According to Chicago Tribune’s Maureen Ryan, we’ll see some interesting returns and plot centers: In the season’s episode 5, dominatrix Lady Heather (Melinda Clarke, Reaper) will be back. Grissom will “spend the night”, apparently. They’re not saying what he’s doing over there, but they promise this will be the “most provocative” episode the Lady Heather has been in. Episode 7 will revolve around Natalie, the Miniature Killer. William Friedkin will return to direct the 200th episode. These are very interesting developments, for sure. I’m sure we’re in for a great season. [Read more]

As sad as I was to hear that William Petersen was moving on from his starring role on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, I’m sad to hear that it didn’t work out with one of his potential replacements, John Malkovich. Malkovich has proven his capacity for portraying brilliant, yet unstable, characters. It’s really very scary. According to Maureen Ryan of The Chicago Tribune, executive producer Naren Shankar couldn’t share details on other actors they are talking to. Asked about similarities between the new character and Dexter, the lovable serial killer of serial killers, Shankar made it sound like the CSI character is more the converse of Dexter. Dexter is a serial killer trying to discover his own humanity. The academic... [Read more]

With the Emmy nominations out, the other day, the CSI franchise garnered three nods. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has two of them, while CSI: New York has the third. The listings look like this: Outstanding Makeup For A Single-camera Series (non-prosthetic) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dead Doll, CBS, CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television Melanie Elaine Levitt, Department Head Makeup Artist Tom Hoerber, Key Makeup Artist Matthew Mungle, Additional Makeup Artist Clinton Wayne, Additional Makeup Artist Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Cockroaches, CBS, CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television Mace Matiosian, Supervising... [Read more]

Here’s some more on William Petersen at the Cubs-Marlins game. He has plenty to say on the history of Cubs baseball, and gets to show off his wife, Gina. He gets to do it all from the comfort of the media booth. Video Source. No first pitch action, here, but good fan-love. [Read more]

In this CSI novel, by Jerome Preisler, Grissom, Catherine, Warrick, and the rest of the team investigate two deaths. One is a John Doe, discovered on a world-class Vegas golf course, and the possible victim of a bad case of sibling rivalry. The other, “Nevada Rose” Demille, a beautiful sports groupie, and heavily sought-after barfly, well-known at the trendiest casinos and clubs. When her nude body is found, Willows and Warrick find a trail that seems to lead to “The Fireball”, a major leaque pither, who’s a future Hall of Famer, and a womanizer, who had a recent, very public affair with “Nevada Rose”. Order CSI: Nevada Rose from Amazon.com. Have you read CSI: Nevada Rose, yet? Let us know what you thought... [Read more]