I've met Pauley Perrette twice, both times in church, and interacted with her a bit on Twitter. Mostly I find myself RTing (retweeting, for the non-Twitter inclined) her posts because I think she is an amazing person, full of life and that sort of upbeat energy normally reserved for cheerleaders and marketing executives. But ever since Cote left NCIS, she and the rest of the cast (and every fan-maintained Twitter and social media outlet) have been slammed with negative fan reaction. Opinions are fine, but people have been cruel in ascribing blame and attacking remaining cast members. Today Pauley had enough. I believe CBS pays her to promote things like the Grammys on her Twitter, but today she said goodbye to social media as something to do for fun, because for her it clearly isn't fun anymore. >From my admittedly limited experience, Pauley is -- if possible -- kinder and more genial than her character Abby, so for her to reach a breaking point is really saying something.
https://twitter.com/PauleyP/status/411161951394209792 https://twitter.com/PauleyP/status/411159135355281408 https://twitter.com/PauleyP/status/411143209297797120 Diane Neal, one of NCIS's regular ensemble weighed in as well. https://twitter.com/DianeNeal/status/411148126230421504 https://twitter.com/DianeNeal/status/411148762808328192 I haven't been critical of Cote's decision to leave, but the teenage girl they appear to have chosen to replace her exemplifies why network TV is on the decline. Nevertheless, such decisions are hardly something one could blame or credit the other cast members with. People, myself included, like that people on TV shows are making themselves more accessible on social media, but apparently we still have to find that line which fans ought not cross when it comes to the way they voice their opinions. There is probably a lesson to be learned in this somewhere for fans, showrunners, and talent alike, but I'm not sure what it is yet. All I know is angry fans misdirected their anger, and it hurt someone that didn't seem to have anything to do with their reasons for being angry. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
