The pros and cons of `CSI' spinoffsBy Sid Smith
Tribune arts critic
There is a debate about the aesthetic consequences of crime show proliferation. William Petersen, who is also an executive producer of "CSI," resisted the two spinoffs (Miami and New York) and still worries about the cost in quality for his own show.
"I thought the Miami version came too soon and that we should have taken the time to make it something different," Petersen says. "It was just an attempt to duplicate. But `Crossing Jordan' came out a year after us, and [Executive Producer] Jerry Bruckheimer knew there would be others. `Why should we let them steal our audience?' he asked. I understand the move from a business sense, and the profits have been astronomical.
"I understand greed," Petersen adds. "But they pulled our show apart. Anthony is now with `CSI: NY' full time. We have to fight to keep our writers, producers, even our best postproduction people. I wish they'd just make our show better."
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