Inside The Minds Of 'CSI' Characters

Several Actors In The Hit Series Reflect On What Makes Them Tick

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"I think the word has come down on the Internet," said Gary Dourdan, who plays Warrick Brown. "I think they've been getting feedback, that's what people like. They like watching the train wreck. They like watching the car accident. They like watching the dark stuff. We can show things on our show, on network television, the bloodiest stuff.

"But we can't have a sex scene," he adds with a laugh. "I don't understand it!"

In Thursday night's episode, a Las Vegas casino becomes a maze of chases and deceptions after only one man survives the brutal killing of his wife and co-workers.

Dourdan told Chen with a chuckle that the soundstage t is so realistic, "When you walk on the set, it's, you're, you're in a casino. (laugh) They had to walk around and tell the extras, 'Don't put money in the slot machines! You won't get it back! They do not work!' "

Chen notes the actors couldn't be happier that "CSI" is heading into its final two episodes with two cliffhangers on tap, even though it's not something "CSI" usually does.

"The more you kind of just to not make it, uh, to not get in a rut, you know, to give it some life and to give it some change," said Eads, "we have such a talented cast here that to play emotion is something we all kind of are, our chops are kind of dripping to play."

Added Marg Helgenberger, who plays Catherine Willows, "I guess season seven, I'm hoping, anyway, seven and eight, will be really, you know, just a continuation of that and be lots of arcs of various characters and intermingling, and, and just so it just, I think it makes it more, uh, textured and more rich."

"CSI" is riding high in the ratings as it heads into season seven ... something the cast members didn't dare imagine when they took their first case.

Said Peterson, "You don't ever put that into the, the ethos, that somehow or another, you're gonna be around for seven years. You know, you just hope to make a good show today. It's a big crap shoot, and we happened to roll the right dice. I guess."