CSI Losing Its Main Man

[zatoicchi]

Apparently it's all gotten to be too much for Crime Scene Investigator Gil Grissom. Or, it will.

Calling it an actual signoff rather than yet another sabbatical, EW.com reports that William Petersen will be leaving CSI sometime midseason.

"Billy is leaving," series executive producer Carol Mendelsohn said. "But he will remain throughout the run of the series an executive producer. And he will, whenever CBS asks, come back. I don't think you've seen the last of Gil Grissom."

"My biggest problem with leaving the show at any point isn't leaving Grissom," said Petersen, whose previous leave of absence came when he took five weeks off to do theater in Rhode Island. "I'm an actor, it's time to do other things. "[The hard part will be saying goodbye] to the cast and crew. [So] I'm going to stay as involved as I'm allowed to be throughout the remainder of this show. Until they turn off all the lights."

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[yoco]

Too bad, he's the dbest in the show

[zatoicchi]

Too bad, he's the dbest in the show

very sad, the show wont ever be the same without him..must wait to see who replaces him. i watch a few movies of him playing almost the same character..sad, indeed

[yoco]

very sad, the show wont ever be the same without him..must wait to see who replaces him. i watch a few movies of him playing almost the same character..sad, indeed

Laurence Fishbourne, thats what i read, but somehow can't remember where

[zatoicchi]

Laurence Fishbourne, thats what i read, but somehow can't remember where

oh man, that's just as sad as the news itself, im so disapponited

[Buffybot]

I'm so sad that Bill is leaving, but Warrick is dead . He don't come back

[mirrormask]

Too bad, he's the dbest in the show

i only watch csi ny.
imo gary sinise is the best one.

[slikrapid]

the CSI series scene is too crowded, think about it: 3 CSI, 1 NCIS all running in parallel, let alone the fact that the original CSI got up to the 9th season - time to close it up and focus on smth else

[labrat]

ncis is totally different in style than the csi clones - and fishburne is doing very well in leading the cast for csi:las vegas imho

[shawshankraj]

IT's very sad.
CSI is best crime show for me

[xooox]

so sad, I think Grisson is the best actor in lv

[Kuhrglocke]

That's like House loses Hugh Laurie, King of Queens Kevin James or Fresh Prince Will Smith; ok the last two series are over but it would be the same effect: there will be something missing that has made it unique....

[labrat]

so far fishbourne has starred in 24 episodes and he's doing very well, a very charismatic guy, and his role is positioned far away from the grissom character

[vin123321]

I still can't believe William retired from the Show. :(