Patinkin's new show

[oldwickedsongs.livejournal.com]

A quick note I thought you might be interested in here. Mandy Patinkin looks like he has a new vehicle, he'll be in a Showtime show about the CIA and terrorism. (I knew Gideon was a spy!)


Since CBS owns Showtime, and Patinkin guest starred on Three Rivers last year, and he'll be guest starring in some other crime drama later this month- and given the fact Mandy Patinkin and CBS are notorious for kissing-and-making-up what do you think the chances of Gideon guest starring if even in the spin-off?

http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/mandy-patinkin-in-showtimes-homeland/

Also, is it just me or does anyone start humming "Love the Way You Lie" in their head when they read about Patinkin and television shows? Who's Eminem and who's Rhianna you think?

Comments

[innerslytherin]

I'm pretty sure Ed Bernero is not a forgive-and-forget kind of guy, so I don't see Mandy ever coming back to CM even in a guest spot. Not to mention Thomas Gibson in particular seemed very hurt by Mandy. And the writers haven't really been kind to his memory (I think of Rossi in particular making derisive remarks about how Gideon left). I don't think he'd get a warm welcome from the cast/crew, even if there are fans who would want to see it. Plus, didn't he kill Three Rivers? I don't think that's on anymore. :P

[oldwickedsongs.livejournal.com]

...actually, with respect; there's a few reference in recent (or semi-recent episodes) to him that are kind and or at very least more understanding then the immediate season 3 episodes- which is understandable given the fact the 'wound' was still fresh.

Reid, especially, seems very pragmatic about it in his comments in Uncanny Valley, where Gideon is mentioned not by name but it's clear who he is talking about. As for Hotch, in Reflection of Desire; he uses an offhand comment about Gideon in his attempts to comfort Garcia about not having to feel obligated to fill JJ's shoes- like he did with Gideon's.

They actually go to show how much the characters have grown and moved on in their particular paths.

Considering the articles with Bernero's comments about Patinkin's actions (which again, I'm neither condoning or condemning) are all four years old- when the action was fresh and emotions were bound to be raw, I can't comment on his stance. Neither can I on Gibson's. I have read interviews from 09 (I think, not having them bookmarked I can't cite them)where the actors have seemed to take a more level headed view on the subject.

Still, at the end of the day- TV shows are about making money- and good, bad or indifference a return of his character (and hell- even Patinkin- just think of how many times hated people have been brought back for sweeps) could provide compelling storytelling. It's probably a pipedream, but I can't deny it's an appealing one.

[innerslytherin]

An appealing pipe dream for some fans maybe. There are some of us who loathe Gideon. :/

[oldwickedsongs.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

But there are some of us who believe the show has lost something without his character; he's by no means an easy character to appreciate. He's a more cerebral then say Rossi; and his character was presented as having 'arrived' at where the younger character, most clearly Reid- are journeying.

Now if this is a 'I prefer one character over another,' I get that too. I actually appreciate Rossi as a character and don't think a return-of-Gideon would diminish his greatness in the least.

[innerslytherin]

Sorry, I realized belatedly that my comment was a bit clipped. I didn't mean to sound as if liking Gideon is WRONG. But no, as much as I've loved Mandy in other shows, I just couldn't stand Gideon. Though I confess, the more Rossi we get, the more I actively dislike Gideon.

Either way, I just don't think he'll come back, but I do think it could be very interesting to see the reaction everyone else had to Gideon. I think Reid & Rossi would be the ones who welcomed him least... Reid because he was hurt the most (I think) by Gideon's leaving, and Rossi because I honestly don't think he likes Gideon. Respects him, sure, but not like. *G*

[oldwickedsongs.livejournal.com]

No worries. I actually don't equate opposing comments of a character/show/actor/my grandmother's dog's breed as a personal attack.

I can and do, however, defend my boys. <33

**Ack, sorry for the typo.

[innerslytherin]

Hey, if we didn't love our characters fiercely, what would be the point of watching, right? :)

[oldwickedsongs.livejournal.com]

xoxo