Anybody want to meet up in NYC in mid-May?

[deelaundry]

Go read this Robert Sean Leonard news then come back here and discuss.

I'm not kidding about NYC in mid-May.

Note: House spoilers may appear in the comments below or on that post.

ETA: Whattaya know? This is my 1000th post. Huh.

Comments

[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

I don't know - he's not a huge draw the way someone like Kevin Spacey would be, and there's the TV show schedule to work with as well. He might be in a contractual obligation for the rest of the season, which if so, would point to him not being in the 'previews.' But I'm sure more news will come within the next few weeks.

I wonder if he'll be back at all for next season. Again, we'll just have to wait for more news.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

We will have to wait and see. My preliminary guess is that RSL will flee while the fleeing's good, and Wilson won't be back. But stranger things have happened. I hope whatever is going to occur, occurs deliberately without TPTB stringing us along. The show just is not the same without steady Wilson presence. Given what happened with Cameron, I'm not too optimistic, though.

[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

I've pretty well divorced the show on TV with the toys I play with, so whatever happens, I know my ability to entertain myself will be all right.

Would that more people understood that distinction...

[poeia.livejournal.com]

I think TPTB saw Cameron's role as "generic, caring ingénue." I think they value Wilson more.

RSL went looking for a TV show to give himself the financial security that would allow him to do stage for a long time. If the show is renewed (and I assume it will be), Wilson's return will probably depend on just how much money TPTB will pay him for one more year of his life.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I think they value Wilson more.

Let's hope!

RSL has never been shy about saying he is eager to spend the rest of his life doing theater -- and driving soccer carpools. :) So I'm not at all surprised he wants to go. I'm just surprised they're letting him do this when S7 isn't even done filming yet. They're only on episode 17, six more episodes to go, and RSL will need to be in New York full-time in what, March? April?

[poeia.livejournal.com]

Early March. Previews start March 31 so, if they're getting 4 weeks rehearsal, they'd start on March 3.
http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=489630

That gives him 3 more weeks in LA so he'd miss the final 3 episodes of the season. Obviously none of them can be Wilson-centric but, with a little planning, they can film a couple of scenes with him for each out of order. (They're usually starting one episode while they're finishing the previous one anyway.)

Opening night is April 24. So a 3-month run would finish at the end of June. Even if he misses the filming of the first episode or two, with more than 2 months before the season premiere, they could add him.

In theory, at least, he could be in every episode. And that doesn't happen even when he's in LA full-time. :D