she received a phone call from Fox regarding the pro-abortion ad
Pro-choice ad, right? I don't think anyone is promoting abortion, just that it is a woman's right to choose.
I once had an editor who required us to use "anti-abortion" and "pro-abortion" for news style. He wasn't big on subtlety.
(For what it's worth the news "Bible" of the AP Stylebook calls for "anti-abortion" and "abortion rights.")
My apologies regarding the use of the word "menopause."
But I still don't think she's a victim. She's a grown woman who's been in this business a long time, I have full faith that she was smart enough to follow the right path for her career. (And if Rupert Murdoch had any sway in the politics behind the entertainment decisions on the network, there'd be a whole lot less Seth MacFarlane on the air.)
Murdoch would sell his mother for 50 quid -- take it or leave it. If it's making money he'll ignore the fact that he disapproves of it's politics.
I'm sure he selected division presidents who have politics similar to his own, but none of them would waste their muscle on telling the producers of a show they license to force out an actress in a supporting role in one of their hits, especially when they just finished using that power to strong-arm the producers re the fee they'd pay for the show.
I feel so sad for Lisa Edelstein that last night's bomb of a finale will be the last we see of her on House. Here's hoping she gets to be the lead on another kick-ass show.
YES! I am really happy for her! It sounds like a great role that plays to all of her assets.
BTW, according to some TV Guide source or some such, she recently turned 45.
Double whoot!
For those wanting to read it, a full translation of LE's interview in
Femme actuelle has been posted by Maya on
her journal.
I knew she'd land on her stilletos!
Lisa speaks at last (with Ausiello):
http://www.tvline.com/2011/08/lisa-edelstein-house-departure-interview-scoop/
Warning - one question is a
spoiler
- Poeia
There's a spoiler in the interview. Here is the House section without the spoiler. (Note: I don't think Ausiello asking if she'll be a guest star this year and Lisa saying "no idea - nothing has been discussed" is a spoiler.)
I also cut the stuff about The Good Wife.
A funny thing happened to Lisa Edelstein soon after the news broke that she wouldn’t be returning to House this fall: She started getting phone calls. A lot of phone calls, from people who wanted to work with her. “It was a really nice feeling,” she tells TVLine in her first interview since tendering her resignation from the Fox hit back in May. “It was a new position for me, and it was very exciting.” One of the first overtures to come her way was made by the producers of The Good Wife, who offered her a three-episode arc as Celeste Serrano, a lawyer with ties to Josh Charles’ Will. As she began work on the CBS drama this morning, the actress called from the set to discuss her new gig and reflect on all things House — including her sudden exit, the shocking season finale and whether she’d ever return as Cuddy.
TVLINE | Three months later, how are you feeling about your House departure.
It was very sad and very disappointing and a really difficult decision to make. But ultimately I felt like it was the best thing for me to do for myself and for my business. I’m really looking forward to some of the great things I have on my plate right now. That’s pretty much what I’m focusing on. It’s interesting to throw yourself back out there into the world after you’ve had such an amazing job after seven years. You get cushy about it, and you lay back and you let yourself be taken care of for a while. And having to get your hustle back on is both terrifying and really exciting.
TVLINE | Given how the season ended, I’m guessing you didn’t walk away with a sense of closure storyline-wise.
No. Definitely not. It wasn’t an expected turn of events — for anybody. But that’s what happens sometimes.
TVLINE | What was your reaction to that finale?
People were really up in arms! They thought House was trying to kill Cuddy. I totally understand their argument. How could you drive a car into a house where you know that your friends are, where you know there’s a child, and not think that? It really is homicidal. Although in the script it didn’t read that way because it was very clear that had left that room. It’s still a very extreme thing to do. It definitely pushes the envelope quite a bit.
TVLINE | Did you think it was out of character for House?
The problem is in order to affect any kind of change for a character like that you have to go to extreme places, maybe it was too extreme for the audience. It’s just not that kind of show. Was it out of line in terms of the creative path? No. It makes sense on just a purely creative level. But in terms of it being on a network television show, I think it went too far for a lot of people.
<snip>
TVLINE | If this turns out to be the show’s final season, would you be open to returning as a guest star?
I haven’t talked to anyone over there so it would seem unlikely. Who knows what I’ll be doing. I have a lot on my plate. I wouldn’t want to answer that and get anyone’s hopes up. It doesn’t seem like that’s the direction anyone is going in.
TVLINE | It sounded like that was the direction David Shore was going in when I spoke to him recently.
Well, I can’t have a conversation with David Shore via Michael Ausiello. It might be a bolder move for someone to pick up a phone.
Oh *facepalm* I read it and still didn't realize there was a spoiler. Thanks, Poeia!
LE has such class and dignity. I'm really happy for her.
Lisa tweeted yesterday : first pics on the set of The Good Wife :
here and
here from Josh Charles
