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By Carolina
January 12, 2006 - 7:07 PM

EPO has been updated with two new video interviews with Emily Procter (Calleigh Duquesne). One is from the actress's appearance on Entertainment Tonight and the other is from Extra. The website also noted that Procter will be on Late Night Conan O'Brien tonight. Check your local listings.
Eva La Rue (Natalia Boa Vista) in her official website told fans what's happening in her life recently, and revealed her little daughter has a crush on Jonathan Togo (Ryan Wolfe). "They're giving me more to do at CSI, which thrills me to no end! The cast has been really lovely and welcoming," she said.
With the new V-Cast revolution, CBS is upping the ante with a new cell phone feature. The Eye network will now develop a soap opera made specifically for cell phones. This new "mobisoap," tentatively entitled Hey, It's Me will most likely premiere in several months.
Gary Sinise (Mac Taylor) and his Lt. Dan Band will perform on March 24 at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills and the next day at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, California. Tickets for the former at available at Ticketmaster.
If you missed Melina Kanakaredes's (Stella Bonasera) movie Into The Fire in the theatres last year, you'll now have the chance to see it on television. According to the fansite Divine Providence, the movie will premiere on Pay TV this spring, and a DVD release will soon follow.
And if you missed CSI's win at the People's Choice Awards, head over to the Marg Helgenberger (Catherine Willows) website MH.com for a chance to download video clips of the cast accepting the award.
The NAACP Image Awards Nominations have been announced, and all three CSIs picked up nods. In the Vegas front, Gary Dourdan (Warrick Brown) was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, New York's Hill Harper (Dr. Sheldon Hawkes) for Outstanding Actor in a Drama series, and Miami's Khandi Alexander (Dr. Alexx Woods) for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. Alexander last year walked home with a statuette for the same category. CSI: Miami was also nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. Visit this page for a complete list of nominees.
The 29th issue of the CSI: Official DVD Collection has been announced. With Greg Sanders on the cover, the magazine will feature an interview with special make-up effects artist Matthew Mungle. Earlier issues are also available for purchase at the website.
CSI novelist Max Alan Collins has announced in his official website the official dates of his Winter 2005-2006 Road to Paradise Tour. The writer also announced he has completed a new novel based on the new hot TV series Bones.
The screen caps website has been updated with images from the CSI episodes "Werewolves" and "Feeling The Heat."
William Petersen (Gil Grissom) will be a presenter for the Golden Globe Awards, which are set to air on January 16th. Sadly, CSI failed to pick up the Best Drama nod for these awards.
Entertainment Tonight caught up recently with Marg Helgenberger and William Petersen to talk about the CSI win at the People's Choice Awards. You can download a clip of this segment in the website gsr.com.
Gary Sinise attended the 17th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala last January 7th. The actor said he likes attending the gala. "It's great because it's easy. You just drive down from Los Angeles." The gala is part of a two-week film festival held in Palm Springs.
If you're wondering if the gadget used on CSI: Miami last Monday to detect odors is real, head over to this page to read all about this real life sensor called the zNose.
Research found recently that reruns of hit television series can sometimes perform better in the ratings than new episodes. "Reruns of shows like Law & Order and CSI perform better than original episodes of marginal series, making it very tempting to use them during the sweeps when a regular series falters," said Steve Sternberg, director of audience analysis at Magna Global. "This strategy certainly has short-term benefits, as these repeats tend to do better than the shows they replace."
Jerry Bruckheimer will return to the big screen this month with his new film Glory Days. The movie is based on a true story about basketball coach Don Haskins and the all-black team he brought to a rainbow razzle-dazzle championship in college ball some 40 years ago. "Don Haskins changed their lives," the producer said. "He didn't go out to make a statement, he went out there to win."
The Washington Times took a closer look at forensic linguistics, the science of human language applied to all aspects of law. If you'd like to pursue a career in crime scene investigation make sure you read this interesting article.