In a bit of idle net surfing recently we found this, from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, under a July 17, 2002, date. From the drawing board to the screen, significant changes occurred in the original concept; prior to filming it would appear. Excerpts follow with a link to the article. We submit the opinion that several of these intended characterizations would have been better left intact.
Wednesday, July 17, 2002
By Rob Owen, Post-Gazette TV Editor
PASADENA, Calif. -- TV's hottest show is about to get hotter, as "CSI" gives birth to a Miami-based spinoff.
Executives expect great things from "CSI: Miami," the first spinoff from No. 1 Thursday night drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
Regular viewers already got a sneak peek at what to expect when the "CSI" investigators followed a case from Las Vegas to Miami in an episode that aired in early May. That episode served as a back-door pilot, introducing several "CSI: Miami" characters, played by David Caruso ("NYPD Blue"), Emily Procter ("The West Wing"), Khandi Alexander ("NewsRadio") and Adam Rodriguez ("Roswell")..........More recently, CBS added Kim Delaney to the cast, giving the series not one but two former "NYPD Blue" stars in its ranks.
Executive producer Anthony Zuiker said other cities were talked about before settling on Miami for the new show. Then the challenge was to "think of a way to do a new show that didn't feel like a clone yet didn't spin off into something that was unfamiliar."
"CSI: Miami" may have a little more intimacy between characters than what viewers are accustomed to on the original. Producers said top investigator Horatio Caine (David Caruso) and DNA specialist Megan Donner (Kim Delaney) immediately come into conflict due to a shared history that will be explored throughout the series' run.
Executive producer Carol Mendelsohn said the "Miami" characters will be more extroverted and have more of a life than the science geeks on the original "CSI." The look of the show will be different too, according to executive producer Ann Donahue.................
.........That effort to go against cliches will extend to the writing of "CSI: Miami," Zuiker said. "We'll not show the girls in bikinis," he said, explaining why the series will avoid South Beach and go off the beaten path. "Our show is about the scientific process. Just like in Las Vegas, if we merely saw crime scenes in casinos, we'd be off the air in six episodes."
2 comments:
"More intimacy"? What happened there? More like, none at all! Too bad they didn't stick with their first idea.
More intimacy and more extroverted? Please. I can't believe that was ever a thought. If anything, Miami is less and less than LV. More sun, more t & a, more cleavage. That's about it in the "more" department.
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