Paget tweet

[mzkitteh.livejournal.com]

I know they say that's how the business goes... But it's still a bit unsettling... I want her to be on the show because she wants to, not because she HAS to. Thoughts?

Comments

[x-forgetromeo.livejournal.com]

Basically what people are thinking happened is that when they renegotiated her contract to include the pilot out, there was something in there saying that she had to go back if she didn't find something. And then CBS/ABC blackballed her from auditioning / putting in for any of their new pilots, so she could only really do NBC, so they basically set her up to fail.

And I understand her perfectly: She's glad to be back with her friends, but she doesn't like the fact that she didn't have a choice one way or the other without having to take legal action to break her contract, which is expensive and probably more of a hassle than it would be worth. She's been very clear about the fact that it's the network and the bullshit they've pulled that she's not happy with--she's not upset with the fans or cast or crew.

[blue-sunflowers.livejournal.com]

Sorry, once again not buying the CBS-as-bad-guys here. While CBS sucked ass last year, they turned around and offered her a new contract in February - pointed out in the very same article you linked. So she's known since then CBS was on its hands and knees wanting her back. Paget's NOT returning to the same crap she was given when she left.

Also, Paget had Free Will when she signed her contract last year agreeing to the pilot-fails-CBS-can-pull-her-back option. She also wasn't limited to NBC. Fox (again, in the article you linked) offered her at least 3 pilots. So it's not like she was hurting for potential work just because ABC and CBS Studios wanted to put pressure on her to agree to the new shiny return-to-full-time contract they'd *just* offered her.

IMO, this does have all the earmarks of CBS correcting their mistakes. I'd feel more sorry for Paget if they'd "forced" her back to that same crappy contract they made for her last year, but she's not. Or y'know, Paget actually had other prospects (like Pierce Brosnan did when Remington Steele forced him back from James Bond). But neither's the case.