Erica Messer discusses cast changes for upcoming season 7

[dysfunkshunell1.livejournal.com]

Can be found here http://www.tvguide.com/News/Criminal-Minds-Paget-Brewster-1033746.aspx

TVGuide.com: What can you say about letting Rachel Nichols go? Messer: It wasn't an easy decision and it took a village to make it. Having eight characters on Criminal Minds seemed unlikely. Rachel is a real trouper and a pro. She walked into an incredibly difficult position and handled it with grace. The cast felt she fit in — we're actually a funny group off-camera — and she will be missed by all of us who worked with her everyday.
TVGuide.com: How much did the fan outcry play into bringing back A.J. and Paget? Messer: Our fans are some of the most loyal I've ever known. And they're not shy. Their love for our show and investment in the characters is beyond encouraging. If they're enthusiasm helped everyone see how important the unity of our team is, fantastic.

So apparently Rachel didn't find out via Twitter AND it was a decision that included the show runner. As the CM family does, I wish Rachel well and am glad to have the original cast back. Here's to hoping Thomas Gibson closes on negotiations soon!

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Comments

[x-forgetromeo.livejournal.com]

From her mouth, she found out over twitter while on vacation.

[thecowboycliche.livejournal.com]

WOW.

Awful.

[the-gubette.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I couldn't really figure out how the reference article proved Rachel didn't find out on Twitter. Erica never said she got the balls to TELL Rachel she was fired. She just said it was a hard decision. Rachel made it pretty clear that she had no prior warning.

[artistic-angle.livejournal.com]

TBH I don't see it stated that it [twitter/internet] was an intended way to tell her. It comes with the times we are living, thanks to the internet things spread faster than fire. Also considering the fact that she was on vacation she might have been harder to reach (most people go on vacation to relax and get away). Anyway, that's not to say that this isn't unfortunate that she found out this way, just that it probably wasn't the way the information was meant to get to her.

[antoinettemason.livejournal.com]

that's what i was saying above. i don't see how anything said in that interview could be interpreted as to exactly how rachel found out about her firing. and since it's not like there hasn't been precedent of an actress learning over twitter, it wasn't hard to make the (correct) assumption.