Trivia: Carmine Giovinazzo is the first series regular to appear on all three "CSI" series. He made a guest appearance in the Vegas "CSI" third season episode "Revenge is Best Served Cold," his character was introduced in the Miami cross-over episode "MIA/NYC Nonstop," and is a series regular on NY. He has since been followed by Gary Sinise (Mac).
Trivia: In the episode, "Blood, Sweat, and Tears," Stella is questioning an elephant trainer. When she starts naming off a list of cities the circus has been, the very first one is Providence. Melina Kanakaredes, who plays Stella, was the star of the NBC show "Providence" for several years.
Trivia: Melina Kanakaredes' departure from the series at the beginning of season seven was the show's first major casting change in five years, when Anna Belknap replaced Vanessa Ferlito.
Trivia: At the end of the episode, several of the musicians backing Mac and his guests are from the Lt. Dan Band, which is fronted by Gary Sinise.
Trivia: Outside the greenhouse where the abducted kids are being held are posters for the Weak Alibis, the Missing Notes and Rough Sects, which were bands that either appeared or were mentioned in the season 2 episode "Stuck on You." (00:37:40)
Trivia: During the scene when Stella and Mac were going over the scenario with the card players the last names of the players were actual card players from real life professional card players 1 Kelly Lindgren is actually Eric Lindgren 2. Eddie Brunson is actually Doyle Brunson 3. Joel Ivey is actually Phil Ivey 4. Mike Hansen is actually Gus Hansen.
Chosen answer: Probably to broaden the scope of the show's plot and give the audience a chance to see the characters in a different setting, People act differently at home from the way they do at their workplace. By the ninth season, the characters would have become overly familiar and predictable. It gives the writers a chance to do something different with them.
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