Width=95\% CellPadding=4> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> <HR SIZE=1> Will you miss the characters of Sara Sidle and Nick Stokes? <HR SIZE=1> </center> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD Width=50\%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> I'll miss them both a lot! The show won't be the same without them.</TD><TD Width=50\% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 65.2\% - (880 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50\%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> I'll miss Nick a lot.</TD><TD Width=50\% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 12.8\% - (174 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50\%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> I'll miss Sara a lot.</TD><TD Width=50\% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 10.8\% - (147 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50\%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> I don't think their absense will affect the show much.</TD><TD Width=50\% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 5.8\% - (79 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50\%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> No, I think it will be good to get some new faces on CSI.</TD><TD Width=50\% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 5.1\% - (69 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size="2">
<center> Total Votes: 1349 </center> <HR SIZE=1> </td> </tr> </table> </TD></TR> </TABLE> </center>
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<font size="3">Today's Television Listings</font>
Tonight, CBS will air CSI: Miami at 9pm, rather than 10 because of the Democratic National Convention. CBS will be showing the episode "The Best Defense". Here is TV Guide's description of the episode:<ul><blockquote><font color=yellow>The two young owners of a city bar are gunned down after hours and another man is wounded in the attack, which was allegedly committed by a masked gunman. Meanwhile, Calleigh's dad announces he is now a public defender and needs her help with a murder case in which a woman stabbed her boyfriend to death in his car with a screwdriver.</font></blockquote>[/list]
On Thursday, CBS will air the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Turning of the Screws". Here is TV Guide's description of the episode:<ul><blockquote><font color=yellow>Six people are killed when the cars of a roller coaster fly off of their tracks at an amusement park and land in a parking area. The investigation reveals that it wasn't an accident, but murder. Outside of town, the body of a 13-year-old girl is discovered near a lake and the probe uncovers evidence that she was murdered and her corpse dumped at the site.</font></blockquote>[/list]
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Well, color me happy...and sad. I'll start with the good news: I'm thrilled <font color=yellow>George Eads</font> and <font color=yellow>Sara Sidle</font> are back on CSI. Very rarely am I happy to see a character leave a show, especially over something like salary disputes. I'm glad, be it a misunderstanding or called bluff, that it all got worked out and both will be returning to CSI when production resumes next week.
What I'm not happy at all to hear about is the possibility that <font color=yellow>Rory Cochrane</font> might be leaving CSI: Miami. Say it ain't so! The Miami cast is a terrific ensemble, but I've always been partial to pouty, somewhat icy Speedle, who plays the straight man with aplomb to <font color=yellow>Adam Rodriguez</font>'s laid-back playboy Delko. Rarely do we see anything get under Speedle's chilly exterior, but when something does--like the death of a witness in "Wannabe"--Cochrane plays it just right.
Cochrane is reportedly leaving to focus on his movie career. While movies are all well and good, and the best way to get a big name, they seem to be a much riskier way to go than a regular role on a weekly television show. If he's dissatisfied with the amount of screen time he's getting, it seems to me the producers should consider accommodating him. Speedle is one of the more unique characters on the CSI shows, and Cochrane is a valuable asset. He adds a darkness and gravity to the otherwise often flashy and glossy Miami.
I doubt Mr. Cochrane will see this column, but if the rumors of his departure are true, I implore him to rethink his decision. CSI: Miami won't be the same without him.
<font size="3">Trek BBS Today</font>
Below are some of the topics currently being discussed at the Talk CSI FilesBBS:
-Speedle leaving Miami
-I met a famous CSI!
-Nick and Sara are back!
More topics can be found at the Talk CSI Files BBS!
<font size="3">Poll Results</font>
Below are the results of the most recent TrekToday poll:
<center> <TABLE Width=350 CelLSpacing=0 CellPadding=6 Border=0> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#000000"> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> <CENTER><TABLE Width=95\% CellPadding=4> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> <HR SIZE=1> Will you miss the characters of Sara Sidle and Nick Stokes? <HR SIZE=1> </center> </TD> </TR> <TR><TD Width=50\%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> I'll miss them both a lot! The show won't be the same without them.</TD><TD Width=50\% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 65.2\% - (880 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50\%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> I'll miss Nick a lot.</TD><TD Width=50\% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 12.8\% - (174 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50\%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> I'll miss Sara a lot.</TD><TD Width=50\% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 10.8\% - (147 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50\%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> I don't think their absense will affect the show much.</TD><TD Width=50\% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 5.8\% - (79 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD Width=50\%> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> No, I think it will be good to get some new faces on CSI.</TD><TD Width=50\% VALIGN=TOP> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size=2> /poll/image.gif 5.1\% - (69 Votes)</TD></TR> <TR><TD COLSPAN=2> <Font Face="Verdana,Arial" Size="2">
<center> Total Votes: 1349 </center> <HR SIZE=1> </td> </tr> </table> </TD></TR> </TABLE> </center>
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<font size="3">Today's Television Listings</font>
Tonight, CBS will air CSI: Miami at 9pm, rather than 10 because of the Democratic National Convention. CBS will be showing the episode "The Best Defense". Here is TV Guide's description of the episode:<ul><blockquote><font color=yellow>The two young owners of a city bar are gunned down after hours and another man is wounded in the attack, which was allegedly committed by a masked gunman. Meanwhile, Calleigh's dad announces he is now a public defender and needs her help with a murder case in which a woman stabbed her boyfriend to death in his car with a screwdriver.</font></blockquote>[/list]
On Thursday, CBS will air the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Turning of the Screws". Here is TV Guide's description of the episode:<ul><blockquote><font color=yellow>Six people are killed when the cars of a roller coaster fly off of their tracks at an amusement park and land in a parking area. The investigation reveals that it wasn't an accident, but murder. Outside of town, the body of a 13-year-old girl is discovered near a lake and the probe uncovers evidence that she was murdered and her corpse dumped at the site.</font></blockquote>[/list]
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