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Justin Bieber’s evil eyes

Justin Bieber's evil eyes

What does the biggest pop star on the planet do while waiting around the set to film his first foray into prime-time TV?

Interviewed on Tomorrow Will Be Televised, CSI creator and executive producer Anthony Zuiker chats about working with Justin Bieber, who plays Jason McCann—a “troubled teen who is faced with a difficult decision regarding his only brother”—on Season 11 of the hit CBS series, which got under way Sept. 23.

“It was interesting. He definitely is a young boy,” Anthony tells host Simon Applebaum of the Baby singer.

“He likes to eat a lot of cake. And he likes to skateboard around the set. Does a lot of talking, which is interesting.

“He wasn’t prepared for us to change lines on the fly. So that was kind of a surprise to him. But our actors are professionals. They sat him down, worked the lines,” continues Anthony.

“They thought he did an admirable job acting inside the episode. He looked really, really great.

“He’s a nice button to the show, with his evil eyes there—telling the audience that he shall come back. He’s slated to come back some time later in the season.”

Anthony also touches on the decision to cast Justin in the first place.

“There’s no denying, that in a ratings-driven business, when you have a guest star that people care about, there is definitely a pop in ratings. You can definitely see the difference,” he says.

“All in all, it was a win for us,” Anthony tells us of Justin’s “CSI” stint.
“It is a treat to our audience to see someone they know and love in the format of one of their favorite shows.”

Only time will tell if Justin will make a successful jump into acting, as his namesake—Justin Timberlake—has done with the critically-acclaimed flick The Social Network.

But for the moment, millions of screaming fans are no doubt chanting, We want our JB-TV!

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Justin Bieber helps CSI ratings stay afloat

Back in the hey-days, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” could absorb more than 20 million viewers at its season premieres. But since its spin-offs have taken over and several original and beloved cast have departed, the show has been experiencing a declining rating that not even singing phenomenon Justin Bieber could lift.

Heavily promoted, Bieber’s first foray into acting on the show could only pull 14.6 million viewers on Thursday, September 23 night. For comparison, the previous season finale was watched by 14.3 million viewers, meaning there is no significant increase in the rating.

Nevertheless, Bieber’s cameo as a troubled kid can also be presumed as a life-saving boat for “CSI”. Since the competition is heavy on the time slot, “CSI” could triumph over the season premieres of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Big Bang Theory” which got 14 million each. However, the winner of the timelot surprisingly is “The Mentalist” which took in 15.3 million.

According to E! Online, “CSI” and “Grey’s” have lost a lot of viewers in the 18 to 49 year-old demographic which start to turn their heads to shows like “Jersey Shore”. But thanks to Bieber, the season premiere episode of “CSI” drew 2.3 rating among teen girls. The 16-year-old would be back for a February 2011 episode which will be shot early next year.

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All Justin Bieber clips on CSI

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Justin Bieber might be one of a handful of pop stars to make a cameo on “CSI,” but he has certainly left his mark on the cast and the crew of the hit CBS crime drama. When Bieber hits the small screen Thursday night (September 23) for his performance as Jason McCann, he will certainly leave fans stunned by his acting chops, one of the show’s producers told MTV News

“I thought that he did a really good job. We only had Justin for a day, for 10 and a half hours, and he had a lot of work crammed into those 10 and a half hours,” executive producer Carol Mendelsohn said about the first of Bieber’s two appearances on the show. “And he had one super big scene, and the scene was an interrogation scene in the police department with [actor] George Eads, and George actually took Justin under his wing.”

Why did the veteran “CSI” actor feel that Biebs was worthy of his mentorship? “George said that when he was just starting out, Tom Selleck took him under his wing, so I think he tried to return that kindness, and he really had some time to work the material,” she explained. “We built in some time, and I thought that scene was really good, and Justin had a couple of scenes where he didn’t have a lot of dialogue or no dialogue and then two pretty heavy scenes.”

Noting that Bieber did a “really good job” with the heavier work, Mendelsohn added that Bieber has some acting chops. “It’s hard for any accomplished, mature actor to come on the set and fall right into character and do your work, so kudos to Justin,” she said.

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Justin Bieber in CSI Season Premier Sept 23 2010

The 2010 CSI season premiere is nearly here, and it will star Justin Bieber. Having Justin Bieber on the 2010 CSI season premiere will certainly help bring in some viewers who might not typically watch the show, and as long as he doesn’t have a central role for very long, it should be fine with regular viewers.

The 2010 CSI season premiere is on Thursday, Sept. 23, as the CBS begins its fall schedule for Thursday nights. Again the 9 p.m. timeslot will be a tough one, with Grey’s Anatomy returning on ABC at the same time. Right there is a reason to bring Justin on to the premiere.

In the spring 2010 season finale of CSI, Dr. Raymond Langston (Laurence Fishburne) had been stabbed by serial killer Nate Haskell after the team had finished taking out another killer that they had dubbed “Dr. Jekyll.” The case was ready to be closed, when Langston went down to the holding cells at the CSI office to talk with Haskell one last time. It was at that time that we find out that the officer guarding the cells has been killed, and that Langston is at serious risk. He gets too close to the cells, and Haskell attacks him. Now we will find out if Langston survives, and if Haskell uses this diversion as a way to escape.

The previews for the CSI season premiere don’t seem to indicate that the opening episode will deal with what took place last season for very long. Instead, it looks like CBS will open the show with a bang, as someone is planting bombs around the funeral of the officer who was killed. Will this killer claim new victims in the premiere? And what tie does Justin Bieber’s character have to this criminal? If we have to guess just from the early previews, it could possibly be his dad who is involved somehow in this new case. Hopefully Justin can bring some energy to the premiere, and that the show starts off strong.

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Justin Bieber’s CSI Clip #1

Awww, I so wanna pinch his cheeks.

What do you think of his acting? Good? Bad?

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