CSI Las Vegas-Grissom?

Question

Is Grissom Leaving CSI? They took his picture off the at the beginning. He said he was only going for 4 wks? what's the deal? And who is keebler? Anyone know what's up? I hope he doesn't leave the show won't be the same!!!

Answer 1

Is William Petersen really leaving CSI?
Posted Dec 26th 2006 3:07PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: CBS, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Watercooler Talk, Celebrities

Well, kind of... yeah. For those that have caught the new promo for the next episode of CSI, it touts Grissom's departure from the Vegas lab. The episode, appropriately titled "Leaving Las Vegas," airs next Thursday, January 4. But we sort of knew this anyway. We even reported a few months ago that Liev Schreiber was joining the cast as a new lead investigator named Michael Keppler.

So at this point, I suppose you shouldn't be worried. The episode description even says that Grissom is only leaving for a four week sabbatical. But then I went digging.

A simple Google search for "William Petersen leaving CSI" yielded numerous articles and interviews dating back to 2005 where the actor talks about how he's tired of playing Gil, would like to give theatre and film a shot again, and his desire to be a better husband. He makes it clear in this article that his character will only be around in a limited capacity for the remainder of this season. So it looks like solving the case of the miniature replica killer was Gil's last hurrah. But let's be honest here TV fans. We know how this works. My educated guess? Petersen won't be back at all when CSI returns in Fall '07 for its eighth season. Anyone think otherwise?

Answer 2

He is not leaving for good this season. He is on sabbatical to take time off to do a play. On the show he is leaving for about 4 episodes as he is going to be a guest lectuer at a college. Liev Schrieber...i hope i spelled that right , is suppose to come in and take his place.

Answer 3

♥ ♥ I dont know.... it wouldnt be the same ♥ ♥