Rachel Confirms s7 Casting Spoilers

[x-forgetromeo.livejournal.com]

 


I'd like to take this opportunity to say that whether or not you loved/hated Ashley Seaver, Rachel Nichols as an actress is a human being who did not deserve to be sidelined liked this. She obviously loved her job and her co-workers, and is justifiably upset about this. 

CBS pulled the same stunt with Rachel that they did with AJ and Paget last year. Please keep that in mind. CBS might have fixed one of the symptoms by bringing AJ and Paget back, but they have in no way solved the problem of treating their actresses as disposable.

If you can, please send Rachel some love on twitter. 

Comments

[sodoesrachael.livejournal.com]

Uh, what? I've been keeping away from this community for a while, and now I'm reminded why. Whether or not you're upset over this news, can't people just leave it alone and let others have their own opinions? Really? o.0

As to this news, I'm disappointed. Both about the manner in which Rachel was let go, and that Seaver will be gone. I liked her character. Sure, she's new, but come on. All of the characters have been new at one point or another. They weren't "fleshed out" that quickly either. It really takes the whole first season to get a good grasp on the main characters, and it took me awhile to warm up to Rossi. Now, he's definitely a favorite character of mine. Given time, I'm sure Seaver would have gotten more story arcs and been more fleshed out as a character. If you haven't noticed, this season has been crazy for everyone, including, I'm sure, the writers. Give 'em a break. I'm with Erica Messer, when she said that it's unfortunate that so many were so quick to write off Seaver's character just because Rachel happens to look a bit like AJ. If you could get past that, she was, to me, a good character. I loved her first episode; very powerful. It actually brought me to tears, and it's not often that CM does that...

As for Rachel Nichols, I really like her as well. I think she was a great addition to the cast, and it's not her fault in the least that she was brought in after AJ and Paget were fired. She did the best she could with the situation, and I have to give her kudos for being so great about it all. She's very talented, and I'm very sad to see her go. From backstage pictures I've seen from this season, she fit in very well with our kooky cast, and they had a lot of fun. :) I'm sure they'll all miss her as well.

And honestly? Season five was terrible. I hated it. But season six was actually pretty good. I enjoyed a lot of the episodes, which is more than I can say for all of season five. Ick. I pretend that season never happened, kthx. So while I missed AJ and Paget, I think the 'shake up' might have been a good thing. The writers really had to step up their game to make everything work this season, and I think they did a good job. Again, far better than season five. I own those DVDs of course, and I never watch them. :( Season six? I'm sure I'll wear them out soon enough. ;)

Okay, that's my two cents. Come at me, bro.

[soundscape.livejournal.com]

It's getting a little heated, isn't it? I'm trying to share my perspective as someone who works in television, and (up until a month ago) held a temporary position on the CBS lot... but the showbiz perspective isn't exactly well-perceived. :(

My heart goes out to Rachel Nichols. She seems like a wonderful person, which is such a rarity for this town. I hope she finds a new and rewarding project soon.

[bluerosefairy.livejournal.com]

Right there with you. I'm astonished by some of the comments and sniping going on in this post, and the insistence that firing a woman over Twitter because she'd apparently "unbalance" a cast isn't misogynist. I can't stand that the Rachel-bashing is apparently still going on just because Rachel and AJ are both blondes.

This just reminds me why I tend to stay away from this community.

[chreesko.livejournal.com]

But are you absolutely, positively, 100% sure she was fired over Twitter? Because if she found out some way other</> than Twitter, the entire situation is totes okay!! [/sarcasm]