Ok, so Labor Day weekend really took it out of me. I had a lot going on. Had to take the fish to the vet, build a roof for my pool, find a good Michael Bay film. It was very busy and that last one sure threw me for a doozy. But I am back and better than ever....well, at least better than I was ten minutes ago. So, I am going to cheat a little bit today, and give you a quick preview of the long-running crime procedural franchises on CBS (CSI) and NBC (Law and Order).
Over on CBS, CSI enters its tenth season (its last with series star Marg Helgenberger) on September 23rd at 9pm. Porn star / sex tape star father Laurence Fishburne is back as Raymond Langston, and Jorja Fox will again be appearing in episodes as her character Sara Sidle. It's a typical procedural, so expect more killers-of-the-week and gory depictions of the various murders.
CSI: Miami, the second child of the family, which, incidentally stars headed middle child David Caruso, is moving from its slot on Mondays to give room for new/old show Hawaii Five-O. It will now be on Sundays at 10, with its premiere set for Oct. 3rd.
Finally, the baby of the family, CSI: NY, will return on Fridays at 9pm, sandwiched between NBC-abandoned Medium and new Tom Selleck starrer Blue Bloods.
Over at NBC, the Law and Order franchise was looking like it was on life support, but perhaps with the death of the longest-running and original of the franchise now dead, new spin-off Law and Order: Los Angeles (LOLA), starring Skeet Ulrich, can resuscitate what was once a powerhouse on television. The new show will follow the old format, but with a cool, new locale (that NCIS is already covering). Here's to hoping something interesting can happen with it.
It will air Wednesdays at 10pm, starting September 22nd, and is actually led in by Law and Order: SVU, currently the longest-running of the franchise still on the air, which will premiere with cast still incredibly intact on the same night. It will be entering its 12th season, which could actually be its last, as series stars Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni's contracts are up at the end of the season.
So, there you go, crime procedural lovers!
I said good day, sir!
-E
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