News Bullets

By Caillan
April 7, 2003 - 11:44 AM

Jorja Fox (Sara Sidle) revealed to People magazine that she and William Petersen (Gil Grissom) have been known to tickle corpses on occasion. "We shot a scene with an actress who was strapped on a gurney and couldn't move," she said (via JorjaFox.net). "[William Petersen] and I started tickling her. The victims really have to watch out for us."
CSI creator Anthony Zuiker said he knew Marg Helgenberger would be perfect for the role of Catherine Willows, who was based on real-life criminalist Yolanda McLeary. "When Marg Helgenberger walked in the door, that was her," the producer said during the April 2 edition of Biography, which was devoted to Helgenberger. Further tidbits are available at Elyse's CSI Site.
Rap News Direct reported CSI Miami's Adam Rodriguez (Erik Delko) and Rory Cochrane (Tim Speedle) can be seen in the video clip for 21 Questions, the new single by rapper 50 Cent.
In Australia, last week's episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation scored higher ratings than home-grown hospital drama All Saints in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, according to The Age.
Malene Arpe at the Toronto Star has posted a review of the CSI season one DVD set. She praised the quality of the episodes, but lamented the lack of extra features. "If there was ever a series that would benefit from technical commentary, this is it," she said. Thanks to Elyse's CSI Site for this!
A new web site devoted to CSI's first computer game has opened at CSIGame.net.

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