After the crossover episodes last week, as I said before, it‘s back to normal for everybody--and in the case of the NYPD crime lab, they still have some crimes to solve. Say, the Compass Killer? They‘re no closer to finding out where he is, or more importantly, why he‘s doing it--have the police run around the city looking for the next victim. Well, Mr. Eckhart, you‘re doing a good job keeping the police fit.

The CSI crossover episodes wrapped up last night, with Langston returning to Las Vegas to solve one case with implications to the bigger case he‘s been following: the disappearance of Madeline Briggs, who apparently was caught in the middle of a trucking ring that dealt with prostitution and illegal organ harvesting.  By now the ground rules have been more than set: each of the episodes this week are stand-alone ones, with a common thread, and Langston, linking across the three.  By the time we got to Thursday night, I honestly didn‘t have any expectations, because Langston is back in his home turf.

As the team tries to save the Compass Killer‘s fourth victim, another surprise gets dropped on the November 25 episode of CSI: NY.

The CSI crossover going on this week may involve one story split across three shows, but in reality it‘s really three different crimes with one common thread.  I thought it was the former after watching

I can‘t talk about what happened last week on CSI: NY because, frankly, there are more pressing stuff to tackle.  So here goes the revised introduction: two night ago on

Last night was the beginning of what is arguably the biggest thing that could happen to the CSI franchise: one storyline, across three shows, all in one week. Now, why did this take so long to happen? Surely there are a lot more crimes that are connected to other occurrences in other cities, right? Well, we‘ve had a few crossovers within the franchise before, and only because it‘s what the case calls for, and for that I‘m willing to let go of that little complaint of mine. Besides, this is looking pretty good already.

Definitely adding a bit of spice to her life and veering away from her reality TV roots, Kim Kardashian has landed yet another acting gig.  The star of E!‘s

Two weeks ago, I watched CSI: NY paying particular interest to one of the dancers.  And then I said, "who would‘ve thought he‘d be in the Top 20 of

In anticipation of the week-long CSI crossover episodes next week--they call it "CSI Trilogy" and I call it "Langston week"--here‘s a behind-the-scenes video on how the whole thing panned out.  Apart from the usual details on what we should expect next week, all those bits about human trafficking and severed legs, here‘s a chance to see why Raymond Fishburne looks forward to working with David Caruso and Gary Sinise, why it took a long time for a three-show crossover like this to happen, and how Langston does a Horatio impression.

The Compass Killer claims another one, just as a familiar face returns, on the November 18 episode of CSI: NY.