My Nights Just Got A Hella Lot Longer: William Peterson Is Leaving CSI

Gil Grissom is leaving Las Vegas.

Which, in the television scheme of things, falls somewhere between George Clooney leaving ER (I know! I had practically forgotten about that, too! And! He was also on Facts of Life! WEIRD!) and Judge Judy leaving Judge Judy. By which I mean, it's like the show is losing its anchor, its very REASON FOR BEING, and, also, its only real source of hotness. (I'll let you decide how that all correlates to Clooney and Judge Judy.)

(Yes, I think that Gil Grissom is hot. Shut up.)

(Only Gil Grissom, though. Not William Peterson. Gil Grissom wears a lab coat and says things like epithelials. William Peterson is just some middle-aged actor who is bailing on a TV show that I rely upon to get me through my insomnia. So.)

(I totally had to Google epithelials to find out how to spell it.)

Where was I? Right. William Peterson is leaving CSI. Like, for good, for seriously. Sort of.

According to the show's executive producer, "Billy is leaving (Billy? Middle-aged men should not go by 'Billy'. Just sayin'.) But he will remain throughout the run of the series an executive producer. And he will, whenever CBS asks, come back. I don't think you've seen the last of Gil Grissom."

Oh, o-kay. Like that's supposed to make it all better? Oh, he'll come visit? That's not good enough. I'm just not interested in CSI if the main character is going to be that former stripper chick who always wears tight pants and bitches about her ex, or if they're just going to bring in David Caruso for multiple guest appearances. And an insomniac can't live on Law & Order alone.

It's almost enough to drive a girl to ER re-runs. LE SIGH.

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Comments

[DianaCLT]

Okay, I don't want to have to say this, but I think the show is on its last legs. Seriously? First Jorja Fox, then Gary Dourdan, now William Peterson? NOT okay! We'll still have the other two CSIs...but this is THE CSI!

[Lori]

Thank you for ruining my Tuesday. Not sure who I'm blaming, William Peterson or the messenger, but ... What am I going to do with Thursday nights now?

[Diane]

NO! No no no no non on on on oooooo!

I just sat down to eat lunch, and I literally dropped my sandwich at that headline!

Daaaaamn it.

[Amy]

Sigh. I have to agree with the last legs thing. Sara leaving and Warrick dying are bad enough, but Grissom gone?

Bye, bye, CSI, I will miss you so. I don't watch the other two.

[Heidi]

Warrick died?!?!!
I've been a little too busy with Dr. McDreamy to keep track of CSI. And if Grissom is leaving... well, that's just not even CSI anymore.

[Tracy]

You know William Peterson played the dude who shot Billy the Kid in Young Guns 2, right? Oh yes. He is hot. And from the 90s.

[DianaCLT]

Yes, Tracy, I remember his in Young Guns 2.

HOWEVER...who remembers him as the philandering husband in "Cousins," back in the '80s??? Honestly, he cheated on Isabella Rosselini...and after she cheated on him with Ted Danson...she actually took him back.

[Queenie]

William Peterson is HAWT. I will never forget his awesome love scene in Manhunter, and if he leaves it's over for me and CSI.
Plus, he never really hooked up with Lady Heather, which I've been waiting EIGHT YEARS for.

[BaltimoreGal]

Damn, Queenie, you are a fan.
I am sad he's leaving- probably will end my watching the show.