Law & Disorder at Criminal Intent
This should clear up the confusion.....
Fox News, 1.23.09
It seems like things are pretty shaky these days over at NBC’s "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
The problem: recently appointed producer Robert Nathan, who was brought in to run the episodes featuring newcomer Jeff Goldblum, is out after shooting two chapters. There’s word that Ed Zuckerman, producer of the original "Law & Order," is taking his place.
But things are not that simple. According to sources, Goldblum’s character has not really emerged yet on screen. "The two episodes they have are terrible," says an insider who says that everyone who worked with Nathan is gone as well.
The result is that USA Studios, which airs the show before it goes to NBC, has postponed the season premiere for a second time. The original prrmiere was set for last November, then moved to March. Now it might be in the late spring or early summer.
The irony is that the eight episodes featuring Vincent D’Onofrio are moving along pretty well, and should be finished on time. The hold up is all with the eight starring Goldblum. They simply don’t exist so far.
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Thanks Susan1212!
posted by thereel @ 7:26 AM
13 Comments:
Aah, so now we know! Ooooh, that is really disappointing! I'm glad the problem isn't with the G&E epi's though.
It lookes like the problem began with Nathan, not Goldblum. I'm still curious about his character....although I do prefer good old Logan.
Ok, it wasn't the simple reason I thought....this is a little more troubling. But, whatever happens, the G&E Epi's are done and ready, so eventually we'll see them. Lets hope the other epi's don't push them back further!
So here's a solution - scrap Goldblum and Nicholson, make it a 12 episode season with Vincent & Katie to run with In Plain Sight's 12 episodes.
Works for me!!!
YEAH Sharon. 12 GE episodes would be fantastic. What's rumor and what's fact? We still are on edge and in the dark.
Oooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooo’’
I don’t know how much of this I can take; however, I would have bet the farm that it wasn’t because of a ‘tiff’ between vince and kate. Those 2 personify class.
It probably wouldn’t be OK to do all goren and eames . Jeff G and JN have a contract with whoever, and that needs to be honored
It seems I am always half a step behind everyone else. When saw that loci had been delayed again I nearly posted to say I thought that it was to do with Jeff Goldblums episodes, particularly to do with Nathan leaving. But Sharon beat me to it.
Then when this article appeared confirming that it was Goldblums episodes, Sharon again beat me to it, saying let Vincent do 12 episode instead. You took the word right out of my mouth Sharon.
If Goldblums episodes aren't working then drop them and show Goren and Eames and we'll all be happy. How much longer can we be expected to wait.
I have no problem with them ditching Goldblum, don't like him, I think he's a pretty untalented sameish sort of actor.
So much for those who mentioned "the D'Onofrio problem". If I could remember where I read that comment, I'd go back and thumb my nose at them. (I gave them a piece of my mind anyway...not much left to spare).
Right Sharon. They could also first run the G&E epi's in a row, and after that, do the Goldblum/Nicholson Epi's. If they haven't changed anything there isn't much cross over between the detective duo's so that shouldn't be a problem.
And hey,that's how LOCI is broadcasted in The netherlands sometimes you know, first of course all the Goren epi's and then the Logan's....see it's a good option!
Yeah, let's do that and schedule back to March!
Folks;
I'd still say that it wasn't Goldblum's problem (and of course, I'm ducking from the possible poisenous arrows)
He's a professional, like Vincent -though never, ever, the same- and this is not his firt time on an unfamiliar set.
But this is a teamwork, literrally.
It's not like you can just turn the camera on, and let the actor do his thing -it doesn't work that way......
Mr. Wolf has proved to be the kind of professional who may make mistakes, but won't hesitate to correct them...
Working with two different teams, to speed things up, and allow the production team to recupperate, as well as the cast, in between the shooting sessions was a good idea in the first place; and in no way we can point any fingers at any individual for the unpleasant results -maybe the "composition" just wasn't what it should've been.
I'd dare guess that now Mr. Wolf will resort to the tried-and-true method, and use the only successful production team for all epis.
Starting with all Bobby/Eames epis would've been a great idea -heaven, actually !- but being in my full-gear guessing mode, I'd dare say that it would've compromised the storyline...
Well, apparently it wasn't about "ratings" after all; yet it was......
Interesting; eh...??
Saghy
I dislike making judgements on something I have yet to see - and I'm a Goren-ite, thru and thru; Vincent and Kate ARE LOCI as far as I'm concerned - but when I read the blurb on Goldblum's character, I have to say,I wasn't exactly thrilled with it. However, I'm sure they'll work through the glitches, and, like it or not, we WILL have Jeff and Julianne episodes - and that's for a very good reason. The split-shift system has kept Vincent and Kate on the show, happy and healthy, since Season 5 now. If they're happy with how that works, I'm happy too.
Well said Diane. In a perfect LOCI world, we GEites would have nothing but them, while the julianne/jeffies would only want them. I just hope that everything will work out and that the show still has a few more years left in it. We all know that it will end sometime.......I just hope that USA isn't trying to sabotage it or that the new "team" isn't going to work.
I know my patience is wearing thin, along with everyone else's. I just want to make sure that both Vincent and Katie want to stay for a long while. I don't want S4 to repeat itself. Whatever it takes to keep Vincent, Katie and LOCI going is fine with me. I just wish that USA would stop f'ing around and just come out with the truth and put an end to the rumors. We, the fans, and certainly Vincent, Katie, Julianne and Jeff deserve to be treated better.
While watching USA last
night they ran a promotional
ad stating that L&OCI was
returning in the spring!?!?
I'm so confused. Who is
running the asylum over
there? I don't trust any
thing they say after their
wed site posted a synopsis
of the season ending epi
before it aired.
If the producer and his team all quit but the actor stays, that says a lot. If they wanted to get rid of JG it wouldn't have been hard to come up with some PR bullshit and say he had to do press for Adam Resurrected or something. Sounds like this dude had a diva fit, threatened to take his ball and go home...and did.
So after the strike, and now almost a full year without new eps - is USA trying to kill off this show? I feel like it's been off the air for two years.
Are you kidding me!!!???
They must fired Goldblum and add a few epi with Kate and Vincent.... and find a new characters...
But i want to see the Goren and Eames epi before 2012!!!!!!
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