Last month during the Television Critics' Convention, I had the opportunity to go on the set of
CSI and pose among the show's realistic props. For one thing, TV's version of a city's crime lab is, sadly, often better-funded and has better equipment than real labs in many cities. And in the photos at right, can you spot which corpse is a real live human, and which is just a mass of latex? Here's a hint: when he opened his eyes after the shot was taken, I jumped out of my skin.
In the upcoming issue of CBS'
Watch magazine, I interviewed Laurence Fishburne about taking over the reins as the new guy in the
CSI crime lab. And for the current issue on newsstands, I checked in with the show's writers, as they were writing their goodbye to William Petersen's character, to compile a list of the top "deadly dozen" Gil Grissom moments.
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On tonight's Late Show with David Letterman, Neil Patrick Harris spends the majority of his time being teased for taking a trip on the Orient Express with Watch! magazine.
Check out tomorrow night's Late Show with David Letterman, where Neil Patrick Harris stops by and talks about his trip with Watch! magazine aboard the Orient Express. And watch Dave get jealous -- I've heard he's hilarious in his jealousy of the likes of Larry Hagman in the pages of our July/August issue.
Jim Colucci is a freelance entertainment writer whose work has appeared in such publications as TV Guide, Inside TV, Quick & Simple, InTouch, Rosie, The Advocate, Next and CBS' Watch! magazine, where he serves a a Deputy Editor. From 2004-16, Jim delivered a weekly on-air version of this blog as a correspondent for “The Frank DeCaro Show” on Sirius XM radio.
