Television’s most watched crime show is getting a makeover. When I first heard the news that William Petersen would be leaving Crime Scene Investigation I was in total shock. Being a huge fan of the crime series particularly the Vegas edition, I just couldn’t imagine Petersen being replaced. Gil Grissom is without a doubt my favorite character on the show and it will definitely be odd without him there to lead Vegas’s elite forensic team.

Since Peterson’s announcement, I’ve heard multiple rumors regarding three possible candidates for his replacement including Laurence Fishburne, John Malkovich, and Kurt Russell. Although I’m not a huge fan of any of these actors, I do agree that Fishburne is probably the best fit for Petersen’s replacement. This was the description of Fishburne’s new character as reported on Yahoo.

Fishburne is being heavily courted to play the new character, described 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.

So who do you think would be the best replacement? Should it be Fishburne, or does Malkovich and Russell sound like enticing to you. I still can’t believe Grissom will no longer be on the show!!