I love CSI, the one that doesn't need a city name after it. I wondered how it would fare after William Petersen's, (Grissom's,) departure. Lawrence Fishburne, who I love in film, and I was excited to see in the new role, well, the character didn't quite gel, I think that's fair to say. Fast forward to Mr Fishburn leaving, and for the television network to announce the new lead role would be taken be Ted Danson.
I wondered for a while if they were serious and if they had taken leave of their senses? I've only ever seen Ted Danson do comedy, predominantly; "Cheers", (you know, the one where everybody knows your name?," in which he was brilliant, still, it's hardly hard hitting, is it?
I was interested to see the fallout, the disaster, the car crash that ensued, and so I tuned in to episode one, in which Mr Danson made his debut. He was brilliant. The character is quirky, understated, outside of the box, and in my humble opinion, he was just what the series needed. This, ladies and gentlemen, is why those TV execs are paid the big bucks. Yet another example of how not to judge a book by it's cover. Mr Dansen is brilliant, I will continue to watch.
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