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Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 14 2011, 7:00 AM EDT
seems they found a replacement for Laurence Fishburne http://www.tv.com/cheers-scene-investigation-how-would-the-former-cheers-cast-stack-up-on-csi/story/26241.html?tag=hotspot;gumball;1 Do you find this valuable?
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1. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 14 2011, 10:50 PM EDT
I think it's an interesting choice. Although many will probably always see him as the skirt-chasing, alcoholic ex-jock bartender from Cheers, he's proven he can do drama. I actually enjoyed him best as the anti-social & sarcastic Dr. Becker. Can't wait to see how the writers will develop this new character.According to CSI Files, he is the new graveyard shift supervisor from Portland, Oregon which makes me wonder ....is that true? as Catherine is the current supervisor. Maybe this is the way they transistion Catherine off the show. 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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2. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 15 2011, 3:00 AM EDT
"I think it's an interesting choice. Although many will probably always see him as the skirt-chasing, alcoholic ex-jock bartender from Cheers, he's proven he can do drama. I actually enjoyed him best as the anti-social & sarcastic Dr. Becker. Can't wait to see how the writers will develop this new character.He has big shoes to fill though I would prefer a member from the team to be promoted as head like Nick or Sarah cause they have earned it.any lets wait and see how he fairs. Do you find this valuable? |
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3. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 16 2011, 1:16 PM EDT
To me this choice is a really "bad joke" he can't hold a candle to WP or LF in the acting dept. What are they thinking? how embarassing and humilating to the previous stars/leads. First they switch to Wed. at 10:00, now this guy, And this they think will bring up the "ratings"? Are the going to bring in Kelsey Grammar and Woody Harrelson and don't forget Danny DiVito. He to me has nothing to offer on CSI. This is dreadful news!!!
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6. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 16 2011, 7:14 PM EDT
; Catherine Willows should have been promoted to the boss, and Ted Danson cast as the new guy/Lab-Rat, it would have been a better show. The main problem is Ted Danson can't act, the camera does the acting for him.
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9. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 16 2011, 10:42 PM EDT
; Laurence Fishburne is a Shakespearean actor, and Ted Danson isn't. The type of story-lines in CSI Las Vegas requires the high quality acting from a Shakespearean background, not a male Mary Tyler Moore.
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12. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 17 2011, 12:10 PM EDT
"; Catherine Willows should have been promoted to the boss, and Ted Danson cast as the new guy/Lab-Rat, it would have been a better show. The main problem is Ted Danson can't act, the camera does the acting for him."Catherine is the supervisor of the night shift but her actions in this season last episode were unethical and illegal. She handed in a report with information that she knew was false. Obviously, with LF leaving and Marg H deciding she doesn't want to be full time, the writers are going to move her out of her leadership role. As in Catherine is going to be demoted and or fired. If Ted Danson is such a bad actor his career would never had lasted as long as it has. Let give him a chance. I really want William Petersen back but that ain't going to happen. LF didn't make the grade with a lot of people, I like the character of Ray but not the fact that the show started to become the Laurence Fishbourne show; with the new supervisor being a total newbie there is potential for the show to explore new territories. But like I said let's give the new guy a chance. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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13. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 17 2011, 2:31 PM EDT
"; Laurence Fishburne is a Shakespearean actor, and Ted Danson isn't. The type of story-lines in CSI Las Vegas requires the high quality acting from a Shakespearean background, not a male Mary Tyler Moore."I so agree, thank you, that's a perfect comparison> I do know this, that the ratings will falter and fail. I do know that if one brings up Laurence Fishburne fan-sites, they'll find many fans who totally agree with my opinion. Bottom line LF is a great actor and TD isn't~ 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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14. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 17 2011, 3:23 PM EDT
; Thank You!
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16. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 17 2011, 7:03 PM EDT
; You're welcome! CSI Las Vegas isn't 'sitcom', and a sitcom actor is a drag, and a no-talent black-hole, on the rest of the actors. How I ascertain the quality of actor is can one picture that actor on a Broadway Stage? I couldn't picture Ted Danson being allowed to clean the theatre. I see CSI Las Vegas as the logical successor to the original 'Twilight Zone', and the Original 'Outer Limits'.
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17. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 17 2011, 7:32 PM EDT
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"Catherine is the supervisor of the night shift but her actions in this season last episode were unethical and illegal. She handed in a report with information that she knew was false. Obviously, with LF leaving and Marg H deciding she doesn't want to be full time, the writers are going to move her out of her leadership role. As in Catherine is going to be demoted and or fired.I agree that if TD was such a bad actor, his career wouldn't have lasted. Or that he would be appearing in TWO different TV series this fall. With MH wanting to leave, this is the perfect opportunity to take the way Langston went over the line and the fallout with the cover-ups and half-truths and move a new guy into the supervisor role. If BP isn't going to be coming back, then I think it's time for a real shake-up and bringing some new life into the show. I can't believe how much negativity there already is especially from some people who did nothing in the past but complain about negativity against RL. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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18. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 17 2011, 8:22 PM EDT
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"; You're welcome! CSI Las Vegas isn't 'sitcom', and a sitcom actor is a drag, and a no-talent black-hole, on the rest of the actors. How I ascertain the quality of actor is can one picture that actor on a Broadway Stage? I couldn't picture Ted Danson being allowed to clean the theatre. I see CSI Las Vegas as the logical successor to the original 'Twilight Zone', and the Original 'Outer Limits'."LOL and ha-ha-ha, Im sitting here cracking up. Good ones for sure. And it's not the Ted Danson persona so much as it is to me after the gorgeous, fabulous WP/Grissom to the powerful, electryfing LF/Langston, is that both of them were extrodinary, and seasoned veterans, and were so perfect on CSI. I'm not saying that TD isn't, & has some wins for sure, but in a whole different category. I'm sure he has his fans too, and I for one have never insulted the other two guys. I was devastated when WP left and was hesitant and resistant to have LF come on, [On a poll I voted for Kurt Russell] but was blown away with his 1st performance in "19 Down" with his deep seductive voice "I'm. Dr. Raymond Langston... WHOA, and grew to admire, honor & respect him on the show. It's just such a far stretch, there were so may actors to chose from. I'm willing as a 11 year fan to see how he works out, but wary and suspicious if he can pull this off~ 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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19. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 18 2011, 2:39 AM EDT
Ok,i don't like Ted danson.why did they think he can replace fishburne.uhm he look too bad.BRass is all ^_^
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20. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 18 2011, 3:40 AM EDT
I'm quite excited to see what Ted Danson will bring to the show. I wasn't a big LF fan and won't miss Ray and am glad Nick wsn't promoted to supervisor...even though he's my favorite character. I hope that Ted Dansons new character will give the show a breath of fresh air. I think there were some good 'old school' episodes throughout season 12 and will still be watching. I hope they can bring the family feel to the team again, they need to play to their strengths I think and that would be the long standing relationships between the original team members....and there's still enough of them there for it to work. At least that's my opinion.
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21. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 18 2011, 2:09 PM EDT
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I thought Ray did bring in a "breath of fresh air" I felt he was a great character on CSI, and will miss him, I am embarassed that the writers went from him to Ted Danson, At least Carol Mendelsohn didn't state "He was at the top of our dream list" like she did with LF. How Ray bonded with the team was incredible, and I felt he brought the team up to a level of "class, style and elegance" with his powerful acting~~~
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22. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 18 2011, 9:37 PM EDT
I thought Ray started off OK when he was new and toned it down towards the end which was better but it really annoyed me in scenes when he was making Grissom-esque quotes and taking over investigations and lecturing to nick and Catherine. He was employed as an entry level CSI and, despite attending numerous courses etc, it doesn't take the place of field experience that the others have. So I found his all encompassing knowledge very hard to take. But I get that others liked his character and are sad to see him go and that fine and great....but I'm just not one of them. Ted Danson may turn out to be quite annoying but I'm looking forward to seeing what he makes of the role and hoping he doesn't make it a 'tough guy' role. I think the beauty of the Grissom role was he wasn't a tough guy. He was a normal man -with possibly an abnormal interest in bugs : )
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23. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 19 2011, 2:10 AM EDT
"Catherine is the supervisor of the night shift but her actions in this season last episode were unethical and illegal. She handed in a report with information that she knew was false. Obviously, with LF leaving and Marg H deciding she doesn't want to be full time, the writers are going to move her out of her leadership role. As in Catherine is going to be demoted and or fired.ok whatever i don;t like Ted danson. i feel some thing i don't like him.in my opinions.why don't they find someone i replace TD Do you find this valuable? |
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24. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 19 2011, 3:33 PM EDT
"Catherine is the supervisor of the night shift but her actions in this season last episode were unethical and illegal. She handed in a report with information that she knew was false. Obviously, with LF leaving and Marg H deciding she doesn't want to be full time, the writers are going to move her out of her leadership role. As in Catherine is going to be demoted and or fired.I agree with you about Ted Danson 100% Yes, he's not Laurance Fishburne or William Petersen, but that doesn't necessarily mean he will not be a good asset to the team. AS for his acting skills, everyone has their own opinion, but I think he was alright. Let's definitely give him a chacne, he may be one of those characters we grow to love. :) 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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25. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 19 2011, 4:06 PM EDT
"ok whatever i don;t like Ted Danson. i feel some thing i don't like him.in my opinions.why don't they find someone i replace TD"HA-HA-HA, I love it. I have already seen TD on TV, and I think he's a bore. We had the enigmatic WP as Grissom and then the powerful actor LF as Langston and now Ted Danson.. a far stretch. To me it's an embarassment and humiliating to the other two fantastic actors who preceeded him. And they think he'll bring up the ratings.. we'll see about that right? 2 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you? |
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26. RE: Ted Danson to replace Lawrence Fishburne
Jul 20 2011, 1:43 AM EDT
Why dont we just wait till the season premier and see how he turns up who knew LF would leave such a huge impression,according to me though.
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