Post by Jemma on Nov 5, 2008 12:34:03 GMT -5
'CSI' Producer Talks about Warrick's Death Further
It is no question that the ninth season of CSI had been riddled with changes that have shaken the CBS procedural to the core. For one, its once seemingly indestructible team lost a couple of members, Sara Sidle (Jorja Fox) leaving last season and Gil Grissom (William Petersen) will leave mid-season. Meanwhile, Lady Heather (Melinda Clark) will make a return and a new CSI Riley Adams (Lauren Lee Smith) entered the scene to give the CSI team a hand. None of the changes, however, had been more jarring than Warrick Brown (Gary Dourdan) being killed off.
According to CSI producer David Rambo, killing off Warrick (as opposed to just making him leave alive like Sidle and, later this season, Grissom) was just appropriate and helpful to bring out another side of the CSI team (who can forget Grissom (William Petersen) and his tearful eulogy at the season premiere?).
“We discussed several options for the character's departure,” Rambo tells Kristine Huntley for csifiles.com. “Warrick's troubled past, and his blurring of the lines between appropriate and inappropriate ways to investigate Lou Gedda made a murder for hire a logical--and daring--next step. Warrick's death gave us a chance to expose how our team would deal emotionally, as well as professionally, with the loss, and really ratchet up the investigation for them. It was not an easy decision, but turned out to be compelling and enormously moving for everyone at CSI.”
Meanwhile, a lot of CSI fans are probably wondering why there wasn’t much emotion from Nick Stokes (George Eads) who some consider to be Warick’s best friend. On the other hand, it was Grissom who was visibly shaken with the loss, as he seemed more like a father figure to him more than anything. Then again, Warrick died in his arms.
“A cathartic breakdown just wouldn't be Nick Stokes,” clarifies Rambo. “He's a leader, and finds the best therapy is showing up and doing your job to your best abilities. That said, he's not made of stone. And he does not forget his fallen friend.”
Catch a new episode of CSI tonight on CBS.
According to CSI producer David Rambo, killing off Warrick (as opposed to just making him leave alive like Sidle and, later this season, Grissom) was just appropriate and helpful to bring out another side of the CSI team (who can forget Grissom (William Petersen) and his tearful eulogy at the season premiere?).
“We discussed several options for the character's departure,” Rambo tells Kristine Huntley for csifiles.com. “Warrick's troubled past, and his blurring of the lines between appropriate and inappropriate ways to investigate Lou Gedda made a murder for hire a logical--and daring--next step. Warrick's death gave us a chance to expose how our team would deal emotionally, as well as professionally, with the loss, and really ratchet up the investigation for them. It was not an easy decision, but turned out to be compelling and enormously moving for everyone at CSI.”
Meanwhile, a lot of CSI fans are probably wondering why there wasn’t much emotion from Nick Stokes (George Eads) who some consider to be Warick’s best friend. On the other hand, it was Grissom who was visibly shaken with the loss, as he seemed more like a father figure to him more than anything. Then again, Warrick died in his arms.
“A cathartic breakdown just wouldn't be Nick Stokes,” clarifies Rambo. “He's a leader, and finds the best therapy is showing up and doing your job to your best abilities. That said, he's not made of stone. And he does not forget his fallen friend.”
Catch a new episode of CSI tonight on CBS.
