Post by sonny on Oct 22, 2005 9:25:10 GMT -5
Found this on TVGuide.com. Some nice positive comments about Cold Case but it seems those the one who's name we shall not say fans are eager to get everywhere to voice their bitterness at her being ditched. IMO this Tina didn't get the response that hoped for!!
Question: After some stellar episodes last season — the final two in particular — Cold Case has become my only must-see "procedural." (SVU would be on that list, too, but I go to bed early.) Oct. 9's episode was a little weak, but Oct. 2's frat-house fire episode was incredible. How emotional — repulsive yet poignant. The actress who played the victim (I think she may have been the same one who played the female wrestler who died on Boston Public back in the day) really captured the essence of a character that is usually limited. I know there is no chance for any recognition for her, but she deserves it. I was also pleasantly surprised to see that Cold Case is a Top 10 show; I didn't realize it was doing so well. Your thoughts? — Peter
Matt Roush: At the moment, I would probably put Without a Trace and Cold Case atop my list of fave procedurals — and I can't wait for football season to be over so the overruns won't get in the way of my enjoyment of Cold Case. (I'm watching so much on Sundays that I usually have to record this one, guessing at the stop and start times, and catch up later when I can.) I agree the frat-house fire episode was particularly strong (and yes, that was the same actress as on Boston Public: Lindsay Hollister, who was terrific), and I'm also gratified that the show is doing so well — except when the football overrun (like this week) was so long it put the show against Desperate Housewives. Ouch.
And now, harking back to the previous topic, there's this from Tina: "I read on the the actor who portrayed the Defunct Detective website that Cold Case has fired her after four or five episodes because she doesn't fit into the cast. What in the world does this mean? I was enjoying having two female detectives on the show to help balance out all the males. After watching the boring story lines of the characters last year — Lilly's dislike of her sister, Scotty's girlfriend's death and his involvement with Lilly's sister — it wasn't worth trying to find it after football delays! So they add a detective who has an interesting background of scandal on the job and becomes a possible love interest for one of the men and adversary for another, and then they fire her? This show needed something to keep me interested enough to deal with the darn football delays and now they've lost me again."
Again, it's a question of whether you're watching primarily for the cases or for the characters. Cold Case is probably the least flexible because of the time it spends in the past. When you get past Lilly and Scotty, with glimpses into the others Spoiler: Highlight to read(I've been told they're just now filming an episode giving some insight into the John Finn-Lieutenant Stillman backstory), there's not a lot of room. I rather respect Cold Case for realizing that the new character may be able to sustain only a five-episode arc. But yes, she will be gone after five appearances.
Question: After some stellar episodes last season — the final two in particular — Cold Case has become my only must-see "procedural." (SVU would be on that list, too, but I go to bed early.) Oct. 9's episode was a little weak, but Oct. 2's frat-house fire episode was incredible. How emotional — repulsive yet poignant. The actress who played the victim (I think she may have been the same one who played the female wrestler who died on Boston Public back in the day) really captured the essence of a character that is usually limited. I know there is no chance for any recognition for her, but she deserves it. I was also pleasantly surprised to see that Cold Case is a Top 10 show; I didn't realize it was doing so well. Your thoughts? — Peter
Matt Roush: At the moment, I would probably put Without a Trace and Cold Case atop my list of fave procedurals — and I can't wait for football season to be over so the overruns won't get in the way of my enjoyment of Cold Case. (I'm watching so much on Sundays that I usually have to record this one, guessing at the stop and start times, and catch up later when I can.) I agree the frat-house fire episode was particularly strong (and yes, that was the same actress as on Boston Public: Lindsay Hollister, who was terrific), and I'm also gratified that the show is doing so well — except when the football overrun (like this week) was so long it put the show against Desperate Housewives. Ouch.
And now, harking back to the previous topic, there's this from Tina: "I read on the the actor who portrayed the Defunct Detective website that Cold Case has fired her after four or five episodes because she doesn't fit into the cast. What in the world does this mean? I was enjoying having two female detectives on the show to help balance out all the males. After watching the boring story lines of the characters last year — Lilly's dislike of her sister, Scotty's girlfriend's death and his involvement with Lilly's sister — it wasn't worth trying to find it after football delays! So they add a detective who has an interesting background of scandal on the job and becomes a possible love interest for one of the men and adversary for another, and then they fire her? This show needed something to keep me interested enough to deal with the darn football delays and now they've lost me again."
Again, it's a question of whether you're watching primarily for the cases or for the characters. Cold Case is probably the least flexible because of the time it spends in the past. When you get past Lilly and Scotty, with glimpses into the others Spoiler: Highlight to read(I've been told they're just now filming an episode giving some insight into the John Finn-Lieutenant Stillman backstory), there's not a lot of room. I rather respect Cold Case for realizing that the new character may be able to sustain only a five-episode arc. But yes, she will be gone after five appearances.
