TSA09 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- Call it "Kill Gil." Quentin Tarantino has signed to direct the season finale of primetime's most-watched series, CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." Tarantino also has come up with an original story for the episode, which is expected to shoot in early April and air May 19, according to "CSI" executive producer Carol Mendelsohn. Tarantino has long been a fan of the stylish forensic drama as series creator/executive producer Anthony Zuiker learned when he bumped into Tarantino at an awards show during "CSI's" first season. They have pursued him to direct an episode for some time, and after members of the "CSI" crew ran into Tarantino a few weeks ago while the show was doing some location shooting in Las Vegas, the stars finally aligned for him to helm the show's fifth-season closer, Mendelsohn said. "He knows everything there is to know about 'CSI,' and he is into the whole mythology of 'CSI,"' Mendelsohn said. "Quentin came in a couple of weeks ago. We had a story meeting with the writers. He had a great idea, and it was so much fun to have him in the room. . . . We are positively giddy." Zuiker, in particular, "worships Quentin," she added. Mendelsohn said the story will involve a plot that finds one of the key members of the CSI team, led by Gil Grissom (William Petersen), in serious jeopardy. "There will be more bugs and blood this time," Mendelsohn joked. Tarantino, who earned an Oscar for co-writing the screenplay to his 1994 smash "Pulp Fiction," directed a 1995 episode of "ER" and appeared as a guest actor on ABC's "Alias" in 2002 and last year. His other features include the "Kill Bill" films, "Jackie Brown" and "Reservoir Dogs." Source: CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/24/t...reut/index.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 Wow I might actually watch CSI for the second time ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 They should tap Tarantino to do Without a Trace- that'd be such a killer episode. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Downhome 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 Is the backstory very important when watching CSI, or could I just jump right in for this episode and still "get" everything? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo Effect 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 Is the backstory very important when watching CSI, or could I just jump right in for this episode and still "get" everything? Like most of these shows, they have little plot points that go show-to-show (maybe a relationship, or an unsolved case), but ultimately, it makes no difference if you see the first twenty-three episodes or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Open the Muggy Gate 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 Oh I have to watch the finale now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted the Poster 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 While I like the idea of Tarantino directing, I really dislike that some people will be watching JUST because he's directing. It seems like such a fanboy thing to do. Bruckheimer should direct an episode, too. Oh and DH, here is some background info on each character: Grissom: work > personal life Catherine: ex-stripper, dead husband Warrick: gambling addict Nick: sexually abused as a child Sarah: alcoholic, mom killed dad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted February 24, 2005 Yes, damn those Tarantino fans for tuning into something Tarantino is doing. How dare fans be interested in something the person in question does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Evolution Report post Posted February 24, 2005 I watched the first few episodes of this season religiously, but I've fallen behind. Perhaps it's time to catch up again. I'm looking forward to this Tarantino episode, regardless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDH257 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 It's going to be the first time I've ever watched CSI. Gotta admit, I've always admired how William Peterson and Marg Helgenberg have never been afraid to talk about how much the spinoffs piss them off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 Yea- In EW they kept saying how boring the show can be sometimes as well. I can imagine doing a straight prodecurial drama would get pretty boring after a while Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 I can't help it if I am not a fan of CSI, but at the same time I have enjoyed pretty much everything Tarrantino has had his fingerprints on, that is why I will be tuning in if I remember. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2005 I started watching CSI when the Apprentice went on hiatus and it's a really good fun show. I don't like that they seem to always win but I know I'd watch it every week if it wasn't on against the Apprentice. I should give the Sat reruns a try. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted the Poster 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2005 Yes, damn those Tarantino fans for tuning into something Tarantino is doing. How dare fans be interested in something the person in question does. All fanboys suck. Period. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubq 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2005 Yes, damn those Tarantino fans for tuning into something Tarantino is doing. How dare fans be interested in something the person in question does. All fanboys suck. Period. Well, so does Tarantino's directing, writing, etc. so it all works out in the end now, doesn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted February 25, 2005 So now "fanboy" means all fans? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godthedog 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2005 anybody watch the ER episode he did, was that any good? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
