bluecastle | where's that chung-chung noise when you need it?

The first fandom I ever had any experience with online was Law and Order: Criminal Intent. For quite a while there it was a deep and abiding love...

But it looks like times they are 'achanging over on the Chelsea Piers.

Julianne Nicholson is opting not to return after her second maternity leave, so they will need to find a new partner for Jeff Goldblum's character. (You know, when Jeff's not moonlighting over on The Colbert Report...)

And now we get this reiteration of a previous cryptic statement from the critic CIers love to hate (it's OK, he hates CI right back).

Question: I’m concerned about your cryptic remark in the Law & Order: CI shakeup story that Vincent D’Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe may return “in some capacity.” What does that mean exactly?

Ausiello: It means if they do come back it won’t be for very long.

This is not much of a surprise if you've been reading between the lines of "contract talks."

From an acting standpoint, it was pretty clear last season that the actors were at a point where there was nothing new for them to explore.

So we'll just have to await official word... but I suspect Bobby and Alex won't be hanging around the 11th floor of One Police Plaza for long.