CSI: New York

[Brian in Mesa]

Gary Sinise a Frontrunner for CSI: New York
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Sunday, March 7, 2004

Gary Sinise is being courted for the lead role in the second spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation that CBS is planning for next season.

The prospect of the Emmy-winning actor signing on to star in the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced CSI: New York seemed dim at the start of last week, but the talks picked up again Thursday and Friday, says The Hollywood Reporter.

CBS needs to nail down the casting for the show soon because it intends to introduce the CSI: New York main characters in this season's second-to-last episode of CSI: Miami, to air in May.

 

[thirty-two]

I've only watched the original CSI a few times, but I did enjoy it. Is CSI: Miami any good?

I've read a few articles about how the main guy in the first CSI is not really thrilled with all the new CSI's. I'm not a huge fan of CSI so I don't know if his departure would be a big thing - but it sounds like he's not too happy with it all.

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What's next? 'CSI:Boise'?
- David Hiltbrand


When CBS announced in 2002 that it was opening a tropical franchise of the network's biggest hit, to be named CSI: Miami, William Petersen was understandably irate.

"I wanted them to wait another year and let that show be something else instead of a carbon copy of ours," he says. "My objection was to the timing. Give our show a chance and give the other show a chance before rubber-stamping this thing."

He's seen what happens to a bandwagon when TV jumps on board with both feet. "The reality thing is getting tired now, because it's rubber-stamped out. They're all the same show, just set in a different place. Now Donald Trump is running around with a bunch of guys. Whatever."

So you can imagine how happy Petersen was when CBS recently announced that it's developing yet another spin-off, for this fall: CSI: New York.

"Two years from now, there'll be another one in Philadelphia and one in Toledo," he says sardonically. "If it works, they're going to use it until it doesn't work anymore. You can't tell them the golden egg is going to get broken. They say, 'Look, I have a limited amount of time here. Let's break all the eggs, make a big omelette.' "

Petersen is enough of a realist to recognize that he can't change the system, however shortsighted it may be.

"I don't have to deal with the bottom line the way these executives do," he says. "They're desperate to squeeze money out of it. That's what happens when people like Sumner Redstone [chief of CBS owner Viacom] and Rupert Murdoch [Fox] are in charge. It makes it difficult for us to do anything original."

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/7835050.htm

 

[Mike Olbinski]

Too many CSI's...CSI is good, why Miami, and now New York?

Mike

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Originally posted by Chandler Mike
Too many CSI's...CSI is good, why Miami, and now New York?

Mike

$$$ and $$$ respectively.

 

[Ryanwb]

How many CSI's are they going to have?

 

[Krangodnzr]

Originally posted by Ryanwb
How many CSI's are they going to have?

Eight:

CSI: Vegas
CSI: LA
CSI: Miami
CSI: NY
CSI: Cleveland
CSI: Seattle
CSI: Atlanta
CSI: Dallas

and last but certainly not least

CSI: Mesa

Imagine all the storylines involving Mormons, rednecks, drunk Indians, and tweekers....

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Originally posted by Krangthebrain
Eight:

CSI: Vegas
CSI: LA
CSI: Miami
CSI: NY
CSI: Cleveland
CSI: Seattle
CSI: Atlanta
CSI: Dallas

and last but certainly not least

CSI: Mesa

That's nine.

 

[Cardinal Bob]

Originally posted by thirty-two
I've only watched the original CSI a few times, but I did enjoy it. Is CSI: Miami any good?

As good as the original CSI is (and it is very good), CSI:Miami is equally as bad. CSI has actors that look the part, i.e. you could believe might be in that field...plus they can actually act.

CSI:Miami has a bunch of people that looked like they just stepped out of a Frederick's of Hollywood catalog, and none of them can act their way out a paper bag. I've seen better better dialogue delivery in porn movies! David Caruso has to be the single worst actor working anywhere today...and no I didn't forget about Keanu Reeves. Caruso is that bad.

Howver, CSI:Miami is fun to watch while poking fun at how bad it is...kinda in a "Mystery Science Theater 3000" way.

 

[Cardinals.Ken]

Originally posted by Krangthebrain
CSI: Mesa

Imagine all the storylines involving Mormons, rednecks, drunk Indians, and tweekers....

Perhaps they could base a "Huggy Bear" type character after me!

 

[Krangodnzr]

Originally posted by Brian in Mesa
That's nine.

Argh! I knew something was wrong.

Has anyone ever seen Cops episodes in Mesa? Hilarious.

Always involves tweekers and drunks.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Originally posted by Cardinals.Ken
Perhaps they could base a "Huggy Bear" type character after me!

Funny, I'll be related to him through marriage someday.

(Fargas). My girlfriends cousin, is his cousin.

 

[Ryanwb]

Originally posted by Krangthebrain
(Fargas). My girlfriends cousin, is his cousin.

Dude, you're from the South so I'm sure your related closer to your neighbor if you go that far down the bloodlines

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Vanessa Ferlito Joins CSI: New York
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Tuesday, March 9, 2004

24 co-star Vanessa Ferlito has landed a lead role in the CBS series CSI: New York, for which Gary Sinise is in talks to head the cast.

Ferlito, who next appears in Spider-Man 2, will play a member of the show's forensic team. "CSI: New York" is the third installment of the hit "CSI" franchise.

CBS intends to introduce the main characters in this season's second-to-last episode of "CSI: Miami," to air in May.

 

[Mike Olbinski]

Of course, I just now actually read BIM's original post, and if Gary Sinese is on the show, that would be pretty cool...I'm sure I'd watch it.



Mike

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Melina Kanakaredes Aboard CSI: New York
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Former Providence star Melina Kanakaredes will star opposite Gary Sinise in CBS' latest CSI spinoff, CSI: New York, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Kanakaredes and Sinise will play forensic investigators working in the Big Apple. CBS plans to introduce the characters in this season's second-to-last episode of CSI: Miami with a story line that involves the Miami forensic crew traveling to New York to investigate a case.

Vanessa Ferlito and Carmine Giovinazzo also star in "New York".

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Bump for HB3.

 

[HeavyB3]

This is the best show currently on TV. I missed all of season 3 because i failed to have an appreciation for it until recently. I bought the first two seasons last time deep discount dvd had a 20% off sale. Might be time to splurge on a present for myself though and get season 3.

 

[HeavyB3]

Great season finale. Loved the way Mac was duped.