CSI: Las Vegas – Episode 9.10 – One to Go – Press Release

GRISSOM MAKES THE STUNNING ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE IS LEAVING THE CSI TEAM, ON “CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION,” THURSDAY, JAN. 15

Oscar Nominee And Emmy And Tony Award Winner Laurence Fishburne

(“What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “The Matrix,” “Miss Evers’ Boys”) Continues As Dr. Raymond Langston

“One To Go” – The CSI team is shocked and saddened when, after working with Dr. Raymond Langston (Fishburne) on the “Dick & Jane” murders, Grissom announces that his time as a CSI has come to an end and offers Langston a permanent position on the CSI team, on CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Thursday, Jan. 15 (9:00-10:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:
Gil Grissom………………………. William Petersen
Catherine Willows………….. Marg Helgenberger
Dr. Raymond Langston…… Laurence Fishburne
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:
Conrad Ecklie………………………….. Marc Vann
Archie Johnson………………………… Archie Kao

GUEST CAST:
Mandy Webster……………….. Sheeri Rappaport
Henry Andrews……………………….. Jon Wellner
Nathan Haskell……………………………. Bill Irwin
Thomas………………………………. Jimmi Simpson
Maureen Martin………………. Katheryn Winnick
Office Metcalf…………………………….. Joe Kelly
Officer Akers………………………… Larry Sullivan
Officer Mitchell…………………….. Larry Mitchell
Sheriff…………………………………. Mark Rolston
Joel Steiner………………………….. Josh Jacobson
Tiffany Cohen………………………. Mimi Michaels
Steven Dougherty……………… Stephen Snedden
Hallie Doniphon…………………….. Wynn Everett
Dan Forester………………………… Matt O’Leary
Gerald Tolliver………………………… Brad Carter

WRITTEN BY: Naren Shankar and Carol Mendelsohn, series co-executive producers
DIRECTED BY: Alec Smight

Source: CBS

CSI: Las Vegas – Episode 9.11 – The Grave Shift – Press Release

DR. LANGSTON FACES HIS FIRST DAY ON THE JOB AS A FULL-FLEDGED CSI, ON “CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION,” THURSDAY, JAN. 22

“The Grave Shift” – The first day on the job for Dr. Langston turns from bad to worse when a simple burglary case quickly overlaps with a complicated arson and homicide case, on CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Thursday, Jan. 22 (9:00-10:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:
Catherine Willows………….. Marg Helgenberger
Dr. Raymond Langston…… Laurence Fishburne
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:
Conrad Ecklie………………………….. Marc Vann
Archie Johnson………………………… Archie Kao

GUEST CAST:
Paulla Kingsley……………………. Michelle Clunie
Mr. Jim Hilliard………………….. Darren Burrows
Diane Palento……………………… Amy Hathaway
Officer Akers………………………… Larry Sullivan
Carla Banks………………………….. Victoria Pratt
Richard Palento………………….. Anthony Starke
Alex Palento…………………………….. K’Sun Ray
Josh Barston………………………. Michael Cudlitz
Mrs. Hilliard…………………………….. Lisa Arturo

WRITTEN BY: David Weddle & Bradley Thompson
DIRECTED BY: Richard J. Lewis

Source: CBS

CSI: Las Vegas – Casting News

Consider the case of House’s disappearing P.I. officially solved: Michael Weston, who enjoyed a high profile run as Hugh Laurie’s spykick this fall only to vanish without a trace, has turned up on CBS, sources confirm to me exclusively.

The former Six Feet Under kidnapper has been cast as a charismatic con man in an upcoming episode of CSI. Juggling multiple aliases, including a real estate mogul, a movie producer, an art dealer, and his brother, Weston’s character has spent much of his adult life scamming those around him. But it’s his newest identity — psycho killer — that gets the attention of the CSIers.
Weston’s episode begins production today and is slated to air this March.
Source: EW

CSI: Las Vegas – Episode 9.15 – Kill Me If You Can – Casting Call

[GARETH MORTON/RYAN MORTON/]
CARSTEN PENNINGTON/TRIPP LINSON – 30s, A charismatic con man who is filled with roiling emotion, he earns his millions by scamming those around him and then changing identities. He poses as a real estate mogul, a movie producer, an art dealer, and his dead brother. GUEST STAR, PLEASE ALSO SUBMIT NAME ACTORS.

[DR. ANTON WRIGHT]
50’s to 60’s, A conservative with an edge, but hurt & betrayed, he was swindled by Carsten, who took advantage of him by serving as the son he had lost sixteen years earlier in a bitter divorce. Carsten skipped town with a quarter million dollars of Dr. Wright’s money, prompting him to hire a private detective. When the detective winds up dead, the doctor becomes a suspect in his murder. GUEST STAR

[DARCY FARRELL]
Mid to Late 20’s, a sexy, smart, & tough bombshell, a beauty pageant type, she is the distraught, soon to be trophy wife of Carsten Pennington. She tells the police she has no idea why anyone would want to harm him when she is called in to identify his faceless corpse. After a failed plan to destroy evidence by naturally “bleaching” the dress she wore on the night of his death, she reveals the true plan they hatched to cover up the murder of his brother. GUEST STAR

[MICKEY ROSS]
In his 40’s, A former movie star gone to seed after a weekend binge that has lasted fifteen years, he is a straight to the point tough guy who dissolves into Oscar worthy tears upon learning that his wife is dead. He ultimately gives up the act to reveal that he was in the room when she killed herself, trying to reconcile with the love that his movie producer Tripp Linson stole away along with his money & career.sptv050769 GUEST STAR

[JEFFREY MEEKER]
30’s, A slick, arrogant Vegas hustler. Jeffrey is an edgy, volatile art collector at a local casino who is on his way to the top. Furious to find out he has been purchasing fake pieces from Carsten, and may lose his job, he roughs Carsten up and is interrogated as a suspect in his murder. GUEST STAR.

Source: SpoilerTV

CSI: Las Vegas – Episode 9.15 – Kill Me If You Can – 4 New Roles

[JENA MACKIN]
Late 20’s to early 30’s, Sexy, sweet, sad, and genuine, a former starlet, she kills herself over becoming locked in a love triangle with her failed actor husband and his movie producer… POSSIBLE GUEST STAR

[HILDA MORTON]
50’s – 60’s, This worn, blue collar old woman who feels deep regret over her past actions is reluctant to accept money from her well-to-do son, Ryan, and she tries to keep the peace between Ryan and his brother, Gareth… POSSIBLE GUEST STAR.

[MAID]
40’s, Female, She works at an off the strip Vegas motel, and discovers a maggot covered, post suicide Jena.sptv050769 CO-STAR, PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES INCLUDING CAUCASIAN.

[POOL BOY]
18 to early 20’s, He discovers a faceless dead man sitting in a hot tub. CO-STAR, PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES INCLUDING CAUCASIAN.

CSI: Las Vegas – Episode 9.16 – Turn Turn Turn – Plotline and Casting Call

Storyline
We follow the happenings of a seedy motel’s inhabitants over the course of a year. The CSIs are called to a few too many cases to be coincidence and one in particular finds himself becoming emotionally involved…

[HALEY BLUME] Legal 18 to play 15 & 16. A curious chameleon, Haley is a sensitive, impressionable, enigmatic girl who is constantly trying to figure out who she wants to be. We meet her as a young, innocent, sweet girl and watch her over the course of a year as she spirals downward to become an edgy loner, an outsider with few friends who is desperately seeking attention and love. She is ostracized by her peers and even the person she considers to be her best friend betrays her. GUEST STAR

[BREE LINDER] Legal 18 (MUST BE 18 OR EMANCIPATED) to play 15 & 16. Pretty, Bitchy, the Queen Bee. When we first meet Bree we believe that she is a sweet girl, and Haley’s best friend. She seems to have found a home away from home with Haley’s family, but gets freaked out when Haley begins to fashion herself into a mini-Bree. She concocts a story abut being attacked by Haley’s father, only to reveal that she was actually slipped a date rape drug by a classmate. She then leads the charge in humiliating Haley. GUEST STAR

[NICOLE BLUME] 40’s, Plain, Blue Collar, A Bit Off with a Hidden Dark Side. A grieving mother, broken over the death of her daughter, Nicole becomes too close to Bree as she attempts to make her a replacement for the girl she lost. She then attempts to make her youngest daughter’s killer feel her pain, which ends in tragedy. GUEST STAR

[MARK BLUME] 40’s, A Blue Collar, Sweet Everyman, he is a pushover and the manger of a somewhat seedy motel. A seemingly caring father, Mark does his best to keep Haley close and protect her. However, he is oblivious that the greatest harm will come to her because of the actions of those closest to them and his deliberate denial. GUEST STAR

[ZACK FARISH] Legal 18 to play 15 & 16, Slight. Zach is an edgy, intense, intellectual moneyed poser and small time Meth dealer. He is a sarcastic outsider who shows no fear when questioned by the cops, admitting that he hated Bree and her friends, but stalked Haley because he thought she was the hottest girl in school with a wild side just waiting to get out. He displays bravado about Haley dumping him until he is accused of her murder. He is utterly crushed by the news, and displays a much more vulnerable side, stating that he would have changed in any way to stay with her. sptv050769 GUEST STAR

[DAVE KUNKLE] 18, Attractive, a typical dumb jock. This high school baseball star freely admits to slipping Bree a date rape drug and trying to take advantage of her because he was jealous that she wouldn’t sleep with him, but seemed to be giving it up to another player on his team. GUEST STAR

[FRANK LETTOW] Late 50’s to 60’s, A Tragic Figure, Blue Collar, Sad, & Meek, Frank is a salt of the earth guy who has live a hard life. He is distraught over the poor job he did as a father and feels he deserves no answers upon finding out that his daughter who was recently release from prison has died of an overdose. GUEST STAR

[WIRY MAN] Late 30’s to 50, A down & out man, he lives at the Blume’s motel, and can barely pay his rent. He is begging for five dollars to buy a high priced cup of coffee when we first meet him, but as the story progresses, he cleans himself up and emerges as an important witness to a murder. GUEST STAR

Source: SpoilerTV

Grissom’s Final Episode will air Jan 15 09

William Pettersen will appear for the last time as forensic entomologist Gil Grissom in the January 15 episode of ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’.

The last episode of William Petersen as Gil Grissom on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” will be aired on Thursday, January 15. In “One to Go”, Grissom will officially leave the unit and the show will welcome Laurence Fishburne‘s Dr. Raymond Langston as its regular.

As seen on the preview of this last episode of Grissom, there will be a few flashbacks of his scenes starting from the year 2000. The crime drama series aired its pilot on October 6 that year and Grissom had a scene with novice agent Holly Gribbs (Chandra West). It was in the episode that Grissom is known to have an eye for insects.

Peterson’s character will stun his co-workers with an announcement that his time as a CSI has come to an end after working with Dr. Raymond Langston on the “Dick & Jane” murders, aired December 11. Before leaving the team for good though, he offers Langston a permanent position on the CSI team.  — Ace Showbiz

Fishburne on the CSI Scene: Four Things You Need to Know

By Matt Mitovich, TV Guide

Laurence Fishburne and William Petersen, CSI

They’re the words no fan of CBS’ top-rated procedural ever wanted (or expected) to hear from Grissom: “I’m going to leave CSI.”

Yet that announcement comes within the first minutes of this week’s episode, laying the foundation for William Petersen’s exit as a series regular and in some part paving the way for a new arrival to the team: Ray Langston, a criminology professor/former research pathologist played by film vet Laurence Fishburne.

But before Fishburne hits your screen — and amid the undoubted cries of, “My Gil/Bill is not replaceable!” — just know these four things about the “transition of power” to come.

Fishburne Isn’t Replacing Petersen
The man who led us into the Matrix is a commanding presence, to be sure, but he won’t be commanding the Las Vegas CSI team. Yes, once the dust settles, Petersen will be gone and Fishburne will be in place. But Langston ultimately joins up as a CSI-Level 1 —a plebe, albeit a highly educated one. Instead, in this week’s episode, Grissom crowns Catherine (Marg Helgenberger) as the new supervisor. And logically so.

Fishburne’s Character Is Not a Serial Killer
At this summer’s TCA press tour, the announcement of Fishburne’s casting included some muddled allusion to his character possessing a DNA trait common to serial killers. (Cue a collective, “Wha?!” from us reporter folk, as well as probably a slew of geneticists.) That buzz was quickly “cleared up” in a subsequent conference call. “It was misreported a little bit,” said executive producer Naren Shankar. “What we really want to play with in a dramatic sense is he’s been able to examine his own genetic profile to an extent and find certain clusters of biological facts that he has in common or that are associated with aggressive and criminal behavior.”

Grissom Isn’t Leaving Just Yet
Although he announces his departure in the Dec. 11 episode — prompting one perturbed coworker to snark, “You gotta do what you gotta do. Have a nice life,” while another introspectively tells him, “I knew before you knew” — Grissom’s final appearance as a regular character isn’t until Jan. 15.

Grissom Isn’t Gone for Good
Petersen and CBS have said from the onset of this discussion that the actor and Gil will resurface on an intermittent, guest-star basis. Plus, Petersen is staying on board as an executive producer. Seriously, you didn’t expect Grissom to stay away from the fascinating bugs forever, did you?

Will a Certain Lady Make CSI‘s Grissom Forget Sara?

by TV Guide News

Since sultry dominatrix Lady Heather first appeared on CSI in 2001, she’s been no stranger to peril. She’s seen her employees and daughter murdered, and nearly got herself killed by a customer living out his morbid fantasies. Each time, Grissom (William Petersen) has come to her rescue, raising viewers’ hopes that the unlikely pair — whose chemistry is strong enough to spark a brush fire — will finally stop dancing around each other and pull out the whips. But when Melinda Clarke returns on November 6, their roles are reversed. Get ready for Heather to save Grissom.

“She’s in a good place now where she’s made some changes in her life,” Clarke says. “And we won’t necessarily see Lady Heather as a dominatrix anymore.”

Murders involving S&M bring Grissom back to Heather. “I think he’s probably at one of the lowest points in his life — personally and professionally,” Clarke says. “He comes to Lady Heather to ask for her help on a case, but she questions whether he’s here for the case or because of himself. She’s helping with this murder, but she says, ‘You don’t need me for this. Why are you really here?’ ”

For Clarke, who’ll appear in a three-episode story arc on Eli Stone starting December 9, exploring the relationship between Heather and Grissom for the past seven years has been a dream come true. “Heather, to me, is that woman who’s so evolved and so cool in her own skin — she’s the female version of him.”

But Petersen’s departure from the show later this season may put an end to her regular appearances, at least for now. “It doesn’t quite seem right to have Lady Heather there without Grissom,” Clarke says. “I think they belong together because they balance each other and it’s fulfilling for the audience and frustrating at the same time. This is an interesting episode because it’s all about what’s not said. They are true friends, but maybe he’s looking for something more from her.”

For executive producer Carol Mendelsohn, the Heather-Grissom chemistry has been fascinating to explore. “Lady Heather’s knowledge of human behavior has always been an interesting complement to Grissom’s encyclopedic knowledge of forensic science,” she says. “The two characters feel at ease with each other and share an intimate respect for one another. In a different world — one without Sara Sidle in it — Lady Heather and Grissom might end up together.”

So what about Sara (Jorja Fox)? Clarke hesitates to imply that her episode will answer any questions about who will walk into the sunset with Grissom. “Sara and Heather are still very much a part of his life and [the episode] is going to be very moving for the audience in so many ways,” she says. “It’s definitely an intimate episode.”

Does she think the CSI and the dominatrix ultimately belong together? “From my point of view, sure. Why not? Lady Heather’s not going anywhere.” Clarke pauses. “It’s just a matter of what Grissom’s compelled to do.” — Carita Rizzo