Veasey: Let’s Do The Best Show We Can Do

After season eight, CSI: New York was on the bubble for the second year in a row. Luckily, the crime drama avoided cancellation, and fans can look forward to plenty of personal storylines as season nine gets underway. (Spoilers after the jump!)

New York may find itself on the bubble again after season nine, but the show’s creators don’t focus on that possibility. “We’re pretty sure we’ll fight again for our spot, but we approach every year [thinking], ‘Let’s just do the best show we can do—one that we’re really proud of,'” Executive Producer Pam Veasey explained to TV Guide. She added, “We understand the business of television, but as creators, we just attack it and say, ‘What’s the best and most fun we can do?'”

Some of the fun storylines planned for season nine include following the characters home. “They’ll be off work, and you’ll see what their day off is like,” Veasey revealed. “What does it tell us about the characters, and who they’ve evolved to become? Is there something new you can learn about each of them?”

Mac Taylor’s (Gary Sinise) relationship with Christine Whitney (Megan Dodds) will continue this season, and sparks will fly between Don Flack (Eddie Cahill) and new detective Jamie Lovato (Natalie Martinez). As for married CSIs Danny (Carmine Giovinazzo) and Lindsay Messer (Anna Belknap), the couple will be giving serious thought to their future this season. “We did leave the idea that they’re looking for a new place to live,” Veasey said. “Is it in the city? Is it out in the suburbs? Do they move away? Do they both continue to work at the lab? What are the challenges? Are there more children or not? [They’re] establishing their family and how they want to define it.”

You can read the full interview, with more details about season nine, at TVGuide.com.