Posted on 07/15/2004 7:44:24 PM PDT by mhking
Two of the stars of TV's top-rated show, CSI, have been fired, CBS 2 News learned Thursday.
George Eads and Jorja Fox, who play investigators Nick Stokes and Sara Sidle on the show, have both been fired.
According to one source, both were demanding more money from CBS.
On Thursday, Eads didn't show up to work, and Fox didn't provide the network enough assurance that she would return to work. Both were then let go.
Producers of TV's top-rated show were busy casting two new roles Thursday.
The stunning news comes on the same day CSI received four Emmy nominations, including one from best Drama Series.
CBS is not making any formal comment on the moves.
I agree. The two leads were the only people that compelled me to watch the show. I was a fan of William Petersen before he was on this show (Watch him in MANHUNTER remade into RED DRAGON.)
Bummer 'bout the loss of income..
Jorja Fox's character was busted for DUI on the season finale. Easy enough to script her going home and blowing her brains out.
As long as Marg Hellgenberger's still there, I'm still watching.
I think George Eads plays Evil Knievel in a miniseries coming up soon. TV mini. Pretty sure that was him on the promos.
William Frawley
William Frawley had it in his contract that he didn't have to work when the Yankees were in the World Series. Back then, that amounted to a lot of time off. (7 of 9 years)
ping
Glad to hear it--though OTOH, as a fan of really bad movies, Rogers's not returning to scriptwriting is a loss; anyone who could co-write The Astro-Zombies clearly has a talent! :)
That was another stupid move by CBS.
"Turn out most of the lights on the set so that the 'investigatin' is done mostly in the dark....."
"Keep eye contact to a a minimum..."
"Have the forensic science people interact with suspects...."
Wow. This was a "brilliant" career move. Eads character was busted for DWI/DUI in the season finale and the other guy got the promotion but there was no budget for him to actually take it. Both characters were set-up to "move on" and they pulled this. I have never like the Sara character. Whine, whine, whine.
Peterson and Marge are the stars. I know Peterson's contract ends after this coming season. I *hope* they convince him to stay on. Gil rocks! And, actually, I totally *agree* with him about the spin-offs: they'll never be as highly rated as the original, the casts lack chemistry and they dilute CSI.
For the Miami spin-off, I can't abide the blond everytime she opens her mouth it's like chalk on a blackboard. I *do* like the M.E., though. And Caruso was interesting on NYPD Blue (he left and so did this viewer) but the character of Horatio needs to be shot, stabbed, garotted, dismembered, burned and fed to the gators.
Oops. Fox's character was busted for DUI/DWI. Not Eads. I don't watch for them anyway. I like Gil.
I think she went topless in that movie, "Breasmen". Nice!
I'll have to check it out. She's a North Carolina girl, E. Carolina
University student.
Nobody can make a white pair of slacks look better than when
she is on the firing line wearing same.
Well dammit....
CSI is one of the only shows I occasionaly watched, and I liked those two actors. Too bad.
We're going to see who they bring aboard as the replacements.
She also played a Republican on the "Left Wing" a few years ago.
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