Veasey Talks Family, The Finale & The Future Of ‘CSI:NY’
2 min readCSI: New York is approaching the end of it’s eighth season, and Executive Producer Pam Veasey promises that the finale will highlight the family dynamic of the team members. (Minor spoilers after the jump!)
Working together has created a close bond between the CSIs, which will be the focus of the finale. “It is really a show about the relationships of every single one of our characters with Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise),” Veasey told E! Online. “How they relate to him, how he’s a father, a brother, a friend, a boss, a godfather to all of these people. And how each of the characters individual lives relate to his, how he needed them, how they needed him.”
Tonight’s episode, “Flash Pop”, will also get the ball rolling on Mac’s potential relationship with longtime friend Christine Whitney (Megan Dodds). “It’s clear these characters both make a choice to pursue this relationship, and Mac has to come to terms with that,” Veasey explained to TV Guide. “They’re letting their emotions lead them rather than their logic, and that’s rare for Mac Taylor. You see him make a few different choices and easily let Christine join his family that he cares so much about. We’re looking to see where we’re going for that in Season 9.”
The ninth season remains hypothetical at this point. CSI Files previously reported that CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has been renewed for another year, but the future of the spinoffs is one big question mark. “We’ve got our fingers crossed for Season 9, but we’re very much a bubble show,” Veasey said. “We beat the odds last year, and now we have to compete again.” If the show does get picked up for another year, Veasey revealed, “I think our finale dictates really going home with them in another season and really expanding beyond the job.”
The full interviews are available at E! Online and TV Guide.
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If it’s a choice between cancellation and having Christine then give me cancellation anytime.
CSI NY was one of the best CSI’s for the first 6 seasons. Until Stella left. The ratings dropped, and now with the past 2 seasons, they have done nothing to indicate the said, “past-relationship” of Stella and Mac. They cannot just leave it as is with no closure. Maybe they did that to leave us guessing, or to leave it open for Stella to return. This deal with Christine is just a gimmick for the ratings. They should just cancel CSI NY before they lose all ratings thanks to this sad love interest. Getting rid of Stella was the biggest mistake this show could make. At least let her appear before Mac does die. (if he does) It wouldn’t be right. Would you die and not remember your best friend (maybe even closer dealing with Mac and Stella) ?
only seen one episode with Christine in and she does my head in,there is no connection between mac and Christine their “relationship” is so fake he has more chemistry with flack, mac should be and should of always been with Stella the writers ruined it when they wrote her out and didn’t even give mac and Stella a chance even though its what nearly all the fans wanted and still want if they want to save the show bring Stella back to be with mac and put Christine in jail or a wheelie bin and when mac said he “loved” Christine there would’ve been more feeling if he said it to a door, christine is just like peyton they make no sense with mac SMACKED 4EVA= MAC AND STELLA