CSI:NY: Beyond 10 Seasons...or at Least 10

                                       
Every year CSI:NY comes up with exceptional stories and every year it ends up being on the bubble, whereas other lightweight shows always get renewed without problems.  This year with the close of season 9 in the US, the show once again finds itself on the bubble.  You'd think by now that all concerned with the show would get some kudos and recognition from the network after 9 years of hard slog.  But no.  Guess it's too much to ask for a show to get a renewal for a double figure 10 without any hassles, or keeping fans on tenterhooks.

Pam Veasey commented on how "it is sort of an incredible challenge each year to leave it open."  As she told TVGuide.  As well as adding "no one told us to write it so it ends."  Well no one would, would they?  Maybe that's a good thing and maybe it isn't.  But I for one have been saying it every year the show has been on the bubble, this is the third time now, that there should be at least 10 years of CSI:NY if not more.  Practically mentioned it in most of my articles. Of course we want more seasons!

Season 9 was more character focused and though it has yet to air on TV in the UK, Channel 5 have put it back this year for some reason since we used to get it in February.  Hate the way their excuse is to say that "schedules are fixed a few weeks in advance" so they won't know when it's airing but they didn't give any reason as to why it's not being shown now.

Gary Sinise said the season 9 finale entitled Life Today is a "very nice ending.  I think people who have watched these characters grow will enjoy it."   The episode involves Mac (Gary Sinise) and Flack (Eddie Cahill) under siege in the precinct as an angry mob gathers outside.  They're angry over whether or not an unarmed man was shot by the police.  We all know how tense those scenarios can get in real life too.

Hopefully it'll be as exciting as Snow Day.  That was a great Flack ep: never seen Flack run around so much!!  However on a serious note Gary explained how the plot is kind of based on events from the 1970's when a police station was 'stormed' and officers were injured.

However some fans are already bemoaning the end of the show since they point to Hill Harper, who played Sheldon Hawkes, leaving and joining Covert Affairs.  Thus they feel he knows something the rest of us don't.  Which isn't necessarily the case, especially since Hill tweeted that if the show returns he could be back.  Though that could even be for just guest spots.

I for one however refuse to give up and am keeping everything physically able to crossed!! I need my Flack fix and Danny (Carmine Giovinazzo) and Jo (Sela Ward) and Adam (AJ Buckley)...

You can reminisce season 1 with my book New York Minutiae. An Unofficial and Unauthorized Guide to CSI:NY.  Available online from amazon, Barnes and Noble, WH Smith etc