tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post4042420079165492047..comments2024-03-24T03:19:39.745-04:00Comments on Just About Write: Castle 8x21 Review: “Hell to Pay” (End of Days) [Contributor: Hope]Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-3468144282331266452016-05-12T14:18:06.386-04:002016-05-12T14:18:06.386-04:00In my opinion, they had a choice to try and work t...In my opinion, they had a choice to try and work things out (money, and I've also heard that Fillion's contract was contingent on Katic not coming back, but I don't know if the source of that was rumor or fact), but the bottom line is they didn't and it's so cold. They didn't even offer her the choice, which means they didn't think she was indispensable enough to fight for her. I get that there are a lot of elements that went into this, and they're just so unfortunate, like the social media involvement. She shouldn't have to pay for being a more private person, but I guess that's the unfairness of the entertainment industry.<br /><br />But what gets me the most, from purely a writer's point of view, is how this decision compromised the show's overall story. "Milking it for all its worth" sums it up perfectly. The show just sold its soul in order to continue on for a whopping 13 more episodes.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162137684397418767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-50649214875592179072016-05-12T10:53:09.915-04:002016-05-12T10:53:09.915-04:00And I still think they are undervaluing Katic, and...And I still think they are undervaluing Katic, and they should have made her an offer, if nothing else, in line with Fillion's. No offer, even if they both knew they wouldn't agree, was poor optics.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10079066728808517579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-32743003897994866402016-05-12T10:40:38.618-04:002016-05-12T10:40:38.618-04:00They struggled to reach a number in the previous y...They struggled to reach a number in the previous year, and the possibility she wouldn't be back for this last season was well known. Assuming that more money would be asked, and they were already at their "perceived" limit, not offering is just a recognition that they could no longer agree. <br /><br />They kept the titular character and actor with the Q-Rating in what just last year still in the top 10 of all TV actors, and they didn't keep the one that didn't even crack the top 50 (to my knowledge). Hollywood does lots of sexist things. This, I think, isnt' one of them. <br /><br />That isn't a slight against Katic. She has her projects, she is less involved in social media than Fillion (arguably all of us are), but there is a cost to privacy in such a public field.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10079066728808517579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-37830685727215662642016-05-12T09:57:15.726-04:002016-05-12T09:57:15.726-04:00This is incorrect. It's not that they couldn&#...This is incorrect. It's not that they couldn't "agree" on the money - both the network and her reps have confirmed they never even offered her a deal. So the point remains, they DID choose the male lead over the female one. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166179743108549057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678481478994191244.post-55697773957320161252016-05-11T23:20:19.150-04:002016-05-11T23:20:19.150-04:00I understand the problem, but as much as I want to...I understand the problem, but as much as I want to blame the "show" I can't. Katic and the show made the choice they made because they couldn't agree on the money. They didn't keep Fillion because he was a man. They kept him because he is one of the most recognizable actors period. She has stayed relatively quiet most of the series on social media, she has worked on her pet projects, but she is not close to the star Fillion is even though she is just as important to the show as he is.<br /><br />Everyone, including Katic to some degree, is in a no win situation with a show that ran its course and has stuck around too long. We can choose a side, a lead character seemingly less appreciated than than her co-lead, the rest of the cast doing a job they love and happily compensated, or the 400 people the show employs. We probably can't help it, and we probably shouldn't, because the best possible outcome has already passed us by, much like other popular shows, it is the hull of the once wonderful show might. Zombie-fied by a network trying to milk it for its all it is worth. <br /><br />As for the episode, yes, exactly that.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10079066728808517579noreply@blogger.com