'CSI' star George Eads stopped by 'The Talk' (weekdays, syndicated on CBS) to discuss the crime procedural's 12th season. Eads, who's been on the show since Season 1, is psyched to be working with the newest addition to the cast, Ted Danson, who he called "a prince of a guy."

Guest-host Susie Essman also had glowing things to say about Danson. "He's my favorite guest star on 'Curb '... He's the most fun guy in the whole world," she said.

"I think Nick's found a stillness. And I kind of like playing it ... so much more exciting and interesting than my own life. [Laughs]"

George Eads is the last leading man standing on 'CSI,' where he's starred as Nick Stokes since the 2000 premiere. Now that William Petersen, Gary Dourdan and Jorja Fox have exited the show, Eads is primed to step into the spotlight -- on and off screen.

Just five years ago the sexy Texan was canned for allegedly playing hardball during contract disputes. Add to that rumors that certain cast mates were disappointed by the show's lack of character development and the quality of its two spinoffs, and you can see why morale may not have always been high on set. Now that a third of the original cast is gone, Eads claims there's room for growth -- and improved attitude.

He sat down for a very candid chat with AOL TV about sharing the spotlight with teen mega-star Taylor Swift in an upcoming episode, the joys of working with Laurence Fishburne, the wonders of shirtless videos ... and going for the "full frontal" with Marg Helgenberger.

Even though I said I wasn't going to watch CSI this season, I can't quit. It's my guilty pleasure on Friday mornings before I start work. Thursday night's episode, featuring Kevin Federline's acting debut that actually didn't suck, also included some lines that made me question George Eads' future on the show. Before he sucker punched K-Fed in the stomach at a crime scene, he was pretty fired up about the way Las Vegas punks behave. Several times during the show, he expressed his frustration with Las Vegas in general.

Last year, some of us lobbied for Nick Stokes (Eads' character) to get killed off because the series was getting stale. Eads' fan pages don't have any insight. Anybody else think he's about to leave the show?