In last night’s Modern Lady on Informania (August 5), Erin talked about cliched female cops on TV and used Marg’s CSI character, Catherine Willows, as an example. It was quite hilarious. Thanks to @JorjaAllAround for the heads-up!

Erin Gibson is tired of seeing the same old female police officers on TV. Can’t a Modern Lady get some nuance in her lady cops? Erin checks out “Castle,” “CSI,” “Without a Trace,” “Law and Order: SVU,” “Cold Case,” and “In Plain Sight.”

Source: Informania @ Current TV

We got you four high-quality pictures of Marg on the set of the season opener with George Eads and guest star Justin Bieber.

There are also three extra photos without Marg in the forum right here. Enjoy.

Ace Showbiz posted a few photos of Justin Bieber, who is a guest-star in CSI’s season 11 opener (titled Shock Waves), on the set of the episode. You can also see Marg!

More photos from the guest stint of Justin Bieber on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” have surfaced, revealing the 16-year-old messing around with the property and taking pictures with the cast and crew. Marg Helgenberger aka Catherine was more than delighted when posing for the camera with the teen pop star while in the middle of the set.

Source: Ace Showbiz

You can read about Bieber’s character in the full article here:

• More Justin Bieber Pics on ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’

Ever since our big renovation in 2008, we have received a lot of emails in which fans asked us about the possibility of having a fan forum on MaMa. We’re sorry for the long wait, but the MaMa forum is finally up and running! Here are a few features of our brand new forum:

• Open: You can read the discussions without signing in.
• Simple: We try to make the forum as simple as possible to avoid complication.
• Easy: You can register an account either the old way or sign up with an OpenID which makes it a whole lot easier.

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We look forward to meeting you in the forum and discussing everything Marg-related with you. Come join us!

Our shoutout to Stefano Petroni (Flickr, YouTube) for sharing the photos and video he took at the CSI screening (July 8) during Roma Fiction Fest 2010 with MaMa and the Marg fans. We hope you enjoy the goodies. Thanks a lot, Stefano!

• Video: Marg Helgenberger @ Roma Fiction Fest 2010

Source: Stefano Petroni

According to Adam Bryant of TV Guide, Oscar-nominated actor Elliott Gould will guest-star in the second episode of CSI’s 11th season. The episode will be important to Catherine as it seems that Gould’s character, who is a casino mogul, will bring memories of Catherine’s father Sam Braun.

Exclusive: Elliott Gould to Guest-Star on CSI

by Adam Bryant, Jul 31, 2010 04:24 PM ET

Oscar-nominated actor Elliott Gould will guest-star in the second episode of CSI‘s upcoming season, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.

Gould will play an old-school casino mogul who crosses paths with the team when one of his casinos becomes the crime scene. The episode will be particularly important for Catherine (Marg Helgenberger), whose father, Sam Braun, was also a casino boss.

“We will find out more about the legacy Sam left Catherine in that episode,” executive producer Carol Mendelsohn says.

Gould, 71, received an Oscar nod for 1969′s swinging dramedy Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice and has appeared in dozens of other films, including Robert Altman’s M*A*S*H and the Ocean’s Eleven trilogy, in which he also played a former casino kingpin. On the small screen, he starred in the 1980s sitcom E/R and recurred as Ross and Monica’s father on Friends.

Season 11 of CSI premieres Thursday, Sept. 23 at 9/8c on CBS.

Source: TV Guide

TV Guide’s William Keck who was at CBS’ TCA Summer Press Tour Party on July 28 posted scoops he got there. Here’s the part about CSI. Contains mild spoilers:

CSI show runner Carol Mendelsohn tells me Bill Irwin will be reprising his role as inmate Nathan Haskell in the show’s 11th season premiere, then return for three additional episodes in a story arc that will finally introduce the wife of Laurence Fishburne’s Dr. Raymond Langston. “Toward the end of the season, Mrs. Langston will play a pivotal role,” says Mendelsohn. Plus, hearing that Marg Helgenberger has decided to end her long run as Catherine Willows this season, Mendelsohn says she plans to “start begging on my knees as the season progresses. No one ever leaves the CSI family, so we’ll see.” Finally, Mendelsohn has been speaking with Jorja Fox (Sara) about how to explain to the audience why Sara has been apart from her husband Grissom for so long. Unfortunately, she has so far been unsuccessful in her repeated attempts to sway William Petersen back for a guest spot to explain the divide.

Source: Keck’s Exclusives @ TV Guide

We got you one more short interview with Marg that was done during the Roma Fiction Fest. In this one, Marg talks about Catherine’s confidence and strength and about the type of characters she likes playing. You can watch the interview by clicking the link below. Marg’s part starts at around 8:35 and lasts for about 40 seconds.

• Puntata 73 – Speciale Roma Fiction Fest 2010 (Video courtesy: FOXtv.it)

Transcript:

Marg: I’ve enjoyed how I’ve, you know, the confidence and the strength that Catherine has had throughout all these years. But, now that she’s a leader, um, it’s really given me the opportunity to – to explore those qualities and in me, myself as well as in the character.

Marg: I like playing characters that are a lot more, um, kind of, uh less glamorous perhaps and characters that are maybe more…less kind of sophisticated or less worldly and um, more I guess, uh, simple, down to earth.

Thanks a lot to Barbara for directing us to the interview and to Chell for transcribing!

Meanwhile, a scan of William Keck’s interview with Marg from the latest TV Guide has been added to the gallery. Shoutout to @KayLyne for the pretty scan!

• CSI’s Marg Helgenberger: “I Don’t Want Catherine to Die”