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Happy Birthday, William Petersen!

Lynn — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:55:37 +0000

Any fan of CSI: Vegas knows that William Petersen played Gil Grissom for 9 years. Even though he has now left the show, we all still love him and wish him a happy 57th birthday today.

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Happy Birthday, William!

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CSI: Vegas – Episode 10.12 – “Long Ball” Spoiler Photos

Lynn — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:34:46 +0000

CSI: Vegas – Episode 10.12 – Long Ball
Air Date: January 21, 2010

It looks like at least a portion of this CSI: Vegas episode will involve golf players. And I like it that Langston is so involved in many of this season’s cases. Laurence Fishburne is fantastic!!

Langston (Laurence Fishburne, left) interviews a caddy who was once a former pro golfer, John Dudek (Steven Eckholdt, right), about the strange murder of a golf pro during a high profile golf tournament, on CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Thursday, January 21 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)
[Photos: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved]

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CSI Stars & Director Get NAACP Image Award Nominations

Lynn — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:58:41 +0000

Today, the nominations for the 41st NAACP Image Awards were announced and the CSI series all had notable nominations to boast.

The awards celebrate outstanding work by people of color in a number of different entertainment categories. We won’t know the winners until the show airs on FOX on Friday February 6, 2010. I’ll let you know more as the air date approaches.

CSI: Miami actor Adam Rodriguez, CSI: Vegas actor Laurence Fishburne and CSI: NY actor Hill Harper were among the nominations this year. One of the wonderful CSI: Vegas directors, Paris Barclay was honored with a nomination too.

Here are the CSI-related nominations this year and the categories in which they have been nominated:

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Adam Rodriguez – “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (Lionsgate)
Anthony Mackie – “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
Chiwetel Ejiofor – “2012″ (Columbia Pictures)
Danny Glover – “2012″ (Columbia Pictures)
Lenny Kravitz – “Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Anthony Anderson – “Law & Order” (NBC)
Hill Harper – “CSI: NY” (CBS)
LL Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)
Laurence Fishburne – “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (CBS)
Taye Diggs – “Private Practice” (ABC)

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series

Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” – Give Peace a Chance (ABC)
Edward James Olmos – “Battlestar Galactica” – Islanded in a Stream of Stars (Syfy)
Ernest Dickerson – “Dexter” – Road Kill (Showtime)
Kevin Sullivan – “Lincoln Heights” – Aftershock (ABC Family)
Paris Barclay – “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” – Coup de Grace (CBS)

Congratulations to them all for their nominations!

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Alan Rosenberg & Marg Helgenberger Together on the Red Carpet

Lynn — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:50:08 +0000

CSI: Vegas star Marg Helgenberger was on the red carpet recently at the 2009 AFI Fest presentation of the new movie from The Weinstein Company The Road, held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.

Despite reports that she and her husband Alan Rosenberg had split, the two were there together. They both look very happy. Either they are apart, but still very close friends, or they are back together. Either way, I wish them both well.

[Photos: Zuma Press]

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CSI Men Among Top 100 Sexiest Men of 2009

Lynn — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:18:29 +0000


[Photos: © 2009 CBS Broadcasting Co.]

I’m pretty surprised that Hill Harper & Carmine Giovinazzo were left out of Buddy TV’s Top 100 Sexiest Men of 2009 list. Haven’t they noticed these two hotties? I think they need to have their eyes examined…

But the great news is that threeCSI stars were included. And each of the three CSI franchises has a star included. Here are the three who made the list:

#85 Eddie Cahill, CSI: NY

Eddie Cahill is the all-American boy next door. That is, if you happened to live next door to a man who is so hot he could make your grandma fan herself.

#39 George Eads, CSI: Vegas

The alpha dog of crime investigation is still standing tall and still looking good even while co-stars all around him abandon ship.

#31 Adam Rodriguez, CSI: Miami

He may have left CSI: Miami, but he looked better than ever doing it, and we can only hope he continues to pop up on our TV screens.

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Gary Dourdan & Girlfriend Spend Christmas in Spain

Lynn — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:39:05 +0000

I found some great photos of CSI: Vegas veteran Gary Dourdan and his girlfriend Maria Del Alamo. They spent Christmas in Madrid, Spain where they went to the Tablao (Flamenco bar) Cafe de Chinitas. The reports also say that they had a great time singing traditional flamenco songs.

Sounds like a terrific holiday to me! I’m glad he looks happy.

[Photos: INF]

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CSI: Vegas Star George Eads Chatted With Fans

Lynn — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:46:54 +0000

Last week was the big CSI trilogy crossover event. As part of the promotion for the series, CSI: Vegas hunk George Eads took time out to chat live with CSI fans online. I went and grabbed the chat text and re-ordered it so that the questions followed the answers. It’s just easier to read that way. I hope you enjoy it:

George Eads: Hello everyone, thanks for coming. This is George Eads here. I haven’t done this in well over a year so it will be great to talk with you all.

Rita-Clare LeBlanc: Hey George! I was wondering, what is your opinion on a CSI movie, and do you think one will ever happen? Hope your back is feeling better! Thanks, Nova Scotia Canada!

George Eads: I love the idea of a CSI movie. We would get to have more liberties with the script, dialogue, we could drop that heavy dose of realism that escapes us on Network TV. A very creative, a Guy Ritchie or a Quentin Tarantino, then it would take on a whole new life. Thanks for your well wishes, back is still sore, full recovery won’t be until about April.

Sarah: Thanks for taking time to talk to us George! What is the most fun part about working on CSI?

George Eads: First, thanks! Every day there is something great about working on this show. Today it is working with Laurence Fishburne for 12 hours. I just admire him and being around him and doing scenes with him is exhilarating.

anna: hi george. how you compare working on a multi-series crossover with simialr shows versus the 2 1/2 men writer swap?

George Eads: My participation in both the trilogy and TWO AND A HALF MEN was very brief — I didn’t go to the other shows in the trilogy and for TWO AND A HALF MEN I was only there a few hours but I got to talk to Charlie Sheen, which was great. I do like the idea of this trilogy – there’s just some great actors and i think it is very interesting for the fans to put these shows together.

Robin from Holland: Who is the clown of the CSI crew?

Enrica: I bet Eric

Elfert: Good bet :p

kdala: I second that bet

George Eads: I think it’s me. I always try to keep things light because we’re under such high pressure to get it done so quickly that a lot of the team members behind the camera get really stressed out so I try to make sure everyone knows we are here to have fun.

Hillary: Hey George. Several fans of yours felt it would have made more sense to have Nick or Catherine or Greg make the cross over and not the new CSI, Ray. I realize it was for ratings they went wth Laurence but this cross over just isn’t grabbing me with him as the character to do it. Comments?

kdala: Good question Hillary

Tracy in Arizona!: I think Catherine would of been the best crossover.

Nicola from UK: I’d liked to have seen Nick in the Crossover, especially being much more experienced in the field than Ray.

Talia: I have to agree with you Hilary! I wanted Nick and Catherine.

Amber: I think Greg would have been interesting to see.

George Eads: Well that’s a good question. It’s not my decision — that’s a decision made by the people behind the curtain. I think Laurence is a movie star and has a lot of appeal and in that regard it makes sense. He’s a master actor so maybe next time there will be more inclusion. My heart stays in Vegas.

Guest: Hey George, first of all my nine year old daughter wants to tell you she thinks you rock! Secondly, what are your plans after CSI?

George Eads: The plan after CSI would be to grow a beard and go fishing and go see my family and reconnect with friends from my past who over the past 15 years in LA I haven’t had much of a chance to see. Catch up with my nephews. And take the jobs as they come if an opportunity should arise to contribute to a good film.

Sara Zerbib: If you could chose anyone to do a guest appearance, who would you want to see?

George Eads: I like Andy Garcia. As far as a female goes, I’ve always been a Kathy Bates fan.

aussieforgood: Hi George, Last week I couldnt help but feel there was some mutual attraction between Nick and April from victim services, is this the last we’ve seen of her and will Nick finally get a love intrest??

George Eads: There could definitely be something there. I don’t think that’s the last we’ll see of her. She was as cool of a person away from the camera as she was in front of it.

Amanda (Canada): I am wondering though if you see yourself at all in Nick and how as well as how is your character different from you?

George Eads: People ask me that all the time. I would say Charlton Heston wasn’t Moses. You can take that like you want — Nick is a character within me. He was influenced by all the personalities that have influenced me throughout my life, mainly southern people given that I am from Texas. So I try to have a southern cadence without a southern twang. He’s definitely more macho than I am. He’s a guy that if there was a car accident he’d be the first people over there to help — he thinks about others first, he’s really very brave and noble.

Lauri: Hi George Thank you for chatting with all your fans You have sang “Mandy ” in a previous episode will we see you singing in any future episodes?

George Eads: I sing a lot walking around the set — I’ll find a spot to sing again. I had suggested that in the past — how about some Loverboy?

anna: how much control do actors have over their characters? if you see a writer take an odd direction with nick, can you point them a different way?

George Eads: Absolutely. We have a common ground of respect. Billy Petersen was one of the catalysts of building a better relationship between writers and actors. Communication and respect and you can pretty much creatively go back and forth, catch and throw until you get it to where you want.

Jordan Caine: Who or what was your inspiration to become an actor?

George Eads: Being a fan of the movies as a child growing up sometimes I would go to the movies by myself and then afterwards I would spend my day outside on my bike or bulding a tree house, my mind was just always in this other world. As I matured, I was so inspired by movies that I wanted to be an actor and inspire others — make people think about their relationships with the world around them.

Nicola (uk): Nick’s comments about being the new bug guy angered some fans, why do you think Nick has chosen to take over that roll?

George Eads: Again, that’s a great question. I’d love to say I had something to do with that. That’s what the script said, that was the direction the writers wanted the character to go. I did tell them I didn’t want Grissom’s office, but they wanted the character to have it anyway. They said they would write in that Nick had a problem with it. I always respectfully keep Grissom’s pig behind my desk. I know there will never be another bug man but all I can do is try to make him proud. The torch must be carried.

maryseriouslymary: Hey George. Your definelty my favorite character on the show so i was wondering if your character will be having any big episode coming up?

George Eads: Yes. There is an episode coming up that takes us out of the lab and puts myself, two lab rats and Greg in a situation that demands that they come together as a team.

JJ from Spain: Have you ever played with any of the CSI games? Did you enjoy recording the voices for them?

George Eads: I did enjoy recording the voices for them. But after this long period of playing this character the last thing I’m interested in doing is playing him virtually. No offense.

Jennifer Ann from Germany: What do u think u would be doin by now if u wouldnt have chosen to b an actor….?

George Eads: I think it would have been fun to be a pro golfer. I’ve been playing since I was a pre-teen. My handicap is a 10.

Robin from Holland: If you had to pick one word to describe your life, what word would that be?

George Eads: Rewarding.

ALi: Yo George, what is your favourite thing about Nick?

George Eads: His attitude.

Dave from NB Canada: Hi George…I am a huge fan of CSI…I was just wondering what the hardest scene was for you to do, in the last 10 years?

George Eads: Good question. I would say when I was buried underground saying goodbye to my parents on the tape recorder because I really thought about saying goodbye to my own parents and I had Quentin Tarantino squatting next to the box whispering direction in my ear — your mom’s watching you die, that’s what he was saying to me.

Laura: Whose idea was it to grow the moustache in season 6?

George Eads: It was mine. I caught a lot heat for that one. I am the third and my namesake had one, my dad always had one and I thought people in law enforecmen – if you thnk about it, you see a lot of mustaches and beards so I was kind of feeling that at the time. I didn’t realize that people would take it so personally, so when i heard that they did, i purposely kept it on for a couple more episodes, just to send a message that I am the character. I still would like to try a little scruff but i apologize if it made anyone mad, it wasn’t my intention. No more Robn Burgundy’s from me.

Talia from Athens: Hi George! You all seem to be very close in the show, especially the characters that heve been there for a while. How close are you with your co-stars in real life?

George Eads: I get asked this question a lot. I think its because a telepathy starts to happen between characters that have known each other so long, they almost assume we all hang out personally. For me as a choice i don’t personally hang out with the people I work with — if we’re working together, we’ll have dinner in Vegas. I know Jorja and Eric are very close they hang out a lot. But for me as an actor I like to keep almost a degree of professional distance so i can maintain my character on screen with that actor. It’s all out of respect.

Joanne: Hi George I really think that you are great in CSI! Besides CSI, what other primetime show you would like to work with?

George Eads: I’m a fan of 30 Rock. I would love to try my hand at some comedy. It’s so funny. I am an Alec Baldwin fan and a Liz Lemon fan. I’d also love to work with Speilberg and Hanks on some their war projects — I think they have something called The Pacific coming out soon and I seemed to miss that boat. I could really sink my teeth into playing a military man.

Enrica: I love Quentin. How was it to work with him?

George Eads: Everything you could imagine it would be. It was the most rewarding experience I”ve had and I had the opportunity to hang out with him personally in his home a couple of times and i’ll never forget the cool stories he told and his insight on filmmaking is invaluable.

DA from Texas: hi george, i was wondering what can we expect from the upcoming episodes in this season. maybe spoil a bit?

George Eads: I did earlier with the lab rats episode with Greg. Think Dr. Frankenstein and Egor. That’s a spoiler.

kdala: Would you like to do some directing or scriptwriting in the future, for either CSI or non-CSI related projects?

George Eads: Yes really on all those. Now I see things when I read them in like a viewfinder like where you click the pictures? LIke int he camera’s eye. Directing is what I will do eventually. And producing would be fun as well. I’ve had this idea of Tin Cup the television series. I’d love to pitch that to Bruckheimer when CSI is over. It would have the comedy, the side kick, the love interest, the zingers – it would be fun.

Carla: How would you describe George Eads to someone who has never met him?

George Eads: Disarming. You know I think the definition of a cool person is someone who puts others at ease, so I try to be a cool person.

Jayke1981: Another question – should this get asked…. Do you ever get starstruck still if you get an A8 guest star?

George Eads: Of course! I was a fan first.

Rita-Clare: Thank you so much George for taking time out of your day to talk to us fans!

George Eads: Thank you so much to everyone for watching CSI! I take pride in working hard for the fans. Thanks for not being too hard on me!

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Happy Birthday, Marg Helgenberger!

Lynn — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:11:02 +0000

Today is CSI: Vegas star Marg Helgenberger’s 51st birthday. I think she looks beautiful and so much younger than her age! Please join with me in sending her happy birthday wishes.

Learn more about Marg here.

[Photo: Newscom]

Happy Birthday, Marg!

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CSI Trilogy: What Are Your Reactions?

Lynn — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:38:55 +0000

Last night, we saw the third part of the all-CSI crossover trilogy. I was so excited to see Laurence Fishburne on all three CSI series, and I knew the story would be gripping. I was not disappointed about either. But I felt just a bit like the three parts were a bit too different. Is it just me?

I get it that the same group was taking girls and forcing them into prostitution and when they refused to cooperate they would dismember them and dump them. And I get it that the girls were being trafficked all across the nation by crazy truckers. And I get that pimps in Las Vegas were fighting over turf and would hijack each other’s girls. But it just seemed a bit like each of the series’ portions of the story were too disjointed from the others. Maybe that’s just me…?

I loved Langston getting to work with both Horatio and Mac. And I loved the idea of a series of crimes that moved from city to city. But it seemed to me like the M.O. of the crimes changed too drastically with each city.

I could be completely wrong about it. I would love to hear your input about the three episodes. Do you think they tied together smoothly enough? Did you think the differences in the crimes on each of the segments was necessary or clear enough? I would love to get your opinions and hear what other CSI fans have to say. Please leave a comment and let’s discuss!

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CSI Fans! Here’s Your Chance to Chat Live With Two CSI Stars!

Lynn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:03 +0000

This week is the big CSI Trilogy week. To support our injoyment of the all-CSI crossover event, TV>com is hosting live chats tomorrow and Thursday with two stars of CSI shows. And if I say so myself, they are both very hot guys!

[Image: TV.com]

Tomorrow CSI: NY star Hill Harper will chat live on TV.com with fans about the trilogy’s second part that airs tomorrow night on CBS. The chat will take place tomorrow, November 11th at 12pm PT and you can go set up a reminder email for yourself here.

[Image: TV.com]

Then on Thursday, November 12th at 11am PT, CSI: Vegas star George Eads will chat live with fans about the third and final part to the trilogy that will air on Thursday night. Be sure to go to the site to set up a reminder email for yourself too.

Be sure to join the chat! It’s a big chance to talk to two of the CSI stars…and both of them are fan favorites!

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