"Holy recast, [you know the rest]!"

[Brad Beam]

The showrunners of “Batwoman” will appreciate the extra time off, as the titular star Ruby Rose has left the show.

https://ew.com/tv/ruby-rose-exits-batwoman/

 

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[Jim Ellwanger]

On May 19, 2020, at 4:00 PM, Brad Beam <b.b...@suddenlink.net> wrote:

The showrunners of “Batwoman” will appreciate the extra time off, as the titular star Ruby Rose has left the show.

https://ew.com/tv/ruby-rose-exits-batwoman/

Much of the first season involved a villain who could use some comic-book plastic surgery to give someone a new face undetectably.

Problem solved, aside from having to come up with an explanation for why Kate Kane/Batwoman underwent the procedure off-screen. And why she apparently had her whole body done, including (most likely) being shorter or taller.

[Dave Sikula]

I only hope they replace her with someone who can act.

I know many people consider this the best of the DCU shows (it's not; "Legends" is), but I find it having pretty much the same damn plot every week.

---Dave Sikula

[Ron Casalotti]

Forget the CW,in the world of the "Five W's (and an H)" this article fails in the most intent of them all, "Why?"

Ron Casalotti
Monroe Twp (formerly of Wayne), NJ

[Kevin M.]

You’ll probably never get the real Why, but there are lots of different theories about it.

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/batwoman-ruby-rose-exit-season-2-1234611163/

If I may put on my politically incorrect hat for just a moment, why must an LGBT actor be cast in the role? Lots of non-doctors are vary as doctors. Gay actors have played straight characters. Don’t you seek out the best available talent and then instruct them to... you know... act? If they are gay or bisexual or lesbian in real life, ok, but when did sexual orientation become a part of the audition process? And would it even be legal to ask an actor auditioning what their orientation was? 

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[Jon Delfin]

Theoretically, not an issue, but given how much noise they made about casting a lesbian to play a lesbian, they're in for a tremendous amount of blowback if they don't stay the course. 

And it's not as if this hasn't been a touchy subject for years already, whenever any "other" person is played by a cis white able person.

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[Brad Beam]

From: tvor...@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvor...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin M.

>If I may put on my politically incorrect hat for just a moment, why must an LGBT actor be cast in the role? Lots of non-doctors are vary as doctors. Gay actors have played straight characters. Don’t you seek out the best available talent and then instruct them to... you know... act? If they are gay or bisexual or lesbian in real life, ok, but when did sexual orientation become a part of the audition process? And would it even be legal to ask an actor auditioning what their orientation was? 

 

Fwiw, my wheelchair-bound brother (spina bifida) doesn’t mind the status of actors playing physically-disabled characters.

[bermuda999]

I have only minimal knowledge of the real life world of producing television programs, but I assumed that actors, especially young, relatively unknown actors, are hired for a TV pilot and their contract requires that the actor commit to a number of years of employment if the TV show is picked up for multiple seasons -- especially lead actors in title roles. 

Is this not the norm?

On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 3:46:04 PM UTC-4, Jon Delfin wrote:

Theoretically, not an issue, but given how much noise they made about casting a lesbian to play a lesbian, they're in for a tremendous amount of blowback if they don't stay the course. 

And it's not as if this hasn't been a touchy subject for years already, whenever any "other" person is played by a cis white able person.

On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 2:45 PM Kevin M. <drunkba...@gmail.com> wrote:

You’ll probably never get the real Why, but there are lots of different theories about it.

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/batwoman-ruby-rose-exit-season-2-1234611163/

If I may put on my politically incorrect hat for just a moment, why must an LGBT actor be cast in the role? Lots of non-doctors are vary as doctors. Gay actors have played straight characters. Don’t you seek out the best available talent and then instruct them to... you know... act? If they are gay or bisexual or lesbian in real life, ok, but when did sexual orientation become a part of the audition process? And would it even be legal to ask an actor auditioning what their orientation was? 

On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 4:47 AM Ron Casalotti <roncas...@gmail.com> wrote:

Forget the CW,in the world of the "Five W's (and an H)" this article fails in the most intent of them all, "Why?"

Ron Casalotti
Monroe Twp (formerly of Wayne), NJ

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[Jon Delfin]

According to today's follow-up stories, the company wanted her to leave as much as she wanted to leave. They released her from her obligation.

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[Dave Sikula]

I'd imagine that, despite network insistence that actors sign either five- or seven-year contracts even before a series is picked up, they were happy for her to leave. Based on the reaction to her leaving, she had a following, but had been pretty vocal about the carelessness in the stunt department and probably wanted movement in the storyline (which, in my opinion, is the same damn plot every week).

As far as her limited acting skills go, that doesn't seem to be a problem for Berlanti and company, given how many bad actors they've kept (especially Emily Bett Rickard, who pendulumed wildly between yelling and crying). Just as with every other comic book franchise, they'll recast the character and everyone will move on.

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[David Bruggeman]

Given the seriousness of the injury she received on set (two herniated discs and a subsequent surgery) last fall, I can't blame her for getting out.  It wouldn't surprise me if she's been looking for a way out since then.

David

[Steve Timko]

This has the odor of some sort of legal settlement.

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