Morpheus Joining CSI?

Say it’s so! Laurence Fishburne could be joining the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation cast, according to the Hollywood Reporter. CSI has needed some sort of resurgence lately, and with William Petersen (we love Grissom) leaving the show, they really need to find someone who can lend some star power to the CBS crime drama. Nothing’s been confirmed yet, but sources are saying that if picked up, the Matrix star will be playing quite a mysterious character. Fishburne, according to HR’s source, is being heavily courted to play a 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. Ooh, sounds tasty! As a dorky CSI fan (the original one and not those lame NY and Miami spin-offs), I am praying to the CBS gods that they get Laurence Fishburne. There you go. My wish is out in the universe now where it’s flying with unicorns, so let’s hope for the best.