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A Thousand Days on Earth

Episode Number: 178    Season Num: 8    First Aired: Thursday April 10, 2008    Prod Code: 813
CSI investigates the death of a little girl whose identity remains unknown.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Evan Dunsky
Director: Kenneth Fink
Star: Wallace Langham (David Hodges),  Robert David Hall (Dr. Al Robbins),  Eric Szmanda (Greg Sanders),  Paul Guilfoyle (Captian Jim Brass),  George Eads (Nick Stokes),  Gary Dourdan (Warrick Brown),  Marg Helgenberger (Catherine Willows),  William Petersen (Gil Grissom)
Recurring Role: Liz Vassey (Wendy Simms),  Archie Kao (Archie Johnson),  David Berman (David Phillips),  Paula Francis (Herself)
Guest Star: David Meunier (Boyd Waldrip),  Raymond Cruz (Donald Balboa),  Jennifer Hall (Nora O'Toole),  Greg Fitzsimmons (Himself),  Donnamarie Wecco (Grace Waldrip),  Stanford Davis (Mechanic William),  Ty Simpkins (Tyler Waldrip),  Ryan Simpkins (Faith Waldrip),  Vincent Duvall (SWAT Officer Jack Parker),  Bobby Hosea (Negotiator),  Suzanne Rico (Field Reporter),  Noah Harpster (Heavyset Guy),  Nathan Baesel (Offended Guy/Male Figure),  Baylee Rogers (Cordelia Doe/Inez),  Rima Laham (Maajida Sayeed),  Dariush Kashani (Amir Sayeed),  Jay Paulson (Leo Finley/Dean James)

Notes

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Music featured in this episode:
Fire Sign: David Berkeley
Original Bedroom Rockers: Kruder & Dorfmeister
Wade in the Water: Eva Cassidy
Waiting for the World to Change: The Storm (edit)
Original International Air dates:
UK: April 15, 2008 on Ch5.
Denmark: April 18, 2008 on Kanal 5
Latin America: Monday, May 5, 2008, 7:00pm (Eastern Time) on AXN
Norway: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 9.35 pm on TVNorge
Australia: Sunday, June 1, 2008 on Network 9 (edit)

Quotes

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Hodges: Grissom!
Grissom: What's our rule, Dave?
Hodges: That it better be good, and this is. (edit)
Fat Guy: I mean it, man. You had me laughing my ass off.
Greg: Thanks, man. If someone finds a size 54 ass, I'll have 'em put it on ice for 'ya. (edit)
Wendy: Okay. This one has a tag. Now... (hands hair follicular tag to Hodges) ... tag, you're it.
Hodges: Is that what passes for DNA humor around here? Never thought I would miss Sanders. (edit)
Greg Fitzsimmons: Seriously, I love kids. Did you hug your kid today? Can I hug your kid? Can I hug your kid, sir?
Angry Audience Member: You touch my kids, I'll kill you.
Greg Fitzsimmons: Dude, it's a comedy show! I'm kidding. This is a joke. (the angry guy makes a gun motion with his hand at Greg) What? What was that? Oh... I see why you're so angry, that's your wife. (edit)
Greg Fitzsimmons: I would never hit my kids cause, you know, my father used to beat me. He didn't beat me too much. He beat me just right. You know, I remember the last time he really slapped me around, just getting up off the ground, thinking, "perfect." He really nailed it. Any more would have been barbaric. Any less I wouldn't be seeking the approval of you drunks. Parenting is hard and expensive. If you were to have a baby today and raise it all the way through college, it would cost you one million dollars. And that's why I feel like no woman should ever walk out of an abortion clinic with her head hung down in shame. You walk out of there like you just hit the lotto. I'm a winner. (edit)

Trivia

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Donald Balboa, the father of Inez Balboa, when Catherine and Brass are talking to him on the prison, you can see a tattoo on his neck that says INEZ, the name of Inez Balboa, the little girl that was found dead on the episode. (edit)
GOOF: Leo Finley is initially listed as D.O.B.: 01/11/74 and Height: 6'2" on Simms' search results. Later, his criminal history sheet shows D.O.B.: 08/07/67 and Height: 5'10". (edit)
Nick Stokes drives a GMC Yukon Hybrid. (edit)
Basheer Sayeed
Baby Cordelia is originally misidentified as Basheer Sayeed, a missing girl born on April 10, 2005 - exactly three years to the day prior to the original air date of this episode. (edit)

Allusions

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Baby Jane Cordova
This episode, featuring an infant identified as Baby Cordelia, directly references the uncleared homicide in Las Vegas of a young girl who was identified as Baby Jane Cordova Doe. CBS Las Vegas ran updates on the real case following the airing of this episode. (edit)
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kermitscrubs
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A Thousand Days on Earth
"Tearjerker"
Full of twists and turns.
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Parricida
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A Thousand Days on Earth
"Well written"
Emotional...
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A Thousand Days on Earth
"Exactly why I watch this series"
This was a very good show, good story, good twists and good ending.
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vicky24c
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A Thousand Days on Earth
"Well written"
A good episode from our favourite CSI team. Gripping episode, back to what CSI used to be all about. Proper episodes with proper story lines.
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A Thousand Days on Earth
"Not my favorite storyline"
Not the best CSI
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