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One thing that any fan of CSI: NY star Gary Sinise knows is that he is very committed to support for the US troops. He and his band, The Lt. Dan Band, named for his charactr in the movie Forrest Gump, regularly go to play for the troops all over the world.

He was even awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal in December by President Bush for his work supporting American soldiers.

He has produced and narrated documentaries about patriotism and is now working on a new documentary about the band.

Here’s how IMDb has the documentary listed:

Lt. Dan Band - The story of a man and his band and the Patriots they meet along the way.

The program is listed as being narrated by Gary’s good friend Jon Voigt and should be a terrific program to see, once it’s ready. I’ll keep you informed about its progress here. (You might also want to go see the movie poster for the project on IMDb. I don’t have permission to post it, but it’s a very cool poster.)

CSI: NY star Gary Sinise is well known in his efforts to support the U.S. troops abroad. And one of the organizations that is also very active in support of the troops is the USO. So it should come as no surprise to his fans that Gary attended a recent USO cocktail party and reception and answered questions from the attendees in a Q&A session.

The event was hosted by Hollywood Reporter and Editor Elizabeth Guider at Morton’s Steak House in Beverly Hills. I admire Gary Sinise for his efforts and congratulate him on the opportunity to help a very worthy cause.

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I’m not totally sure this is a spoiler, but thought I’d play it safe, just in case. Michael Ausiello of EW gives us this about CSI: NY’s season end cliff hanger. Between you and me, I am in doubt that Gary Sinise is considering leaving the show any time soon, but no mater what info is leaked, I’ll report it here.

Question: What is your take on CSI:NY pulling a Dynasty and having all of the main cast potentially gunned down in a hail of automatic weapons fire (fade to black) cliffhanger? –Eric

Ausiello: My take is that if Gary Sinise doesn’t accept CBS’ salary freeze proposal, Det. Jessica Angell won’t be the only supporting character headed six feet under.

Last night, CSI: NY star Melina Kanakaredes was a guest on the Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson. She was there because she’s getting the word out about the upcoming CSI: NY episode she wrote. It will air on May 13 and it’s entitled Grounds for Deception.

If you’ve ever watched Craig Ferguson’s show, you know that he’s an absolute nut! And it’s always fun. In the clip you’ll see them discussing the episode and Ferguson asks her if she wrote herself a great part and if she had Gary Sinise come down with a horrible case of diarrhea to keep him out of the episode. LOL!

Stay with the clip, because she gives us some spoiler info about the season finale and the cliffhanger we’ll be left with!!

Episode 5.20 - Prey
Air Date: April 8, 2009

Here’s another clip that’s “hot off the presses”, so to speak. It was just uploaded by CBS and shows another clip from tomorrow’s episode of CSI: NY.

In it, we see guest star Catherine McPhee performing live on stage at the “Lemon Drop Room.” Mac Taylor, aka Gary Sinise walks in as she’s performing and stands to listen. Wow! She really can sing! It looks like it’s going to be another good episode!

Yesterday, the birthday boy, Gary Sinise was a guest on The View. He talked about CSI: NY a bit and then went on to describe his new project, a documentary called Brothers at War. It’s a very interesting sounding documentary about a man whose brothers signed up to go to war and he went with them in order to try to understand what they were going through and why they did it. We all know that Gary has been given awards for all of his work to suppoort the troops. What a cool guy!

Here’s a clip of his appearance on The View:

I hope you’ll join with me in sending very happy birthday wishes to Gary Sinise who plays Mac Taylor on CSI: NY. Today is his 54th birthday.

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Episode 5.16 - No Good Deed
Air Date: February 25, 2009

The premise for this episode sounds somewhat similar to an early CSI: Vegas episode where a crow brings a human eyeball that starts an investigation. However, this time instead of being in the desert of Navada, the crime scene will be in New York City. Let’s face it. There are fewer places for human reamins to go undetected in a big city. I’m sure this episode will be interesting!

Press Release:
WHEN A BUZZARD FLYING OVER MANHATTAN DROPS A HUMAN EYEBALL THE RACE IS ON FOR THE CSIs TO FIND THE OWNER, ON “CSI: NY,” WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25

“No Good Deed” - When a buzzard flying over Manhattan drops a human eyeball from its claw, the race is on to find the body it belongs to before the avian saboteur flies away with the rest of the evidence, on CSI: NY, Wednesday, Feb. 25 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:
Det. Mac Taylor…………………… …. Gary Sinise
Det. Stella Bonasera……… Melina Kanakaredes
Danny Messer………………. Carmine Giovinazzo
Dr. Sheldon Hawkes………………….. Hill Harper
Det. Don Flack……………………….. Eddie Cahill
Lindsay Monroe……………………. Anna Belknap
Adam Ross……………………………… AJ Buckley
Dr. Sid Hammerback…………………. Robert Joy

GUEST CAST:
Ella McBride……………………….. Casey LaBow
Flora Pollock………………………… Danay Garcia
Enrico Palmero………………….. Luis Jose Lopez
John Pollock………………………. Larkin Campell
Dr. Catherine Rydell………….. Daphnee Duplaix
Quentin Oswego…………………… Graham Shiels

Written by: Rusty Cundieff & Floyd Byars
Directed by: Matt Earl Beesley [Source: CBS]

Episode 5.15 - The Party’s Over
Air Date: February 18, 2009

Talk about a buzz kill…a dead body dropping from the ceiling always does it for me.

And the dead body isn’t just any old dead body. Turns out it’s Deputy Inspector Gillian Whitford from the episode prior to this one. And who doesn’t love Craig T. Nelson who played Coach? He sounds like he’ll be a not-so-nice character when he guest stars in this episode of CSI: NY. It sounds like a great one!

Press Release:
WHEN THE DEPUTY MAYOR’S DEAD BODY FALLS FROM THE CEILING AT A SWANKY CHARITY FUNDRAISER, STELLA AND HER DATE FIND THEMSELVES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CRIME SCENE, ON “CSI: NY” WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18

Craig T. Nelson (”Coach”) Guest Stars As Robert Dunbrook

Julia Ormond (”The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) Guest Stars As Deputy Inspector Gillian Whitford

“The Party’s Over” - When the Mayor’s dead body falls from the ceiling, along with hundreds of balloons, at a charity fundraiser, Stella and her date find themselves in the middle of the crime scene and Mac goes head to head with Robert Dunbrook (Nelson), on CSI: NY Wednesday, Feb. 18 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:
Det. Mac Taylor……………………….. Gary Sinise
Det. Stella Bonasera……… Melina Kanakaredes
Danny Messer. …………….. Carmine Giovinazzo
Dr. Sheldon Hawkes………………….. Hill Harper
Det. Don Flack……………………….. Eddie Cahill
Lindsay Monroe……………………. Anna Belknap
Adam Ross……………………………… AJ Buckley
Dr. Sid Hammerback…………………. Robert Joy

GUEST CAST:
Robert Dunbrook……………….. Craig T. Nelson
Deputy Inspector Gillian Whitford……………………. Julia Ormond
Brendon Walsh……………………. Ethan Erickson
Jake Kaplan……………………….. Skyler Gisondo
Dep. Mayor Kaplan………………. David Chisum
Neal Weston……………………….. Maury Sterling
Det. Stan Miller…………………… Donnie Jeffcoat
Officer Marks………………………… Jack McGee
Defense Attorney…………………. Craig Woolson
Reporter #1……………………… Ramona Dubarry
Reporter #2……………………. Marta McGonagle
Uni……………………………………… Rudy Dobrev
Bodega Owner………………………… Al Vincente
Thug……………………………………….. Jace James

Written by: Barbie Kligman
Directed by: Oz Scott [Source: CBS]

Episode 5.14 - She’s Not There
Air Date: February 11, 2009

CSI: NY faces a case involving human trafficking. It’s a horrifying and disgusting reality in many big cities and we’ll see the team deal with it head on. These sorts of cases are always especially gripping, and I’m sure this one will be a must-watch episode!

Press Release:

A RUSSIAN TOURIST IS FOUND STABBED TO DEATH AND THE CSIs COME FACE TO FACE WITH THE FRIGHTENING REALITIES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ON “CSI: NY,” WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11

Julia Ormond (”The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) Guest Stars As
Deputy Inspector Gillian Whitford

“She’s Not There” - A Russian tourist is found stabbed to death and the CSIs come face to face with the frightening realities of human trafficking. Solving this case becomes personal when it directly affects a prominent member of the NYPD, on CSI: NY Wednesday, Feb. 11 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:
Det. Mac Taylor……………………….. Gary Sinise
Det. Stella Bonasera……… Melina Kanakaredes
Danny Messer………………. Carmine Giovinazzo
Dr. Sheldon Hawkes………………….. Hill Harper
Det. Don Flack……………………….. Eddie Cahill
Lindsay Monroe……………………. Anna Belknap
Adam Ross……………………………… AJ Buckley
Dr. Sid Hammerback…………………. Robert Joy

GUEST CAST
Deputy Inspector Gillian Whitford……………………. Julia Ormond
Tara Habis…………………….. Shantel VanSanten
Carolyn Williams……………….. Tamara Feldman
Jody Sun……………………………….. Michelle Lee
Sammy Chen………………………… Michael Hake
Williw Bostic…………… Mykel Shannon Jenkins
Rani Fedoruk……………………………… Tina Ivlev
Patrick Habis………………………… Brian Cousins
Nemo…………………………………. Monte Franks
Tracy James……………………………. Alyssa Diaz
Handome Young Man……………… Bryan Friday
Adrik Fedoruk………………… Michael Papajohn

Written by: Executive Producer Pam Veasey & John Dove
Directed by: Nelson McCormick [Source: CBS]