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Pilot season is brutal for actors as networks rush to cast some 100 pilots at the same time and then are as quick to recast roles. The latest case is former Hung star Jane Adams, a Golden Globe nominee for her role on the HBO comedy series, who signed on only a couple of days ago for NBC‘s single-camera comedy pilot starring Craig Robinson. She has now left after the table read. The untitled project centers on a talented musician Craig (Robinson) with rough edges who adjusts to his new life as a music teacher in a big-city middle school, where he encounters teacher politics and the temptations of single moms. Adams was to play Jeannette, an erratic, stressed-out junior high principal who’s constantly in damage-control mode.
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That was fast. Maybe she realized Joan Cusack had already played the role and it’s unlikely that anyone wrote it as well as Mike White. Speaking of which, RIP Enlightened, the best show to ever be on TV.
I posted this last night on another item you ran re an actor being released, and feels it needs repeating here:We are hearing about too many actors of every level being released from their series regular roles on pilots AFTER table reads this season. Does this not signal perhaps yet again, a dire need for re-evaluating and restructuring how network pilot season is done? Pilot mania is inherent in the process-but the mad dash insanity and its effect on actors is absurd. The time is at hand for casting directors, reps, studios and networks to come together and re-think the casting process for pilot season. The “creative” process has for the most part become a frenetic, disconnected drill. Time to shake it up.
Jane Adams is outstanding, and not adding her to any cast is a mistake. I assume if we see a photo of who replaces her, the motivations of TPTB will be very clear.
Didn’t Steve Harvey do this show 15 years ago?
Well said Henry!
Jane Adams is brilliant!