`CSI' gets its man: Laurence Fishburne joins cast (AP)

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morpheus on csi? what?
Published 8/18/2008 at OH NO!!
... But they said Petersen's character, Gil Grissom, will be reappraising his life after years of high-tech forensics investigations with the Las Vegas Police Department and after facing personal turmoil. "CSI," which begins its new season Oct. 9, is ready to deal with Petersen's loss, said Shankar. "What makes shows go off the rails is they forget who they are. We're a crime-mystery-forensics drama" and that won't change, Shankar said in July. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_en_tv/tv_csi_fishburne

CSI lands Laurence Fishburne
Published 8/18/2008 by Allison Waldman at TV Squad
... , CBS was hot on the heels of landing a big name star to fill the void when William Petersen leaves CSI later this year. The names bandied about included Kurt Russell and John Malkovich, and one other major motion picture star, Laurence Fishburne. Today, the network announced Laurence Fishburne will indeed be the new addition to CSI. ...

Laurence Fishburne Replaces William Petersen On CSI
Published 8/19/2008 by Denise at The Gossip Fix
... ninth episode of the upcoming 10th season. He’ll play a forensics scientist with a secret. Fishburne plays a college lecturer and former pathologist who is focused on why people commit acts of violence. The air date for Petersen’s final episode has yet to be determined but will be early next year. Petersen has been with the series since it debuted in fall 2000 and will remain a “CSI” executive producer, the network said. source