Some people are having a hard time understanding the fact that Adam was hired for Ugly Betty for just a few episodes. He did not leave CSIM for UB, that was a job that came along after he went to part-time status on CSIM. And Ugly Betty's cancellation has nothing to do with Adam being on the show, their ratings have been sliding for sometime now. And he has always said that the door would remain open for a possible return, part-time or full-time. TPTB have also said as much. And things have out just that way,so yeah I'm happy.
Snowbunny (very cute name, btw), you're right about UB being a part-time job for Adam, at the same time he was part-time on CSI Miami. And the cancellation of UB had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with Adam. That show's been on the bubble for a while now. Cancellation was totally expected, at least by me, before Adam even filmed his episodes.
You're also correct that it was reported the agreement was that the door would remain open for Adam's return - although I thought I heard part-time, not full-time. It really doesnt' matter.
What has some scratching their heads is that Adam expressed displeasure with plots on the show and when contract negotiations went south, he stated he had made the decision to move on and stretch his wings.
I was good with that and wished him well. I was actually looking forward to seeing him in other projects. I respected and admired the way he left - a class act all the way.
The next thing I know he's encouraging his fans on Twitter to contact CBS and let them know how much he's missed and how much they want him back and he is supporting online petitions demanding that he be returned to the show. I don't know if no other projects presented themselves or if he was even looking, but the turn around about wanting to come back to CSI Miami was almost immediate.
It just struck me as strange that one minute negotiations die, the network wants his character killed off and Ann Donahue is fighting for Eric's life. Then Adam is saying it's okay, he wants to stretch his wings and work on other things - he wasn't all that thrilled with some of the plotlines on the show ... The next he's encouraging everyone to contact the network and tell them to bring him back.
I used to really like Delko. But that Delko that I liked so much doesn't exist any longer. Like the Calleigh I used to love, they were both destroyed to give birth to the characters in their current form. I don't like either one of them any longer.
There is also rightful concern that Adam's return is going to be taken out on other characters with regard to screen time. When it finally looked like Natalia might get a story all her own, I can pretty much guess that's all been thrown in the trash in favor of bringing the Eric and Calleigh relationship to the focus again.
I know it's hard to hear this for some, but not everyone likes seeing Eric and Calleigh all the time. People are screaming bloody murder because Jesse is getting so much time and how unfair they think it is. It's no different for people who are tired of seeing all E/C all the time. And while that may be seen as an exaggeration, it's no different then people screaming that all we're seeing is Jesse all the time. Everyone is simply saying how it feels for them.
I'm sorry, but some fans are going to be upset by how Eric's return is going to mess with their favorite character. Some of us have waited a good long time to see our favorites get a chance. A chance they haven't had in over 3 years.
I'm lucky. Horatio is my favorite character. And while his time has certainly been reduced, he's still seen in every episode, usually for a decent amount of time, up to this point. But I also adore Natalia, Ryan and Frank. And they've all been treated like the bastard stepchildren for the past 3 and a half seasons.
I've seen anger and disappointment and I've read about how many Eric and Calleigh fans who have stopped watching any episode that doesn't include Eric and Calleigh. Natalia, Ryan and Frank's fans keep hanging in their and pathetically celebrating even a few brief moments of seeing their favorite. While they are frustrated beyond belief they keep hanging in their and hoping that someday their favorite is going to get a morsel of a story to work with.
I'll admit. I watch the recorded version with my remote in hand. And I fast forward through any E/C moments. I don't enjoy them. At all. But I haven't stopped watching because of it.
Natalia was treated horribly by a lot of fans when she first joined the show. Ryan the same. Jesse is experiencing the intense dislike right now. While some came around and now give Natalia and Ryan a chance, there are still those who libel them at every opporunity.
Natalia because the writers dared to put her in a relationship with Eric. Oh, the names she was called, slut being one of them. And yet for the pregnancy scare, she made if very clear that Eric was the only one she'd been with since Nick. And Eric believed her.
Ryan had the nerve to come in as a replacement for Speed. And not only was he/is he disliked by Eric, in a tiring, childish display, for that transgression, a lot of Speed and Eric fans carry that hostility to this day.
I adored Speed. Rory was treated very badly and I would have been thrilled if he'd been given the same deal as Adam. But apparently no one thought to fight for Speed/Rory and so the character was killed off. Horribly sad at the wasted potential.
I won't even mention the horrible things said about Horatio/Caruso. There are individuals who live to trash him with veiled references and sometimes open hostility.
My point is that these characters were soundly trashed by fans who thought they were interferring with what they wanted for their favorite characters. A lot of the individuals trashing Natalia were trashing her because she slept with Eric and they wanted Eric with Calleigh. In the escalation of hostile emotions no one cared what horrible things were said. They wanted the character thought of in a negative light by as many as they could bring to their cause.
And the hostility and anger just seems to keep escalating as very few will stop and consider the feelings of the individual on the opposite side of the discussion. And so there is no rational, give and take discussion that seems possible.
I hope the writers and TPTB are happy with all the hostility. It's a sad statement for a show and characters that so many claim to care about.
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