I’m in Las Vegas right now, the setting for CSI: Vegas and I keep watching for Catherine, Dr Ray Langston and the other CSIs to show up and start taking fingerprints. I know that it’s silly, but it really is the perfect setting for the show. It’s possible to see anything happen here.

Just as my friends and I were waiting for our car to be brought up by the parking valets at the Bellagio, this armored car pulled up. I couldn’t help myself. I had to snap a picture.

[Photo: Lynn DeVries, Please do not repost without permission]

We’ve seen armored car heists in all of the CSI series, but standing there, right next to an armored car, outside of one of the richest casinos in Las Vegas, I couldn’t help but look around for the story to begin. LOL!

Thankfully, no crime was committed and everyone was safe here today. But I thought it was such a fun thought and photo that I just had to share.

Have a terrific day, CSI fans.

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CBS has announced its premiere dates for the fall season and all three of the CSI series were among those dates. We need to find out which of the CSI: NY cast members will be back, and which will be leaving. And we need to find out what happens with Eric Delko on CSI: Miami. There’s just so much we need to know!

Here’s when we can hope to find out:

Monday, September 21
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: Miami (8th Season Premiere, OAD 9/23/02)

Wednesday, September 23
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: NY (6th Season Premiere, OAD 9/22/04)

Thursday, September 24
9:00-10:00 PM CSI: Vegas (10th Season Premiere, OAD 10/6/00)

[Photo: Newscom]

[Photo: Newscom]

Well, it’s the hiatus between shooting the seasons of CSI: Vegas and the show’s stars have a lot going on. Even though they are not shooting CSI, they are often still working on other projects.

Also, when Laurence Fishburne was announced as a new cast member for the show, so many of us were incredibly excited because we’ve seen him in many, many movies before and know that he’s a mega-star. If you wonder what else he’s been in, be sure to check him out on IMDb sometime. But the things he has in the works right now are amazing, with a prime-time series too.

Here are all the films that CSI cast members have in the works, I know you’ll want to keep an eye out for them.

Laurence Fishburne:

• Fellini Black & White (in development)
• A Landlord’s Tale (in development)
• Prey (in development)
• The Last Full Measure (2010) (in production) …. Harold Hunter
• 4Chosen (2011) (pre-production) …. Ralph Menar
• Red Soil (2009) (pre-production) …. Officer Francis Tompson
• Armored (2009/I) (completed) …. Baines
  … aka Armoured (Australia)
• Black Water Transit (2009) (completed) …. Jack

Marg Helgenberger:

• Conan: Red Nails (2009) (V) (in production) (voice) …. Princess Tascela

Lauren Lee Smith:

• Can Openers (2009) (TV) (completed) …. Susan
• Anatomy of Hope (2009) (TV) (completed) …. Cynthia Morgan
• Helen (2009) …. Mathilda

Archie Kao:

• The People I’ve Slept With (2009) (post-production) …. Jefferson
• Thunder Geniuses (2009) (post-production) …. Bruce

Gary Dourdan:

• The Magnificent Cooly-T (2009) (completed) …. Dominick

Eric Szmanda got plenty of attention from CSI fans while he was in Monaco last week. Between interviews and photo ops for CSI: Vegas, he looks like he got to sign a lot of autographs too.

[Photo: FlyNet Pictures]

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Eric Szmanda was at the Monte Carlo TV Festival in Monaco. He was there to help promote CSI: Vegas to the international audience. Each year, they give different actors from the series a chance to go to the festival and represent the show.

I’m not a fan of the vesty-jackety-thing he’s wearing in these shots. What’s your opinion?

[Photo: FlyNet Pictures]

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Check out how sharp Eric Szmanda looked at the closing ceremoonies of the Monte Carlo TV Festival last week. We hardly ever get to see him really dressed up. I think he cleans up very nicely!!

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According to Variety, the annual Monte Carlo TV Festival begins on Sunday in Monaco. And just like in years past, two fo the CSI series will compete for the title of most-watched TV drama, worldwide.

[Photo: Newscom]

This year, CSI: Vegas, CSI: Miami & House MD will go head to head for the title. The nominations were chosen by the Producers’ Guld of America and one of them will bring home the title this year. I’ll keep you posted.

The fest has had to develop a new identity since it abandoned its market in 2001. CEO David Tomatis said Tuesday that it now serves as a networking event for producers and talent; a platform for international productions in its six competitive sections; and an opportunity for some 350 invited journos, mostly from Europe, to meet U.S. talent.

As a fan of all three of the CSI series, I see it as a 2 out of 3 chance of winning. Those are great odds!!

CSI: Vegas - Episode 9.24 - All In
Air Date: May 14, 2009

Tomorrow night is the season 9 finale of CSI: Vegas. In it, we’ll see the team take on a huge scam involving poker chips. The way I see it, that sounds like a scam that’s as big as counterfeit money, because in Las Vegas, chips are money.

Since it’s the season finale, I know this episode has got to be intense. CBS never lets us have easy endings to things in the last episode of a season. At least none of the Vegas CSIs are supposed to be shot in this season finale…thank goodness!!

“All In” — Catherine (Marg Helgenberger, left), coroner David Phillips (David Berman, center) and Dr. Raymond Langston (Laurence Fishburne, right) discover a body on the site of a closed casino that is at the center of a poker chip scam, on the ninth season finale of CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Thursday, May 14 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
[Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved]

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Sadly, we are nearing the end of the season for all of the CSI series. But we still have several new episodes left before the end, so are you already wondering how the seasons will finish up? If so, you aren’t the only one.

For example, the past two season finales for CSI: Vegas have been incredibly emotional and gripping. We had to wait through the entire summer to find out what happened to two of our favorite characters. Will we have to go through that angst again this time? TV Guide sheds only a bit of light on the subject:

Spoiler:
The past two seasons of CSI have ended with a cliff-hanger. Season 7 ended with Sara left in the Vegas desert by the Miniature Killer, and Season 8 ended with Warrick being accused of murder (and eventually murdered himself). Will Season 9 follow that same pattern? — Jocelyn

Wow, nice rundown! Wallace Langham tells us the self-contained season-ender features Laurence Fishburne’s Langston in the line of fire: “You see him put into some situations that are new for him, as far as being out in the field and having to deal with perpetrators.” Langham’s Hodges, meanwhile, gets to stay in the lab, where he’s happiest. (Coming Thursday: Read our full Q&A with Langham about this week’s sci-fi-themed episode.) [Source: TV Guide]

I know that we’ve already seen the CSI: Vegas 200th episode, but I just found this great clip of the cast at the party. It’s pretty fun because Marg Helgenberger tells that there are only four shows on TV these days that have made it to the 200 episode milestone, and only two of them have live actors. LOL!

George Eads talks a bit about Laurence Fishburne and how lucky the show is to have such a great actor join it. There are some fun candid shots of the cast enjoying the celebration too. I hope you enjoy it: