George Eads envisioned a "Blue Bloods" team-up with his character and the original "CSI" cast, and it wasn't that farfetched an idea. Yes, the pairing of the crime drama with "Two and a Half Men" might have been right out of left field, but "Crime Scene Investigation" also dipped its toes into other pools outside the franchise. One such example was the two-hour event in which the franchise teamed up with "Without a Trace," in the "CSI" episode "Who and What" and the "Without a Trace" installment titled "Where and Why."
Undoubtedly, a crossover with "Blue Bloods" would have been compelling television, and Eads was down for working with the show's lead. "Tom Selleck is the coolest guy and the most fun to work with," Eads said during an interview filmed for a "You Ask, They Tell" behind-the-scenes segment for CBS.
"He has a way of bringing out the best, so how about a 'Blue Bloods' [crossover]," Eads continued. He suggested his Nick Stokes character would handle the forensics, and the Reagan family could handle the dirty work out on the streets. Eads' concept for the crossover is as such because he insisted Stokes is a little too old to be running around in the field anymore. Can you imagine the fun to be had when the emotional Stokes sat down to have dinner with the Reagans?
