Hallo
ier nochmal was von Ask Ausiello /Tv Guide.
Anne
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[spoil]Question: I was so shocked to see Kate (Sasha Alexander) killed off
on NCIS! Did Sasha want to leave the show? - Josh
Ausiello: Based on the avalanche of e-mails I received just seconds
after the finale aired last week, I don't think anyone saw that
killer twist coming. But to answer your question, yeah, Sasha wanted
out. Series creator Donald Bellisario told my colleague Mary Murphy
that Sasha approached him in March and asked to be released from her
contract. "She came in with tears in her eyes," he recalls, "and
said, 'I never worked this hard in my life. I just don't have the
stamina to do it [anymore].'" So, Bellisario says he was faced with
two choices: make the actress honor her contract or write her exit
into the story. "And since NCIS deals with the reality of what
happens in the biz - and people die - I decided it was better to let
her die in a very impactful way," he explains. "I knew it would
shock everybody."
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Question: Who will take Kate's place on NCIS? - Darlene
Ausiello: Bellisario is currently holding auditions for her
successor and hopes to have the role cast by mid-July. "I am looking
to globalize the show, so I am going to cast someone who is non-
American - maybe an Australian," he reveals. "I want to bring
somebody in who is different from Kate, a girl who is more sexually
open. Kate was uptight. I think [the new girl] will give Tony a run
for his money." That's just what TV needs: another [edited this one
out] in uniform.
(Okay, maybe people will find me as uptight as Kate, but I thought
that was a little harsh (the last comment) on the new character,
considering we haven't met her. And this is all as much as I enjoy
Ausiello's sarcasm.
And if this how the new character is described...I don't want
another Tony! As if this one weren't enough!)
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Question: Now that Sasha Alexander was killed off NCIS, will she be
returning in any way to the show? - Joe
Ausiello: Sort of. Bellisario hints that Kate's presence will be
felt "in a strange way" in next fall's season premiere.
(If Gibbs has a vision in which Kate points out where Ari is hiding,
I think I'll holler.)[/spoil]