CSI: Miami

You got it. I have 5 kids but can always find the time for Ryan/Johnathon! I get daily updates from tv guide which is how I heard about Eddie. I think it was last week? So far i've found nothing new but will be keeping my eyes open.

Let me know what you hear regarding any CSI Miami gossip. I only have 2 kids and I don't get to do what I'd like all the time! But, I will always make time to watch Miami to see Ryan!

Okay this interview is actually from April 24th of this year. It's writer Corey Miller who has been with the show from the begining and has decided to not continue with season 8. He also played a huge part in creating Ryan Wolfe. Some of you may have read it already but just in case I wanted to post some highlights where he discusses Ryan. It puts me a little more at ease as to wether Ryan will be sticking around but of course we all know anything can happen.

CSI Files: Of all the episodes you've written for the show, do you have a favorite, or a few favorites? What makes those episodes stand out for you?

Miller: I definitely have some episodes that I look back on fondly, for different reasons. I'll always have a soft spot for "Tinder Box" , since it was my first. I like how "Under the Influence" turned out because of the emotionality, because of the huge personal stakes for Calleigh when her father came to her, believing he killed someone while driving drunk. I like the visceral quality of "Nailed" , and because of how twisted it is. I think "Triple Threat" is just fun to watch. It was fun making "Going Ballistic" because I felt like I was actually on the set of a Jerry Bruckheimer action film. But I think my favorite might be "Wrecking Crew" , first because I loved watching our amazing crew pull off the crane stunt in the teaser, but also because I think it's just a nice story with a good balance of emotion, spectacle, and mystery, which I think is the best template of a Miami episode.

CSI Files: You were instrumental in the development of the character of Ryan Wolfe ( Jonathan Togo ), penning the episode that introduced him and several other important ones for the character. Are you pleased with his arc throughout the series? Is there a particular direction you'd like to see him taken in?

Miller: It was great for Marc Dube and I to have some part in creating Wolfe, in "Under the Influence." And then for me to have a hand in shooting him in the eye with a nail gun a few years later. I joked with Jon Togo, "I brought you into this world, now I can take you out of it." Wolfe has definitely been through the ringer on the series. A lot of credit has to be given to Togo himself, who told the writers early on that he wasn't afraid to be wrong, or to be a hothead, or to be fallible. He may regret having ever said that, but we always looked at Wolfe as the odd man out. Even though he's a great CSI and was instantly a strong member of the team, I do believe he knows that he was living in Tim Speedle's ( Rory Cochrane ) shadow for a time. And that Delko ( Adam Rodriguez ) resented him for "daring" to take his place. I do think that Wolfe has had a decent arc over the years, as procedural shows go, but one thing I think we should have explored more were his quirks. He was introduced as being OCD, and a little off beat, but we trended away from that a bit. I also really wanted to have had the chance to explore his family life. We literally know nothing about him, except that he has an Uncle Ron ( "Crime Wave" ). But hey. There's always season eight. Ha. (LOVE that he says there's always s8 and he too wants to know more about Ryans family, so it's not just us!)

CSI Files: After several seasons that were mostly episodic, CSI: Miami really delved into several arc-based stories this season--Delko's heritage, Delko and Calleigh's romance, Ryan's friendship with his Gambler's Anonymous sponsor and his son. What was the impetus for that?

Miller: There are a few reasons. First, it being our seventh season, we felt we earned the right to open up the characters some more, and finally break the old CSI mantra, "Never go home with them." Doing so opens up a ton of story possibilities, and re-energizes the show. Secondly, we also feel like it revitalizes the actors. It's hard to play similar "look what I found" evidence scenes over and over again. So delving into their real lives helps them explore different sides of their characters, and the show is so much better for it. Shows need to constantly grow and change in some way, while staying true to the basics that people expect. All the writers are avid television watchers, and we know what brings people back every week is not just their desire to be entertained, but to continue the relationship they have with the characters they love. So giving our characters more personal stories helps that relationship not grow stale.

CSI Files: Ryan crossed the line in a pretty major way when he falsified evidence in a case in "Wolfe in Sheep's Clothing" . Will he end up paying for that down the road?

Miller: As for direct ramifications, we don't get into that by the end of season seven. The main thing we wanted to do was show how the Russian Mob could get to our people and try and divide them. It wasn't about Ryan getting reprimanded for the tenth time. But I do think that Ryan will carry that experience with him for the rest of his days, wondering if he did the right thing. I do feel like he goes with his gut instincts very often, which can get him into trouble.

That was long. Next time you could probably give us the link. LOL I have to admit, I couldn't read the yellow words. I think it's odd this man glosses over the consequences of Ryan's illegal actions too. Like I've said, I don't want him fired because he'd have to leave the show, but I find it insulting to us that they want us to believe there would be no ramifications for his behavior. I agree one of my favorites too was "Nailed" and I like knowing some things about their personal life. I don't want the show to revolve around it though-I like the crime drama parts.

LOL, I warned you all I was rusty. It took me that long to remember how to add a link!I've been trying to figure that one out myself. Most of them seem to bend the rules and make threats without thought. Perhaps they wanted this team more human and sadly I know very well cops can get away with alot but not forever. In the actual article he says when talking to fans he realized that they like little glimpses each week into their lives, like a long term mystery that needs unraveled slowly. I like that idea myself.

I don't know about you guys, but I am keeping my fingers crossed for some patching up on Ryan. I know he got signifigant screen time at the end of Season 7 but it doesn't help to know that he's still the most enigmatic one on the team.He is one of the most intrigueing characters, yet we have never even met a family member of his before. Not to mention his highlight episodes 7.20 was hallmarked by another overdose of E/C and left off with no continuity. (I guess people get over their coworkers being kidnapped and tortured real easily around the lab, yah?)

Here's to Season 8 getting into this character's soul and not just under his skin. Let's give Ryan a story line that actually delves into him, and doesn't involve him getting in trouble or betraying anyone's trust.

GRAHH!

Exactly. Every major story line he's gotten has pictured him in a bad light except for "Nailed." And slight glimpses into personal lives is cool. I don't mind that either. I guess I just don't want to know what they have for breakfast and stuff, you know?And yeah, no counseling for he kidnapping or beating. No discussion of anyone's feelings about being lied to or betrayed by Ryan with the evidence and stuff. I guess they forgot about it so we are supposed to also? And then they make him righteous again turning Tara in (which I am so glad he had the sense to do-even if it wasn't as soon as he found out). I used to kinda like Ryan more, and I wish they'd give us some of that endearing Ryan again. At least then when he pissed people off he had the law behind him and was doing the right thing.

Thank you! Those eps were my introduction to the show and that was a big complaint from me. I was quite irritated that "Target Specific" had Horatio telling Delko to call Wolfe and try again. The guy torturing him hits ignore. Sooo uh apparently they never reached him. So with the Russian Mafia targeting them and taking pictures their reaction to one of their own being unreachable is to simply go home and get a good nights sleep? To not ask any questions the next day about his whereabouts? Oh and of course theirs the automatic assumption that bruises and a missing tooth, on top of odd behavior during a case while being pursued by the russian mob automatically means he went back to gambeling! Then as you said the next ep it's all like it never happened at all. My husband and I think Ryan is the most interesting and human character and irritates us to no end how everyone automatically assumes the worst about him, like they are all strictly by the book lil angels. He's never done anything to actually hurt anyone. I am completely with you 100% on your last thoughts there.

I am going to agree that Ryan needs to be explored his season, at least in a more personal line of stories. At least bring his family life into perspective, and maybe a love interest for the audiance to be drawn to. We have seen way too much of the other characters getting expanded stories and Ryan getting the back seat to them. Let's only hope this season will be the one to watch!

I really hope so but then again now they have to build Eddie's character so who knows.

Exactly. I think we have other characters we could have gotten more involved with and given more lines to without having another one coming on and taking air time. A major concern of mine, which again leads me to worrying they might get rid of someone.

I agree with most of you that the writers have dropped the ball on some of the details. In every other incident of malfesence (sp?)by one of the team there were consequences; IAB investigation, etc. Except Ryan's mis-handling, hiding or manipulation of evidence. That begs the question for season 8 will they deal with that in some episode; will they deal with Eric's actions from the last episode? And Horatio goes off the books on numerous occasions; but, it is all ok because it's H.

Can someone tell me when exactly it was that Ryan lost that innocence he had at first? He got hard, secretive (being H's mole), not fitting in with the team, etc. No wonder CAlleigh holds him at arms length; and his relationship with Eric has always been on the edge from Speed's death, to Ryan's lying to the team. He had OCD in the beginnnig, when did that turn into a gambling habit that forces him off the team for awhile?

He is the most intriguing character because you get the sense that there is so much more to him that isn't being shown. A glimpse of some of his background might help fill in some of the blanks.

I am also concerned with the addition of Eddie C. Which brought me to the idea that I heard they are getting rid of someone. It better not mean less of a story for Ryan since he is in the shadows anyway. Why not develope his character to front burner status. and build Eddie's character around him, giving Mr. Wolfe all due credit he deserves?

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Exactly. I think we have other characters we could have gotten more involved with and given more lines to without having another one coming on and taking air time. A major concern of mine, which again leads me to worrying they might get rid of someone.

My fear too, which is why I have been looking for anything at all about next season and the fate of everyone besides Eric whom we've been told will be back. bhardy516 I totally agree with you and of course at first thought perhaps I just needed to get caught up for it to make since. Well I only have a handful of eps left and no, None of it makes since, from how he evolved they way he did to why the team acts the way they do. I think there is potential for quite the story if they would only give us at least as much as we've had with everybody else.

There is so much more to develop with the storyline of Ryan; and as someone else mentioned, they could develop Maxine Valera as well. I don't fear so much someone leaving this season as the reason they added Eddie. The question I had was: are TPTB adding a new character to shake things up on the show because the ratings are slipping some. They are in season 8; and many other shows add characters to keep it alive. Like the person said in the interview "there is only so much oh look what I found" at the scene that they can write before it gets boring.