How To Write Yourself Out Of A Show

[rootabaga]

Not sure off there are many Criminal Minds fans here, but I read that Thomas Gibson (Aaron Hotchner) kicked a writer and was summarily fired.

His character's end may be rather inglorious...I'm guessing writers are probably not inclined to be that favorable to actors who kick them.

 

[NightAngel79]

It was a producer, and a short hiatus was already being written in (with prentice coming back for a few episodes) so shouldn't be too hard to write that.

Also, I figure he'll still get a good send off, he has been the lead for what, 12 years.

http://tvline.com/2016/08/12/thomas-gibson-leaving-criminal-minds-fired-season-12/

 

[NightAngel79]

^^^ The article I'd read indicated a writer, and this article, linked in your article, also says it was a writer and names him, Virgil Williams. No matter, these kinds of details will shake out in the end.

Regardless, it's not the kind of reputation one wants in Hollywood. Bad enough just to be said to be difficult to work with, but when you're physically assaulting someone, that's kind of over-the-top.

It will be interesting to see if they do something dramatic with his exit.

I didn't see that update (from next day it appears)
Apparently this goes back for him all the way to Dharma & Greg. Dude definitely has a few issues... What a turd

 

[Clementine_3]

Not sure how they will replace him, such a huge part of the show. May have to find something else to watch after he's gone.
Really though, you just can't go having hissy fits and kick your co-workers. Although I'd like to sometimes...

 

[NightAngel79]

Not sure how they will replace him, such a huge part of the show. May have to find something else to watch after he's gone.
Really though, you just can't go having hissy fits and kick your co-workers. Although I'd like to sometimes...

We should get that written into union contracts, "ability to kick co-workers (when they really really deserve it)"

 

[tube517]

I guess that's Kharma or is it Dharma?

 

[basic 101 user]

Unfamiliar with this story, but immediately brought to mind an expression which became a standard, go-to punchline in our shop.

Don't know the "reach" of MST3K outside of America, but I thought it was hilarious, particularly the early Joel Hodgson years. In one episode, he and the robots were riffing on some wretched sci-fi / space travel "B"-movie, "starring" a very young Gene Hackman. As the Hackman character reaches for an overhead console and flips a toggle switch, the (Tom Servo?) character snidely remarked..........

"Roger, Houston................. career to off."