I'm not so sure how I feel about this. TV Guide's Ausiello is reporting that Rescue Me's Andrea Roth has been cast in a recurring role on ABC's Lost. She'll play a therapist that's being described as tough, no-nonsense, and obsessive. Kind of sounds like Janet Gavin.
Ausiello is optimistic that should Rescue Me get picked up for a fifth season, that Roth will be able to pull double duty. I hope so. It worries me that FX has been mum on a renewal and if it stalls much longer, who knows what Roth will do.
Presumably, she's under some sort of contract that will require her to reprise her role as Denis Leary's on-screen ex-wife, but it still makes me uneasy whenever I read casting news that affects my favorite shows. The real test will be to see if anyone else from Rescue Me jumps ship for another show.
Roth joins Lance Reddick, Ken Leung, Fisher Stevens, and Jeff Fahey as the newest island castaways. Rescue Me's fourth season finale aired last month. Lost returns for a fifth fourth season in February.
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10-17-2007 @ 12:04PM
Jeremy Lacey said...
Agreed. The first thing I thought of after hearing this was "Oh no! What about Resuce Me?!" Don't get me wrong, I love both shows, but not only have we seen how well cast additions work on Lost, but that also means we might lose Janet as well? Let's hope everything will work out for the best!
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10-17-2007 @ 12:04PM
Porchland said...
The new roles are not necessarily "island castaways." Most likely none of them are; I assume most or all of the new characters will be the "other" Others.
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10-17-2007 @ 12:10PM
Jeff N. said...
I think they find another crashed plane on the Island.
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10-17-2007 @ 12:32PM
seamus said...
Lost is about to start its 4th season.
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10-17-2007 @ 1:34PM
Jim said...
From one sinking ship to another ...
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10-17-2007 @ 1:58PM
Cincinnati Mike said...
I consider myself a die-hard Rescue Me fan but, DAMN, this season was a mess. And all they gave Janet to do was lie on the couch depressed. I don't blame her for pursuing other opportunities. If the show comes back for a 5th season, it will likely be to tie up loose ands and bow out gracefully. This show was truly a masterpiece, but eventually it ran out of things to say.
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10-17-2007 @ 2:13PM
Carissa said...
Between Lost and Heroes I'm going to go nuts with all the new characters. It gets draining trying to keep up and waiting for your favorite story and characters to come along again. Enough newbies already.
As for Rescue Me, they did a good job ending the show should it not be renewed with one of the best episodes of the season being it's last. I'll be okay either way, as much as I did love it in the past.
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10-17-2007 @ 3:20PM
Francis said...
Therapist? Sounds like possibly another 'anger managment' specialist for Locke if it's a flashback. Or, if it's a flashforward, possibly a post-traumatic stress specialist for Jack —she's got that Sarah/Juliet vibe.
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10-17-2007 @ 3:30PM
Dan Geiser said...
Darn. I thought it was going to be David Lee Roth.
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10-17-2007 @ 9:18PM
MosquitoControl said...
Lost has always added people in flashbacks.
Now, due to a plot twist at the end of the last season, one that added a massive breath of new life to a show that was actually firing on all cylinders at that point, they can add tons of new characters whenever necessary.
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10-18-2007 @ 10:17AM
Mike said...
Whatever the decision is, I wish FX would make it soon. Is Rescue Me coming back or not FX executives?!
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10-25-2007 @ 10:20AM
publius said...
i'm with cincinnatti mike...as much as i liked the show (particularly the first two seasons), this last season was a train wreck. i hope it's done, because if it's not then i'll feel obliged to sit through what would more than likely be another season of disjointed leary set pieces.
forget about bowing out gracefully. just bow out now and be done with it.
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10-25-2007 @ 3:31PM
paul70 said...
sexy andrea roth joining the cast? sign me up!! and she's an amazing actress. i agree, they don't give here enough to do on RESCUE ME. she's a stand-out actress who should have been nominated for some awards for a few years now. ah, well, if rescue me doesn't come back, at least i can see her beautiful face weekly on LOST.
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10-25-2007 @ 3:31PM
paul70 said...
andrea roth! andrea roth! christmas has come early!!
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11-01-2007 @ 3:57PM
twlvflozs said...
www.lost.eu/6ae1b
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