'CSI' HALTING LOCAL SOUNDSTAGE WORK.Byline: Eugene Tong Staff Writer VALENCIA - This sprawling suburb is taking a bow after a five-year run playing glamorous Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. on one of television's top-rated crime dramas. ``CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International : Crime Scene Investigation'' is moving its production base from Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Studios in Valencia to the Universal Studios lot in Universal City. The CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. program, which stars William Petersen William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) is an American actor, most known for playing Gil Grissom on . Biography Early life Petersen was born in Evanston, Illinois to parents who worked in the furniture business. and Marg Helgenberger as members of a team of forensic investigators cracking crimes in Sin City, has been produced here since it first aired in 2000. ``We still expect to see them shooting on location, but they won't be based in a studio here any more, which is very much a disappointment for us,'' Jason Crawford, the city's film administrator, said Thursday. The show wrapped its 2005 season earlier this month, and crews are busy moving props and equipment out of the Valencia soundstage before production resumes midsummer. It was not immediately known why the show pulled up stakes and headed south, but Crawford believes it was a business decision. ``It just became something that they decided to do,'' he said. ``It had nothing to do with leaving Santa Clarita per se as opposed to going to a big studio lot.'' The departure of ``CSI'' comes just months after ``JAG judge advocate general (J.A.G.) n. a military officer who advises the government on courts-martial and administers the conduct of courts-martial. The officers who are judge advocates and counsel assigned to the accused come from the office of the judge advocate ,'' another local television mainstay, ended its 10-year run. The CBS military-legal drama has been shot at a local soundstage since 1997. In all, television work contributed about $17 million to city coffers in the 2003-04 fiscal year. There also are intangible benefits. The set often hosts visiting high school classes, and series star Petersen has lent his name and face for local charity events. ``For us, it's been fantastic,'' Crawford said. ``For years, we have the No. 1 TV show based here in Santa Clarita.'' The show began production in 1999, shooting at Mann Biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. Park in Valencia during the first season before moving to Santa Clarita Studios for season 2. Local landmarks, including the Valencia Town Center and College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. , have made regular appearances. ``The Hyatt (Valencia) has stood in for a casino maybe a dozen times,'' Crawford said. ``They shot at a bunch of different houses in Newhall as the residential outskirts of Vegas.'' Despite the departure, the show likely will continue to use the city for location shoots, Crawford said. Meantime, local officials are busy recruiting new shows. ``We're stuck right now in this transition period,'' Crawford said. ``TV always goes on hiatus at this time, and we're always left wondering what's going to come back. ... We know we'll have something; we just don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what it is yet.'' ``CSI'' finished second in the Nielsen Prime-time ratings with 26.5 million viewers in the week of May 9-15. Only Fox's talent competition ``American Idol'' surpassed it with 26.6 million viewers. Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com |
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