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[Update] Castle - TV Show Cancelled - Leading lady Fired after 8 seasons


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#1 Nostradamus

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Posted 18 April 2016 - 08:32 PM

Well just like the title says it. The main actress was fired.

For those that don't know Castle is a show done by ABC; it's a drama, comedy, romance show about a writer following around a cop in order to inspire him for his next book. She's his muse. Of course it follows the typical tv show and they fall in love.

That is a very short description of the show. I followed this show for let's say 4 years now. More like 3 and some months. I liked it. I liked the story in it, the mystery in it, the chemistry that the two actors had. The two actors being Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic. Stana being the one fired for apparently budgetary reasons.

 

Currently different websites say different things. Some say that she was fired, some say that no one asked her yet to return for another season (other actors have been saying that they haven't been asked either, so who knows). Regardless one thing is certain ABC said that if they will continue with season 9 Katic is out.

Which is just plain stupid. Literally the plot of the show is about the two leading characters getting together and staying together. That's it. If you're getting rid of one of these two actors then the show is over. There's literally no reason for anyone to continue to watch it.

 

For those of you that follow it or followed it, what do you think? Also feel free to respond even if you didn't follow it.

I'm curios to see what people say. On other websites 99.99999999999999999999999999999% are saying that if it gets another season that they are not going to watch it.

 

Oh and apparently ABC has been in discussion with Nathan for a 9th season without Katic. But the actor himself hasn't confirmed this.


Edited by Nostradamus, 13 May 2016 - 02:15 AM.

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Posted 19 April 2016 - 04:18 AM

If the point of a tv drama's plot is waiting for two main characters to finally hook up and - later on - get married, and one of the two central characters is getting removed from the story completely, the studio might as well discontinue the series.

 

 

Currently different websites say different things. Some say that she was fired, some say that no one asked her yet to return for another season (other actors have been saying that they haven't been asked either, so who knows).

 

 

Then maybe there's hope. Maybe it's still too early to call foul on ABC. If it's budgetary concerns then maybe the show will be put on hiatus for a while instead, since some other actors haven't been asked yet.



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Posted 19 April 2016 - 08:53 PM

If the point of a tv drama's plot is waiting for two main characters to finally hook up and - later on - get married, and one of the two central characters is getting removed from the story completely, the studio might as well discontinue the series.

 

 

 

 

Then maybe there's hope. Maybe it's still too early to call foul on ABC. If it's budgetary concerns then maybe the show will be put on hiatus for a while instead, since some other actors haven't been asked yet.

No, it's official she got fired. She along with another actress that played a secondary role in the show. And apparently ABC is planning to continue the show with Nathan and others but the leading lady is out. At this point I do hope that ABC just cancels the show. This is just ridiculous. Why would anyone want to watch the show anymore when literally the plot of it is about the main characters getting together?

Personally I don't see a reason to continue.


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Posted 20 April 2016 - 12:55 AM

No, it's official she got fired. She along with another actress that played a secondary role in the show. And apparently ABC is planning to continue the show with Nathan and others but the leading lady is out. At this point I do hope that ABC just cancels the show. This is just ridiculous. Why would anyone want to watch the show anymore when literally the plot of it is about the main characters getting together?
Personally I don't see a reason to continue.

I know that show.
Maybe they want to explore the title character more alone.
But it all comeback to how good the reception from the audience and the show itself.

Damn, that artist is so hot.

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Posted 20 April 2016 - 01:28 AM

Or maybe Katic is getting replaced with another actress that will play her role? To my understanding, extending actor contracts can get really expensive.



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Posted 20 April 2016 - 09:07 PM

@rocci First of all she's not hot. She's absolutely gorgeous. Secondly the problem with exploring the main character more is that the show was never really about Castle. It started as a crime novelist (Castle) helping the police with different cases mostly murder, and being really helpful. However it quickly shifted to Stana's character Kate Beckett. About her unresolved mother's murder, then assassination, then political etc.

Castle's as a character stagnated a lot until season 5 when he finally got a backstory with his father. And recently he sort of became the comical relief character.

People watched the show for two reasons, Stana's character and romance between the two characters. That's the only thing this show really has or had. Without that it's over. It doesn't have anything to offer.

 

As for the reception from people the show started to go down in ratings for the last two seasons (not including this one) if I'm not mistaken and this season, season 8 was received overall as really badly. After season 7 the original series creator left leaving other people in charge, last year it wasn't certain that the show would be renewed for 8th season because both Nathan and Stana didn't signed their new contracts until the very last second. Stana especially.

For both of them it was a contract for one more year/season. Now the people left in charge decided that the best thing for the show was to break them up for a really dumb reason, make Castle chase after her like a little dog after its master, etc. I'm not going to talk about the entire show. Now the producers said that this was because they wanted to create Caskett 2.0 (Castle + Beckett) a rebirth from the olden days that people really liked. To bring back the old moments between those two that people liked.

 

And now the best solution to do that is to fire the main actress. :facepalm:  I really do hope that ABC just cancels the show before these idiots make it even worse. Even if somehow it gets renewed for a 9th season, no one is going to watch it. It feels like Two and a Half Men all over again but at least firing Charlie made sense.

 

Edit. This comes tvline "Several things. And all of them are… um… less than ideal. Also, you can probably count on Season 9, which has not officially been ordered yet, kicking off with a significant time jump."

Now I want to see if ABC really has the balls to continue the show after the huge backlash they got in the last couple of days.

 

@Skarrow Yes it can get very expensive to extend a contract or an actor or actress. Sometimes the actor or actress wants more money but the studio can't do that within their normal contract so they are given a new contract as Executive producers on the show. In order to have two paychecks. The actors don't do anything or have any input on the show as executive producer, it's just a way around (like many things in life) contracts to pay them more. This is what happened last year when both of them got roles as executive producers. 


Edited by Nostradamus, 20 April 2016 - 10:11 PM.

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Posted 13 May 2016 - 12:47 AM

The show has been officially cancelled because of the massive backlash the network received regarding firing the main actress.

 

How do I edit the title of the thread?


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These men are united now by a common cause. But when this battle is finished they will fall to fighting amongst themselves about how best to ensure control. In time it will lead to war. You will see.





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