Post by nhmystix on Jul 21, 2007 9:47:54 GMT -6
At CBS party, previews of "CSI," "Without a Trace," "Cold Case," "The Amazing Race" and more
Posted on Jul 20, 2007 9:47:19 PM
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Talking to Jonathan Littman at a CBS party is like one-stop shopping. He is behind some television's biggest hits because of his association with Jerry Bruckheimer. And Littman happily provides previews.
Get ready for a "CSI"-"Without a Trace" crossover that has been three years in the making. "CSI" star William Petersen and "Trace" lead Anthony LaPaglia will do the crossing-over. The story will start on "CSI," end on "Trace" (returning to 10 p.m. Thursdays) and air back-to-back in November.
"CSI": "The Sara-Grissom storyline is going to conclude," Littman says. "Don't take it in that definitive term. It's very smartly done."
Tell me more.
"We have a big storyline finish at the start of the season," he says. "It will play out for a few episodes. ... The ambition of their [the writers'] stories is once again extremely high and extremely quirky. That arc worked so well with Grissom and Sara, that we are going to let these characters breathe this year. Everyone has their moments. The characters are going to have their journeys."
"Without a Trace": Star Poppy Montgomery is pregnant, and the show will probably make her character pregnant as well.
"There's no reason not to," Littman says. ""It's more ambitious that way. It's easy to hide behind a lot of folders. It's not as interesting for the audience. They all know. It's interesting for a single FBI agent who has dated two men in the office. If you remember, she was in bed with a guy at the end of the season. Never saw his face. That was just fortuitous."
The producers learned she was pregnant a month ago.
Is he happy that "Without a Trace" is back on Thursdays? "Like you wouldn't believe," Littman says.
Posted on Jul 20, 2007 9:47:19 PM
blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2007/07/cbs-party-offer.html
Talking to Jonathan Littman at a CBS party is like one-stop shopping. He is behind some television's biggest hits because of his association with Jerry Bruckheimer. And Littman happily provides previews.
Get ready for a "CSI"-"Without a Trace" crossover that has been three years in the making. "CSI" star William Petersen and "Trace" lead Anthony LaPaglia will do the crossing-over. The story will start on "CSI," end on "Trace" (returning to 10 p.m. Thursdays) and air back-to-back in November.
"CSI": "The Sara-Grissom storyline is going to conclude," Littman says. "Don't take it in that definitive term. It's very smartly done."
Tell me more.
"We have a big storyline finish at the start of the season," he says. "It will play out for a few episodes. ... The ambition of their [the writers'] stories is once again extremely high and extremely quirky. That arc worked so well with Grissom and Sara, that we are going to let these characters breathe this year. Everyone has their moments. The characters are going to have their journeys."
"Without a Trace": Star Poppy Montgomery is pregnant, and the show will probably make her character pregnant as well.
"There's no reason not to," Littman says. ""It's more ambitious that way. It's easy to hide behind a lot of folders. It's not as interesting for the audience. They all know. It's interesting for a single FBI agent who has dated two men in the office. If you remember, she was in bed with a guy at the end of the season. Never saw his face. That was just fortuitous."
The producers learned she was pregnant a month ago.
Is he happy that "Without a Trace" is back on Thursdays? "Like you wouldn't believe," Littman says.
