You know, as much as I love CSI (and it's my favourite programme on tv at the moment) I kind of feel that perhaps they should just end it sometime soon...it's kind of going towards the same place The X-Files went to in it's last 2 seasons...still an ok show & better than most other shows but nothing compared to the earlier seasons/episodes.

I might still watch if Grissom remains (cos I utterly adore him ;) ) but if both of them leave then I have a feeling I'll be off too...

*sigh*

She leaves , i will not watch it anymore.

I've been a fan of CSI ever since it aired, and frankly SARA & GRISSOM are the most vital characters, without whom the show won't be the same. Hope there's some way to make Jorja come back for more.

However, I have to agree with SpaceCloudAgent...some of the excellent series' like the X-Files start to lose their initial flair when they've been around too long.

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Seriously, Scribe? Marg Helgenberger is the reason you would watch CSI? She's one of the only reasons I'm tempted to turn it off sometimes (the other reason being the bodies ripped to pieces in vivid detail while I'm trying to sit down to dinner). I can't stand her.

I'll join some others here and say that I liked Grissom and Sara together. He's one of the most compelling characters on TV. Is it because he's so much older (what 10-12 years?) than Sara? That stuff doesn't bother me as much as it does others. And I never got the vibe from Jorja, so I didn't really look for her with any of the ladies in the show (especially Marg). Definitely wish Sara was staying, but now maybe we can see some Grissom, Lady Heather action. That, to me, has such awesome potential.

If Jorja leaves CSI, I'm not sure I'll still make that much effort to watch this show. I mean, I really like it, but Sara is a big part of that.

I also kind of like Sara and Grissom together. I mean, if they're gonna pair her up with a guy, at least it's Grissom. I think he's really cool, mostly because he's so smart :P

But, we'll see. I think it's gonna depend a lot on how they end her storyline too.

I'm more worried of what's gonna be of Jorja when she leaves. After years with a character in a hit show there's that annoying pattern of fine or fucked, whether they make it or vanish, it's unbelievable how often it goes like that.

As to CSI, well... I like Grissom enough to keep watching, but man is Sara going to be a hole in the show. Glad they didn't (yet, they better not) kill her off, but I can't see how they'll manage the GSR without making a whole lotta shippers pissed or making it all look like a soapie plot device, 'cause it surely wasn't for all these years.

I agree it should end though, ASAP. It's X-Files all over again, and it would be a pitty if it went down like that.


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Honestly, if this premiere episode didn’t convince people that Ms. Fox is a talent worth fighting for, who can without a doubt carry an entire episode by herself, then I question these people's ability to gauge talent at all.  I would put this episode head to head against Weeping Willows (MH's Tour De Force) any day of the week and guarantee it would win hands down.  For the last half of the episode there was very little dialogue and no one but a coyote to act off of and she was amazing!  The very fact that every viewer in America knew the sole purpose of this show was to determine whether or not Sara survived and this episode steamrolled over Grey’s Anatomy in the ratings should be a large neon sign that CBS/CSI has a valuable commodity on their hands.

As for the character of Sara, she is by far one of the most unique female characters on television today.  And on CSI itself, she is the ONLY female character who is a pure criminalist/scientist relying on her intelligence and skills as an investigator to do her job rather than her cleavage.  The day Catherine started popping buttons for the convict in prison, I lost all respect for her character.  And Sophia has done the exact same thing, albeit less blatantly in the interrogation room.  Not to mention, that after the premiere episode we have seen a level of internal strength and intestinal fortitude that I absolutely cannot believe execs and fans wouldn’t want to have represented, especially in a female character, on this show.  To remove Sara from the team would be an offence to every female fan of the show and an acknowledgement that the only value women have in the CSI universe is as a rack of breasts.

Am disappointed, but not surprised, to hear Jorja is going. I love the character of Sara and think the show will be poorer without her, although I'm sure it will just roll on like the juggernaut it is.

Jorja's always made amazing career choices in the past (going from ER, to the West Wing, straight to CSI) so who knows? Maybe this is another step along the way...

And Jilly I think the official line was that her and the network were unable to come to an agreement about her long-term future on the show. Which basically explains nothing!

Jilly - Cylon is right that it is about a contract dispute, she wanted a decent pay rise (she didn't take one years ago after the firings). They won't give her the raise she obviously deserves. Especially considering that 25 million people tuned in to see is Sara lived or died. It's just CBS BS.

 Just to let you guys know, they are soon going to be filming the apparent last episode of Jorja Fox on CSI. Fans have started to rally since this news came out trying to let the head honcho's at CSI know how much they don't want her to leave. You can check out http://www.dollarsforsense.net and http://www.dollarforsense.com for more information.