Laurence Fishburne almost passed on CSI

With as big of a hit as CSI is, you'd think people wouldn't think twice about accepting a role on the show. But Laurence Fishburne came close to saying "No thanks" to the role of Dr. Raymond Langston because he can't stand the sight of blood. He was flipping through a book with pictures of real life crime scenes, and had to close it because he was getting queasy.

Just goes to show -- even badass looking people can turn out to be wusses. No offense, Laurence.

Another big screen to small screen jump!

Laurence Fishburne makes the jump from the silver screen to the boob tube halfway through the season of CSI to take over for William Petersen (who leaves his role of Gil Grissom 10 episodes into the season). Billy P did say that he'd be making the occasional guest appearance here and there on the show, so you know they won't be killing off his character.

Laurence better kick ass as a CSI like he did as Morpheus, or I may have to look for a new favorite show.

Laurence Fishburne to play the new leader of CSI?

It saddens me to bring up again, but after being the star of CSI since the very first episode, William Petersen is leaving the show. With Gil Grissom gone (don't worry, he'll be making guest appearances), the production team has been searching for a new star.

Sounds like they may have found their new star. Laurence Fishburne is rumored to take over the star roll and play the newest CSI member, a character who is portrayed as "a doctor/scientist outsider to the CSI unit who has the same genetic profile as a serial killer but hasn't previously acted on any homicidal impulses."

There's also been talk about John Malkovich and Kurt Russell being the new star of the show. We'll throw it to my homeboy, Santino Marella, for his opinion.