I think maybe Michael felt a "responsibility" to stay, even if he wasn't completely comfortable with what was happening. Partly a responsibility to fans after the efforts on his behalf, but also because he's a father of three and college doesn't pay for itself. ;)
A job's a job these days, especially with so much competition for roles and the limitation of the number of dramatic shows with so much reality tv. It's also lot easier to stand up for your beliefs and your craft when you don't have a family to support.
It's not all that different from RDA sticking around for years when he really wanted to leave. At the time, it was thought the show couldn't survive without him, so he had the responsibility for everyone's job on his shoulders.
I do wonder if the SDJ backfired in a sense. We got Daniel back, but at what price? Did it make TPTB complacent that they could just stick him on the screen and Daniel fans would watch without complaint? That they could change him to fit the new agenda without fans noticing? Did it make Michael feel a certain amount of responsibility to "stick around" even if his heart's not in it as much as it should be?
Michael's one that even though he'd talk about all the fun they have onset would always talk about some of the more serious story aspects. I'm not really hearing that sort of stuff from him recently, and I think it's simply because it's not there.
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Re: Uhm, what?
Date: 2006-08-30 03:02 pm (UTC)A job's a job these days, especially with so much competition for roles and the limitation of the number of dramatic shows with so much reality tv. It's also lot easier to stand up for your beliefs and your craft when you don't have a family to support.
It's not all that different from RDA sticking around for years when he really wanted to leave. At the time, it was thought the show couldn't survive without him, so he had the responsibility for everyone's job on his shoulders.
I do wonder if the SDJ backfired in a sense. We got Daniel back, but at what price? Did it make TPTB complacent that they could just stick him on the screen and Daniel fans would watch without complaint? That they could change him to fit the new agenda without fans noticing? Did it make Michael feel a certain amount of responsibility to "stick around" even if his heart's not in it as much as it should be?
Michael's one that even though he'd talk about all the fun they have onset would always talk about some of the more serious story aspects. I'm not really hearing that sort of stuff from him recently, and I think it's simply because it's not there.