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Entertainment Tonight (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Just in... As ET confirmed on Monday, Laurence Fishburne is joining the cast of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." What he isn't doing -- at least not initially -- is replacing William Petersen 's character, Gil Grissom, as head of the CSI unit. Rather, Fishburne, whose character has yet to be named and is simply called "The Professor" right now, will be joining the team as a CSI Level 1, which...
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The PopCrunch Show (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Veteran actor Laurence Fishburne has formally signed on to appear as a regular on the forthcoming ninth season of CBS’ forensic crime drama CSI. The Oscar-nominated star replaces actor William Petersen, who will depart the role of “Gil Grissom” sometime this season. According to the network, Fishburne’s character is described as a college lecturer and former [...]
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The Stage | TV Today (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
... Laurence Fishburne is to take the lead in the Las Vegas based show once William Petersen (aka Gil Grissom) departs partway through the next series, appears to have been met positively. Continue reading 'Fishburne for CSI' > Comment on this entry
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CSI Files (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
One thing Riley will definitely bring is a new dynamic with team leader Gil Grissom (William Petersen). "For the first time in our group, we have somebody who wasn't mentored by Grissom, so she has a very different relationship with him," executive producer Naren Shankar explained. "She's a little smart--the way the others were with him in the first couple of seasons. There wasn't that...
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CSI Files (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
By August 19, 2008 - 6:12 PMLas Vegas gets a new recruit. CSI Files previously that Laurence Fishburne was in talks to join CSI: Crime Scene Investigation after leading man William Petersen (Gil Grissom) leaves the show this fall. CBS has now issued a press release confirming Fishburne's addition to the CSI cast. "CBS asked us, 'Who's at the top of your dream list?'" said executive producers...
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Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Laurence Fishburne is to join the cast of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, it has been confirmed.The Matrix actor will make his first appearance in the ninth episode of the ninth season of the hit television drama, while leading man William Petersen, who plays Gil Grissom, will only make guest appearances in future.Emmy and Tony award-winner Fishburne, 47, is to play a character - currently dubbed...
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Celeb Spin (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
... become,” CBS programming chief Nina Tassler told the AP. Peterson – who plays team leader Gil Grissom – will depart the series partway through the upcoming season. But he will continue as an executive producer for the long-running series – and he has not ruled out occasional guest appearances. Email This To A Friend or Social Bookmark It! © Veronica for Celebrities , 2008. | Permalink |...
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Entertainment - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
... was hired to replace actor William Petersen, who has starred since the show's inception in 2000 as Gil Grissom, the brainy head of a Las Vegas police crime scene unit, and is leaving the series to follow other creative pursuits.PROFESSOR WITH 'DISTURBING' PASTProducers said Fishburne and Petersen will overlap for two episodes, probably airing in mid-December of early 2009, before Petersen's...
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Tonight (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
... was hired to replace actor William Petersen, who has starred since the show's inception in 2000 as Gil Grissom, the brainy head of a Las Vegas police crime scene unit, and is leaving the series to follow other creative pursuits. Producers said Fishburne and Petersen will overlap for two episodes, probably airing in mid-December of early 2009, before Petersen's exit. Production on those episodes...
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ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
... was hired to replace actor William Petersen, who has starred since the show's inception in 2000 as Gil Grissom, the brainy head of a Las Vegas police crime scene unit, and is leaving the series to follow other creative pursuits. Professor with 'disturbing' past Producers said Fishburne and Petersen will overlap for two episodes, probably airing in mid-December of early 2009, before Petersen's...
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BuddyTV (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
... very heart of CSI), the producers promised that he will return for occasional guest appearances as Gil Grissom after his last episode, the tenth in the season.“There's never going to be another William Petersen, and there will never be another . But we are not out to just replace those actors. We're out to add new characters to the show, and the show will change as a result. But that's a...
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While Laurence Fishburne is one of my favorite actors, I am very disappointed that Carol Mendelsohn and Naren Shankar did not take this opportunity to...
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