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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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CSI: Miami – Episode 8.07 – Bone Voyage
Air Date: November 9, 2009

Episode 6.07: Hammer Down
Air Date: November 11, 2009

CSI: Vegas – Episode 10.07 – The Lost Girls
Air Date: November 12, 2009

I am getting so excited about next week’s three-part, all-CSI crossover event! First of all, I’ve been a Laurence Fishburne fan for many years and love him on CSI: Vegas. But now we’ll get to see his character on all three CSI series in one week! That’s insanely cool!

In this clip, we see Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso & Gary Sinise, the three male CSI series leads talk about the crossover mystery. Some of the other cast members weigh in on how much fun it was to work together with someone from the other series. Check this out:

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Laurence decides to do an impression of David…you know, with the sunglasses. What he does is very funny! And it’s clear that the two had fun working together.

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Tomorrow night is the season 10 premiere of CSI: Vegas and we know that Sara Sidle (Jorja Fox) will be back for a few episodes. This is a clip showing us a few scenes from the episode, along with Jorja Fox, George Eads, Laurence Fishburne and Marg Helgenberger talking about what it’s like to be back at work and how it feels to have worked on the show for 10 years.

Personally, I can’t believe sometimes that it’s been on for 10 years already. I love the show so much, it always seems new in some way. Here’s what the cast thinks:

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By that I mean that Laurence Fishburne’s character on CSI: Vegas, Dr. Ray Langston, will be part of a three-series crossover scheduled this season. He’s going to investigate a case that will make him a part of all three CSI series in one week. Wow! That’a definite must-watch week on CSI: Vegas, CSI: Miami and CSI: NY!

There’s no word yet about what type of case he’ll be working, but it must be big and there must be either a serial killer, or one who travels to try to escape capture. It sure sounds like a lot of fun to watch!! Here’s what we know so far:

CSI’s Laurence Fishburne will work major overtime this season. The actor’s character Professor Ray Langston will crossover to both CSI: Miami and CSI: NY during November sweeps, studio confirms to TVGuideMagazine.com exclusively. The storyline will begin on Monday in Miami, continue on Wednesday in New York and wrap up the following day in Las Vegas.

This is the first time a crossover will involve all three of the CBS hit procedurals. The last crossover occurred in 2005 with CSI: Miami and CSI: NY, but the episode did not involve any of the characters from the original CSI. [Spoiler: TV Guide Magazine]

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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

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Matt Mitovich at TV Guide sat down to talk to the newest CSI: Vegas star, Laurence Fishburne. He’s such an incredible actor that watching him in this interview, you can definitely see that he’s not like his character, Ray Langston. I do like his respect for the fellow cast members and for actual CSIs. It says a lot about him as a person.

In this clip, he tells about how Langston will begin to show an agressive tendency that we haven’t seen just yet. After they ditched the idea of him having a genetic predisposition to being a serial killer, thank goodness they kept the idea of a darker side to the Langston character. I think it will add quite a lot of interest to the show.

When asked if Fishburne thinks the character could get too dark, he answered, “With CSI, you can never worry about being too dark…. I’m anxious to see where it goes.” Check this out:

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CSI: Vegas – Episode 9.16 – Turn, Turn, Turn
Air Date: March 5, 2009

It looks like this week, hottie Gearge Eads will be the focus of the case. I think he is terrific and look forward to him being highlighted more in this episode. It’s featuring also guest star Taylor Swift in her acting debut. She’ll play the daughter of the proprietors of a seedy motel. Apparently, the place has been the scene of three murders over a period of only a year…

Spoiler:
The CSI renaissance continues. In addition to the mesmerizing gravitas that comes with every word uttered by Laurence Fishburne, there seems to be something newly energetic happening with the show’s scriptwriting as well.

Country songbird Taylor Swift, with the estimable (and totally freakin’ fine) George Eads, is guesting in an upcoming ep wherein the CSIs look into “three separate murder investigations that all took place at the same establishment over the course of a year.” Taylor plays the teenage daughter of the (Bates?) motel owner. Intriguing, no? (FYI, the Taylor Swift ep airs March 5 at 9 p.m. on CBS.)

It seems that perhaps the show that reinvented the procedural is now reinventing itself…Are you liking the current iteration of CSI? Post in the comments. [Source: EW]

Press Release:
NICK PIECES TOGETHER THREE SEPARATE CASES THAT OCCURRED AT THE SAME MOTEL DURING THE COURSE OF ONE YEAR, ON “CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION,” THURSDAY, MARCH 5

Taylor Swift, The Best-Selling Musical Artist of 2008, Guest Stars As Haley Jones

“Turn, Turn, Turn” – When the CSIs are called to a murder scene at a familiar motel, Nick is thrown for a loop as he pieces together three separate murder investigations that all took place at the same establishment over the course of a year, on CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Thursday, March 5 (9:00-10:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Taylor Swift guest stars as Haley Jones, a teenaged girl whose family runs the seedy Vegas motel.

SERIES REGULARS:
Dr. Raymond Langston…… Laurence Fishburne
Catherine Willows………….. Marg Helgenberger
Nick Stokes………………………….. George Eads
Captain Jim Brass………………….. Paul Guilfoyle
Greg Sanders………………………… Eric Szmanda
Dr. Robbins……………………. Robert David Hall
David Phillips……………………….. David Berman
Hodges………………………….. Wallace Langham
Wendy Simms…………………………… Liz Vassey
Riley Adams……………………. Lauren Lee Smith

RECURRING CAST:
Archie Johnson………………………… Archie Kao

GUEST CAST:
Haley Jones……………………………. Taylor Swift
Det. Vartann……………………………. Alex Carter
Mandy Webster……………….. Sheeri Rappaport
Henry Andrews……………………….. Jon Wellner
Larry Mitchell……………………….. Larry Mitchell
Bree Lindale……………….. Alessandra Torresani
Wiry Man…………………………… Stephen Heath
Mark Jones………………………… Geoffrey Blake
Nicole Jones………………………………. Lisa Darr
Zack Fenish………………………….. Colton James
Gavin Fenish……………………….. John D’Aquino
Dave Henkel……………………… Michael Trevino
Dale Durney……………………………… Kirk Bovill
Mrs. Leigh Lindale……………. Suzanne Friedline
Old Man……………………………….. Dave Florek
Frank Carrow………………………. Fredric Lehne
Tanya Carrow……………………….. Miriam Drew

WRITTEN BY: Tom Mularz
DIRECTED BY: Richard J. Lewis [Source: CBS]

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Episode 9.15 – Kill Me If You Can
Air Date: February 26, 2009

These are always interesting episodes, when they start with what seems to be three different cases, but later realize they are all connected. As far as I can tell, no show anywhere does this as well as CSI: Vegas. The team heads to separate crime scenes and ends up having to put their heads together to solve them all. I’m really looking forward to this one.

Press Release:
THE CSI TEAM WORKS THREE SEPARATE CASES IN ONE NIGHT THAT FORENSICS REVEALS SHARE A COMMON LINK, ON “CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION,” THURSDAY, FEB. 26

John Schneider (”Dukes of Hazzard,” “Smallville”)

And Michael Weston (”House”) Guest Stars

“Kill Me If You Can” – The CSIs are called to three different crime scenes in one night that are seemingly unrelated, but each case’s forensic evidence reveals a common link, on CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Thursday, Feb. 26 (9:00-10:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:
Dr. Raymond Langston…… Laurence Fishburne
Catherine Willows………….. Marg Helgenberger
Nick Stokes………………………….. George Eads
Captain Jim Brass………………….. Paul Guilfoyle
Greg Sanders………………………… Eric Szmanda
Dr. Robbins……………………. Robert David Hall
David Phillips……………………….. David Berman
Hodges………………………….. Wallace Langham
Wendy Simms…………………………… Liz Vassey
Riley Adams……………………. Lauren Lee Smith

RECURRING CAST:
Archie Johnson………………………… Archie Kao

GUEST CAST:
Mickey Ross………………………. John Schneider
Ryan/Tripp/Carsten…………….. Michael Weston
Det. Vartann……………………………. Alex Carter
Mandy Webster……………….. Sheeri Rappaport
Det. Cavaliere………………………….. Jose Zuniga
Darcy Farrell………………………… Wendy Glenn
Jena Mackin………………………. Allison McAtee
Jeffrey Luvan…………………… William Lee Scott
Gareth Morton……………………… Tom O’Keefe
Motel Maid……………………. Yolanda Snowball
Pool Guy……………………………………. J.R. Nutt
Dr. Paul Anton……………………… John Aylward
Hilda Morton……………………….. Diane Salinger

TELEPLAY BY: Allen MacDonald
STORY BY: Bradley Thompson and David Weddle [Source: CBS]

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