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I should be so fortunate that Veronica Mars is around long enough for me to finally learn to stay away from the TWoP boards - it's not even safe to check out the media thread without someone bringing the wank. *eyeroll* Hell, when you've got me chanting "it's just a TV show" at the mbs, there's a problem.
Interesting veering towards unfortunate rumour floating across the Interwebs today about Katherine Heigl's people have walked out on contract negotiations with Grey's Anatomy over salary issues, particularly being offered less than TV's most famous gay-basher, Isaiah Washington. As much as I love Chandra Wilson and Sandra Oh, I'm not sure I'd be as interested in Grey's Anatomy without Izzy. My interest in my old Roswell favourite was what brought me to the show and, although she can be occasionally annoying, Izzy's the heart of the show. They'd have to find another character to take over being the soft and squishy emotional centre if Heigl left and, frankly, I'm not sure that I'd be prepared to wade through the "MerDer of it all" (as Shondra Rhimes likes to call it) without Izzy waiting for me on the other side.
Heigl been in the business since she was 12 in both movies and TV and GA is her second time round on the series TV bandwagon - I can see her deciding that parity with castmates like Oh and Washington is worth fighting for and being prepared to walk away to concentrate on her upcoming marriage and getting film work if ABC doesn't agree. Especially since Rhimes has been reported to be very stinging with accomodating the cast's participation in outside projects (it was reported that Kate Walsh had to pull out of movie last fall when Rhimes/ABC wouldn't okay the time off from GA). Then again, all of this is still at the rumour stage (ABC's first denial hasn't even been issued yet) so who knows what's really going on.
Update: Now with ABC's official denial that Katherine Heigl is leaving GA.
There's a Kabuki theatre aspect to these sorts of leaks and denials - the steps have become so familiar that the execution has become the only interesting part of the show.
Interesting veering towards unfortunate rumour floating across the Interwebs today about Katherine Heigl's people have walked out on contract negotiations with Grey's Anatomy over salary issues, particularly being offered less than TV's most famous gay-basher, Isaiah Washington. As much as I love Chandra Wilson and Sandra Oh, I'm not sure I'd be as interested in Grey's Anatomy without Izzy. My interest in my old Roswell favourite was what brought me to the show and, although she can be occasionally annoying, Izzy's the heart of the show. They'd have to find another character to take over being the soft and squishy emotional centre if Heigl left and, frankly, I'm not sure that I'd be prepared to wade through the "MerDer of it all" (as Shondra Rhimes likes to call it) without Izzy waiting for me on the other side.
Heigl been in the business since she was 12 in both movies and TV and GA is her second time round on the series TV bandwagon - I can see her deciding that parity with castmates like Oh and Washington is worth fighting for and being prepared to walk away to concentrate on her upcoming marriage and getting film work if ABC doesn't agree. Especially since Rhimes has been reported to be very stinging with accomodating the cast's participation in outside projects (it was reported that Kate Walsh had to pull out of movie last fall when Rhimes/ABC wouldn't okay the time off from GA). Then again, all of this is still at the rumour stage (ABC's first denial hasn't even been issued yet) so who knows what's really going on.
Update: Now with ABC's official denial that Katherine Heigl is leaving GA.
There's a Kabuki theatre aspect to these sorts of leaks and denials - the steps have become so familiar that the execution has become the only interesting part of the show.
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