Or you could have read those five words as 'I am glad *he* replaced Gideon (as opposed to some other actor who might have replaced Mandy)' and enjoyed the interview.
Myself, I think Joe Mantegna is a good actor who was able to run with the greater potential for development which the character of Rossi presented, whereas Mandy Patemkin is a good actor who was aware of the far more limited potential in the character of Gideon.
But this many years/seasons on, I find it hard to get worked up about the decision of an actor to leave a show he's not enjoying working on anymore, other than to be glad that the next guy didn't ruin the dynamic. Because Mantegna made Rossi work there were further seasons of CM to enjoy.
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Date: Aug. 19th, 2011 06:17 am (UTC)Myself, I think Joe Mantegna is a good actor who was able to run with the greater potential for development which the character of Rossi presented, whereas Mandy Patemkin is a good actor who was aware of the far more limited potential in the character of Gideon.
But this many years/seasons on, I find it hard to get worked up about the decision of an actor to leave a show he's not enjoying working on anymore, other than to be glad that the next guy didn't ruin the dynamic. Because Mantegna made Rossi work there were further seasons of CM to enjoy.