Many CSI: NY fans wish that Stella & Mac would get together. We also saw Stella hook up with Adam at the beginning of the season. And of course, there’s Danny & Lindsay.

CSI: Miami have seen Horatio get married to Eric’s sister, then lose her tragically. Now, we are all either loving or hating the romance between Calleigh & Eric. There’s tons of reasons to give CSI fans a Valentines wish. So here’s mine:

Happy Valentines Day, CSI Fans!

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We all klnow that Horatio is the absolute coolest guy ever, and we all love to do impressions of him with the sunglasses, right? It’s not only his signature move in every CSI: Miami episode, but it’s great to imitate.

But what if doing your best impression of Horatio could earn you $5000? You’d be pretty excited about doing it, right? Well, that’s what you can go for right now.

CBS is offering one lucky CSI: Miami fan $5000 prize for doing the very best Horatio impersonation…with the sunglasses, of course. Just make a video clip of your Horatio imitation and upload it on the CBS site. The person with the very best one will win $5000. WOW!

If you’ll excuse me now….I’ve got to go find my video camera and my coolest sunglasses!

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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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Here’s another of those fun “Top…” lists for the year. This one is from Buddy TV and they named their top 100 sexiest women of the year. The beautiful Emily Procter from CSI: Miami was included. Here’s how she ranked:

#58 Emily Procter, CSI: Miami

We admit, our crush on Emily Procter started back in her days in the steam pipe trunk distribution venue on The West Wing. To the credit of her lasting beauty, our crush has only grown with her role as CSI: Miami’s ballistics expert Calleigh Duquesne. Emily’s pale prettiness is enough to eclipse even the steamiest Miami sun.

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Buddy TV also has a list of their Top TV ‘Ships of 2009. ['Ship = relationship] CSI: NY pair Danny & Lindsay were among the TV couples that people love the most. Here’s what they say about them:

#13 Danny and Lindsay, CSI: NY

Danny and Lindsay didn’t hit it off immediately but over time, though, the two developed a friendship, which eventually blossomed into a romantic relationship. Danny eventually risked his life to save Lindsay’s and proved he loved her more than life itself.

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There are tons of original designs on t-shirts, mugs, mouse pads and other items that reflect your CSI fan-ship. These aren’t the run-of-the-mill items, they are unusual and fun ways to show off a CSI obsession. Be sure to go browse through the hundreds of different items available on Zazzle:

csi by dglarimore Get your own mug on zazzle

csi addict by grissoms_butterfly See more Csi Mousepads

If your CSI Fanatic doesn’t own all the seasons of their favorite series, it’s easy to remedy that! All of the seasons for all three series are available up to the current season. There are also video games and books that are baseed on the shows that would be sure to bring joy to any CSI Fanatic. And don’t forgt the wide variety of official CBS licensed CSI merchandise at the CBS Store:

• CSI: Vegas seasons on DVD
• CSI: Miami seasons on DVD
• CSI: NY seasons on DVD
• Books based on the CSI series
• Video Games based on the CSI series

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First of all, I want to apologize for the gap between my posts recently. I have had some health issues. Happily, I can now report that I am on the mend.

But this has been a week that has shown me the meaning of being thankful. Today is the U.S. holiday, Thanksgiving. And even if you are not celebrating this holiday, it’s still a very good day to stop and reflect on all of the things each of us has to be thankful for.

I know that many people are going through some very tough times right now. But remember, there is always SOMETHING we can find positive in any circumstance, no matter how bleak it appears to us.

I would just like to share with you my wish that each of you will take a moment today to consider all the things you have to be thankful for in your own life. It’s the attitude of thankfulness that will get us all through the tough times. And don’t hesitate to lend a hand to someone else who is in need. Be a person they can be thankful for.

I wish you all health, love, and thankfulness today, and every day.

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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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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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