Who's News on 'House' and 'Southland'
Posted by Lorrie Lynch Writers of the Fox drama House have been shaking things up this season and Jennifer Morrison, who plays Dr. Allison Cameron, is an unfortunate casualty of their new vision. When we talked with Morrison, right, for this week's Who's News column she wasn't aware that her time was short; the news broke as we were going to press. Everyone involved is now talking about how it's not a firing, that the plot development requires it, that she'll come back in a guest spot, blah, blah. The plot requires it? They make this stuff up! So making up stuff that requires she leave seems like an ungracious way of firing someone to me.
Also in Who's News this week:
• Actor Michael Cudlitz, who spoke to me while he was still shooting Southland, then found out that NBC was canceling the police drama before they even put it on the air this season. Cudlitz has had a long career in TV in "character" parts so he's sure to be fine. NBC, however, may not fare as well.
• Ann and Nancy Wilson, the sisters who front the band Heart, talked with me about the 30th anniversary of their hit Dog & Butterfly. I have long been a big fan of the band, so it was nice to hear how much they appreciate their fans. They'd spent much of the summer on tour and were eager to get home to their children.
• Emmy Rossum, of Phantom of the Opera fame, has a new movie and a new beau.
Don't forget you can leave me a question for the print Who's News column here.
Comments (4)
Thank you for saying it right out. The emperor has no clothes.
Whatever the reason for firing Morrison, it doesn't seem like a decision basedon creativity since Cameron going leaves a huge hole that no other current character can fill.
The timing is interesting, right after Thirteen was a finalist in several "most disliked TV character" contests and entertainment interviewers started asking Shore if she and Taub were going to leave the team when this season was done as Cameron and Chase had. Sounds like after two seasons, most viewers still don't like Thirteen so the producers got rid of the character they did like. With Cameron gone, there's no alternative to Thirteen and House/Cuddy.
I doubt the producers were expecting the fans to get so upset that Jennifer Morrison was fired. She's still not allowed to speak in interviews but Lisa Edelstein said in her last interview that Cameron "will be coming and going". Yeah, sure. Sounds like a desperate attempt to backpedal and not lose the Cameron fans.
Like the "plot development requires it" and "she'll be back for a guest spot", it's all reeks of trying to smooth over a very bad mistake the producers made.
Wow, thank you, finally someone with the guts to say publicly what her fans think of her firing.
totally agree with you and Sally comment.
"So making up stuff that requires she leave seems like an ungracious way of firing someone to me."
I'm glad finally someone openly says what it looks like (and probably is), thank you! It's a new low for the show's producers after promising the huge crowd of Cameron fans out there more Cameron over and over again during the last two years, and now the loyal waiting didn't even pay off. It's like a slap in the face for Jennifer and her fans. For me the show is over with Jen's final episode. House isn't House without his team (the original team, not the new one), and that ivolves Cameron.