CSI Fanatic

July 4th, 2008

CBS Autumn 2008 Premiere Dates

CBS, last week, announced their 2008 Autumn premiere dates. The CSI series will premiere as follows:

CSI: Miami Season Seven premieres September 22 at 10PM Eastern, 9PM Central.
CSI: New York Season Five premieres September 24 at 10PM Eastern, 9PM Central.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Vegas) Season Nine premieres October 9 at 9PM Eastern, 8PM Central.

It’s interesting that […]

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June 20th, 2008

More CSI Cards: Hallmark Gets New Deal to Use CBS Characters

William L. Petersen, CSI’s Gil Grissom. Photo: Newscom.
Hallmark Cards, that Kansas City-based mainstay of American sentimentality, recently signed a contract with CBS that will allow them to use the entire catalog of the network’s shows and characters for greetings. This could mean an easier time picking out that card for your fellow CSI fan, next […]

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June 15th, 2008

Facing Budget Crunch, UNLV Pronounces CSI Program Dead

Photo: Newscom.
Get Grissom on the horn! Las Vegas, the hometown of the critically acclaimed, original CSI series is no longer home to a university forensic science program. Administrators at UNLV pulled the plug on the program, citing the need for budget cuts. The administration also points to the financial inability to appoint a program director […]

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April 14th, 2008

CSI: Las Vegas - Major Cast Changes!!!

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According to Michael Ausiello of TVGuide.com, Gary Dourdan is leaving CSI: Vegas! He’s been a part of the CSI crew since the show began and now he’s announced that when his contract is up at the end of this year, he won’t be […]

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March 9th, 2008

William Petersen to Appear With the Steppenwolf Theater Company

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According to the Chicago Tribune, the 2008-09 season of the Steppenwolf Theater Company will feature CSI’s William Peterson. Here’s more detail about the production in which he will appear:
Dublin Carol: The longtime Chicago actor William Petersen (now famous for his TV work on “CSI”) returns […]

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February 10th, 2008

Can Your DNA Help You Find Your Perfect Valentine?

Are you looking for love, and have tried everything else? There may be a way that you can scientifically find your perfect mate. At least, that’s what a service called ScientificMatch.com says. They use each person’s DNA to find the perfect partner for them. Don’t ask me if it works, I’m just reporting to you […]

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January 30th, 2008

This Just In! Writers’ Strike Amazing News!!

Oh, Please! Say it IS so!!
Here’s what TV spoiler king, Michael Ausiello says in today’s Ask Ausiello:
Question: I hear that the strike is over! Is it true?— Danouk
Ausiello: Nothing’s official, but the buzz is that a tentative agreement has been reached, with an announcement coming as early as tomorrow. But it’s hard to tell what’s […]

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January 15th, 2008

CSI Creator To Speak at Annual NAB Conference

Anthony Zuiker has the mind from which the CSI shows sprang. Now he’ll be a speaker at the annual National Association of Broadcasters conference in Las Vegas in April. For broadcasters, the show is the most important place to get the latest news in the industry.
This year, the conference’s theme is simple: content, content and […]

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January 6th, 2008

Actors May Boycott the Golden Globes

Marg Helgenberger is in total support of the writers’ strike, as I’ve reported previously. What you may not yet be aware of is the fact that her husband, Alan Rosenberg, as President of the Screen Actors Guild has been working to get the actors to support the Writers’ Guild strike by not showing up for […]

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December 30th, 2007

Forensic Jobs Are High-Pay, Little Education Needed

I just ran across this article on Yahoo.com that talks about several jobs that are in demand and pay well, but don’t require a ton of expensive education to get your toe in the door. One of them was that of Forensic Science Technician. I’m assuming that this refers to the “lab rats” on the […]

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