Things came to a standstill on set of the ABC crime drama Friday when lead Nathan Fillion didn’t show up. I’ve learned the actor is in the midst of a contract dispute with producers ABC Studios over his desire for a four-day workweek on Castle, which is in production on its sixth season. It looks like the absence was his way of sending a message. ABC reps say the show continues to shoot this week, and Fillion is on set.
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Hopefully they resolved that, but really, Nathan? Really? I love you, but no.
ReplyDeleteOh God, I hope this doesn't end up happening the entire season. That would be awful! D:
ReplyDeleteIt was just when day, and I am sure they will resolve it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a waste of everyone else's time. I also wastes money that will cut into another episode's budget.
ReplyDeleteSeriously? when this kind of things starts to happen usually they are fired or resign.
ReplyDeleteI remember "The O.C" when Misha Barton wanted more money and they fired her. Then she died in season 3 finale. and season 4 we had to see the main character with another girl awful. Just like if now Nathan resign, they would make a tragic finale and then put kate with another guy.
Please don't make trough this again.. my favourite series lost the magic because of this problems
Castle isn't such a ratings behemoth that Nathan Fillion can afford to be a diva.
ReplyDeleteSeason four is still my favorite season of The OC and while I liked Marissa, I loved Taylor.
ReplyDelete*runs for cover*
Well the show is called "Castle", they can't fire him and he knows it.
ReplyDeleteBut seriously? I'm so disappointed with Nathan right now! I always thought he was better than this. Just when you think people can't surprise you anymore...
Oh. Dude. No.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, not okay. Have your contract negotiations, but don't be the pampered actor who doesn't show if he doesn't get his way. Don't mess up everyone else's schedule. I love you Nathan Fillion, but that's seriously messed up. Try doing that with a normal job, see where it gets you. I hate it when celebs act like divas who can get away with anything, and I hate it more when it's an actor/singer/whatever that I like.
Sorry. Rant over. It just bugs me.
I like him, okay? I really do, but he always treats ‘Castle’ like something temporary. He’s always ‘Firefly’ this, ‘Serenity’ that… I love them, too! But to be honest, bigger part of his fanbase met and began to like him because of ‘Castle’… He could be a little bit more grateful…
ReplyDeleteHate me all you want, but that’s my opinion.
Agreed. What can I say? Taylor was just so much less trouble for Ryan than Marissa.
ReplyDeleteAnyway. Sorry, Marissa fan! I agree with all the other stuff you said! Although I don't if Castle can go without Castle the way O.C. did without Marissa, even for the short time they managed it. Still hate the way he's acting, though.
if the actores don't resolve their problems they will start to loose their biggest fans
ReplyDeletei couldn't watch season 4 at all, i love the premiere and the last episode. Seeing ryan with taylor drived me nuts . ahaha i understand why u loved taylor, but i shipped ryan and marissa so hard. i cried so hard when marissa died ;P
ReplyDeleteI don't think that after all this time on Castle one can say he 'treats it as temporary.' Of course he talks about Firefly,that is one show that Could of gone on for a very long time,but he isn't living in the past. And if you think about it the fans won't let Firefly or Serenity die down,its always brought up.
ReplyDeleteActually for me, even though I actually liked Taylor far more than the fandom and understood where her storyline with Ryan was coming from ("You saved me"), seeing Ryan without Marissa and ending without Marissa was just too strange for me. Part of the problem IMO was that they were not satisfied with letting Taylor be Ryan's girlfriend, they also forced Taylor and Summer as new bffs and truly made her look like a Marissa replacement in the gang and structure of the show. Oh, I miss the OC.
ReplyDeleteWell, that was friday and today is tuesday so im guessing things got resloved. What episode are they currently shooting does anyone know? Still 6x01 or 6x02?!?!?!
ReplyDeleteI like the guy and all that but this is a big no to me, especially considering what he is fighting for!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you!
ReplyDeleteAgreed. He should be thankful he has a stable job and his show is successful. Acting like a diva will drive his fans away.
ReplyDeleteTá, Tá. Tá-se a pôr bonito para o Castle não ser renovado depois da 6ª temporada. Pamordeus, Nathan! Consegue perceber-se que ele nunca gostou da série e foi sempre muito vocal contra o escreverem o Castle e a Beckett juntos, mas isto? Queres ser mais infantil?
ReplyDeleteStill...he should be a little more grateful and show that he actually likes Castle,because I agree with Gosia
ReplyDelete6x01, it takes 8 days to shoot an entire episode. They don't work on weekends.
ReplyDeleteMaybe 'temporary' isn't the best choice of word, I don't now. All I mean is that 'Firefly' and 'Serenity' is way more important to him than 'Castle'. You can't convince me otherwise...
ReplyDeleteTrue they probably cannot fire him. However, they can decide that he is not worth it and decide they don't want to renew the show next year.
ReplyDelete@Carly fantana Episode 6.02 films between July 19-30
ReplyDeleteErm, what?
ReplyDeleteI am a fan of his from Firefly and happen to not like Castle. But aside from that, I do agree. Love Nathan but not a great moment for him. Celebs are just as prone to making bad decisions as the rest of us, however.
ReplyDeleteThis is just weird....all through the hiatus he has mentioned in almost every interview of his that he does have fun doing Castle and he's grateful for it and wants to see it through completely. And usually everyone calls him a classy guy So its kinda hard to get why he did this. I dont think ABC is completely free of some blame here either but by doing this, other ppl on the crew must have been forced to face the negative consequences. And that's just wrong :/ I hate when actors do this, kinda like how Robert DOwney Jr did recently by demanding so much for the next Avengers. Ughhh Nathan's such a great actor and he deserves all the praise he get, i just hope he doesnt through. That respect away by acting like this again. Hopefully this issue is resolved.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, she is speaking Portuguese.
ReplyDeleteTranslation:
"Ok. Ok. It is not looking good for Castle to be renewed after its sixth season. For God Sake, Nathan! It can be seen that he never liked the series and was always very vocal against writing Castle and Beckett together, but this? Can you be any more childish?"
No it's not. Of the 12 shows renewed by ABC last year, Castle ranked 7th in ratings. If even a portion of the new shows do better, Castle will be entering bubble territory. News like this could actually hurt the show's chances of renewal where compared to other shows, especially since it already has 100 episodes for syndication.
ReplyDeleteWhat? Nathan... really?
ReplyDeleteMicha Barton was the worst thing about The O.C.
ReplyDeleteIm running also.
Im kinda afraid of that happening too. The show cnt go on without him, and if he keeps its up the renewal chances are gonna get hurt :(
ReplyDeleteI think his point was that he was just going to work 4 days a week. He was saying they can't make him work Fridays. The real test will be whether he misses this Friday too.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't be surprised if he wound up at Comic Con on Friday.
ReplyDeleteWTF???
ReplyDeleteNathan has always compared every movie or tv show he´s in with firefly. I am a huge castle fan and i really don´t understand why he would do something like that. I just hope ABC can solve it soon :(
ReplyDeleteAccording to a tweet from a crew member he was on set on Monday. Was it resolved or....idk wht to think about this.
ReplyDeletethats exactly what i think. Is like seeing kate without castle or castle without kate. i couldn't watch more
ReplyDeleteHeh. Yeah this work stoppage probably just earned Castle an extra bottle episode this season. :P
ReplyDeleteSeriously? Name another job where you can pull this and get a raise out of the deal. Stupid!!!
ReplyDeleteGood point. If I remember right Castle does not have a panel and Firefly shouldn't either so if he shows up it will be a real slap in the face to the studio.
ReplyDeleteWTF Nathan -_-''
ReplyDeleteThis Friday will tell. He doesn't want to work more than 4 days a week so Monday - Thursday is not the issue. Friday is.
ReplyDeleteIt's not exactly the same, but I want to bring up Two and a Half Men. The main character was Charlie Harper, played by Sheen. His name wasn't in the show title, but whether one likes him or not, you can't deny he was a main character, if not the actual lead role. After his shitty behavior, CBS fired him and continued the show. I know this is different and the chances are minimalistic that it would ever get to the same point with Castle, but you know, they could always pull a move that could continue without Fillion. I'm not saying it's going to happen, and I don't even think so myself, all I'm saying is: Don't think for even a second these networks aren't masterminded enough to pull off something like that.
ReplyDeleteI think using 'Refused' was a bad choice of words.
ReplyDeleteThey are more likely to cancel the show than recast but since we're throwing out possibilities, they could always make Alexis the Castle in Castle. Not that it will ever happen.
ReplyDeleteLet's give him a list of every failed show in the world. Then let's show him every show that has reached and completed 5 seasons. If he has any "normal sense" left inside him he would understand how lucky he is, both as a human being for having a steady job with fame and fortune, and also as an actor, with so many of them around the world struggling for exactly what he has. He should be so much more grateful for every single episode he gets to be on.
ReplyDeleteNo,Firefly nor Castle has a panel but i know he goes almost every year. Guess we'll find out in 3 days.
ReplyDeleteExactly. It's not something even remotely close to happening yet, but not something we can scratch off the list either.
ReplyDeleteThat's one thing I actually really want to know about show-business. What if the main actor gets sick and simply is unable to come to work? Doesn't any show ever experience that (I never hear about it), but that has to be a lot of time and money lost for each day they are sick?
ReplyDeleteHow do you know he isn't grateful? He is having a dispute and this is how he handle it.Is it right no,if it did happen that way.It doesn't mean he isn't grateful.
ReplyDeleteI think this was just rude. It's understandable that he's not happy but other people probably showed up on Friday to work and he just wasted everyone's time. Personally, I really think Nathan is still in love with Firefly and doesn't put Castle's needs in front of it. I understand that Firefly is an amazing show, but he should also maybe promote the show that he is currently starring in. It wouldn't hurt. But it a lot of his interviews he's so focused on Firefly that he doesn't really shine some light on Castle. I think he should appreciate Castle a little more. I worry how it will be this Friday. But production can't really do anything if he doesn't show up. Which will suck for all the fans.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't they just animate him in this one Friday? Just to show him "You show up for work, or your job is fucked!" That is the way it should work in these situations, letting the actor go all diva and have it work is... just wrong. Could I do this at my work?
ReplyDeleteIf he goes he'll probably do Zach Levi's Nerd HQ thing. Oh I wanna be at Comic Con :(
ReplyDeleteWell the entire cast from Supernatural came down with a pretty nasty case of the flu one episode and they all still had to report to work and do the best they could. From what I hear they took some extra breaks and people stayed mostly in their trailer when not actually filming, but they could not afford to shut down production for even one day.
ReplyDeleteWow. That's a little tough, but I guess I do agree with the method. It is a lot of time and money lost if they don't do it that way. But kinda makes me feel bad for the actors if they are all red in the face and puke in the trailer and then off to film hahaha
ReplyDeleteI mean honestly do you really think he isn't aware of that..
ReplyDeleteHe's probably aware of it - no, I'm sure he is aware of it. But a reality check about it could be in the cards when he does this sort of thing.
ReplyDeleteIf they cannot shoot without him or have other scenes then production is shut down.
ReplyDeleteOmg i cant tell you how much i agree
ReplyDeleteThere's usually very little turnaround time in TV and with different directors hired for different episodes and the months of work it takes in advance to clear places to shoot, they can't afford to get off schedule. If Friday was an on-location day for Castle, he might have screwed things up so badly they will have to rework the script.
ReplyDeleteYou and me both. It's not even the money so much for me but the fact that tickets sell out so quickly and they always go on sale when I'm at work with no access to that sort of thing.
ReplyDeleteWell,everyone could use a reality check every once in awhile. Since he was having a dispute i somehow doubt no one knew he was going to do this....
ReplyDeleteDid you read the article? No where does it say 'Refused to work'.Sure he didn't show up but we really don't know how or why it happened,we weren't there.Its a little frustrating reading he refused when in fact it doesn't say that anywhere in the article.
Ouch...
ReplyDeleteNathan Fillion seems to be a real stand-up guy. Maybe there's more to this than meets the eye. Or, maybe he lost his cool & behaved badly. Either way, I'm not about to villify him based on this snippet of information
ReplyDeleteI'm not actually commenting on whether he refused to work or not - I'm simply commenting on the fact that he didn't show up for work. This is TV, on a tight schedule. He's not a magical fairy that gives everyone the time and money they lost back. If he did this purely for himself, then that's extremely egoistic - pure and simple. (Note to everyone: I said "If", since I don't know if there was another reason for it, I only heard he wanted Fridays off. I just wanted to clarify that.)
ReplyDeleteYou know, back in beginning of season 3 Castle was my favourite show. But now.. I haven't even finished season 5. This show is SOOOOO repetitive. Every single episode is the same as the one before. I can't watch this, it just hurts.
ReplyDeleteSeamus has at least a sick episode per season. It's actually quite adorable w/him, but yeah they do report to work.
ReplyDeleteWell if you are lead on a hit TV show then yes, you can do stuff like that.
ReplyDeleteCobie Smulders was sick during shooting of an episode of HIMYM but she still had to report. You could even notice in the episode that she sounded very different.
ReplyDeleteSo yeah, shooting doesn't stop unless there are extreme circumstances.
I'm very disappointed, but at the same time, I'm not surprised. Nathan doesn't seem to give a flying *** about the show. I think it's nice how dedicated to Firefly he is, but he has to get a grip. Castle is the first show where he was a lead that wasn't cancelled after the second season. He should be proud of the show, not hide away from it. This sort of behavior is making me think whether or not I should pre-order the season on iTunes.
ReplyDeleteAndrew Bikichky (cameraman) just tweeted how they're on day 6 of 6.01
ReplyDeleteWell,at least your one of the few people that said IF. I agree there are other ways of dealing with it, he shouldn't have handled it this way. We will never know all the facts to this,so its a mute point really. I do think if the wording in the title was different some people would not have reacted the same way..
ReplyDeleteif I recall, RDJ tried to negotiate the contract so that the rest of the cast could get a bigger pay, not the other way around...?
ReplyDeleteExcept it is NOT a hit TV show (it's currently decent but not great performer) and even stars in shows that make much more money than this one can get the boot for wasting the studio's money like this.
ReplyDeleteWell it depends on show. But Fillion IS the show. Stana is a terrible actress for sure and if he gets fired, show can't survive.
ReplyDeleteThis was obviously leaked by the studios in a case to make Nathan look bad. Four day work week is hardly a short week given he works 12+ days. My guess is he's asking for several things (probably meant to benefit everyone on set) and the studio is stalling so he's forced to do the one card in his deck.
ReplyDeleteThank you!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree that the show can't survive without Fillion (don't agree about Stana by the way - it wouldn't last without either of them), which is why stars of a middling rated show cannot afford to act like this. It is easy for networks to simply cancel them at the end of the year instead of putting up with this stuff. If even a few new shows work for ABC, Castle will officially be a bubble show and wasting money like this makes it really easy to cancel a bubble show.
ReplyDeleteIf Stana is a terrible actress it doesn't explain why she's been carrying the show for the last three seasons.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with our opinion.
ReplyDeleteRight that is why its called Castle and not Beckett,but Stana is not a terrible actress.She is far from terrible...
ReplyDeleteNathan and Stana both carry the show.
ReplyDeleteIf a person were to get a raise after that i'd say smart move,not stupid,ha! )
ReplyDeleteI know, but it makes me mad because if he had any other job and pulled this crap he would be fired without a doubt.
ReplyDeleteNope Nope Nope! First of all I love Castle the show the character and the actor who portrays him but come on...totally unprofessional. I hope it's resolved quickly ya can't really have Castle without Richard Castle...can you?
ReplyDeleteYour absolutely right,i just couldn't resist. :)
ReplyDeleteIf Fillion or Katic leave the show then there is no show. Plain and simple.
ReplyDeleteIt really depends on the character if they are a minor character than they could limit their time in the episode or say there out of town but the more a character is normally seen the harder it is to get away with them not being in the episode.
ReplyDeleteWell that was unprofessional... and I wasn't expecting it from him...
ReplyDeleteMy take on Nathan is that he was probably rebelling for the entire crew. Other than Kate he is less likely to be set aside for another actor. Changing Nathan would destroy the show and so long castle.
ReplyDeleteI think that Nathan can't be replaced while Stana is and easy replacement. They can send her to D.C and hire a new female detective, case solved.
ReplyDeleteNot when the entire show is now about shipping Castle and Beckett together. They made the choice to focus on shipping and you can't simple replace one person with another when you do that.
ReplyDeleteCan I have a 4 day work week as well?
ReplyDeleteThis is very out of character for NF. I think there's more to it to this story than what is being reported. I love NF since his Two Guys and a Girl days and he can do no wrong in my eyes but if this is true, this is really disappointing.
ReplyDeleteI just love Stana Katic, Jon Huertas, Seamus Dever, Penny, Tamala Jones, and Molly Quinn for staying quite #classacts Shame on Nathan.
ReplyDeleteThey are just not as big stars as Nathan. If one of them tried to do something like that, ABC would just fire him.
ReplyDeleteYes, as long as you don't mind working 12-15 hours each day.
ReplyDeletethis is one side... of course people will see this how they want to see it.
ReplyDeleteI tihnk there has to be more to the story that what has been reported. I find it hard to believe Nathan is acting like a diva.
ReplyDeleteStana is far from being a "terrible" actress; actually she´s a very good one! For me, if either Nathan or/and Stana leave, there´s no show!
ReplyDeleteTotally agree!:)
ReplyDeleteYou´re probably right. My first tought after reading this was that it was very unprofessional (and it really is), but the truth is we don´t know what´s behind it...
ReplyDeleteI think this matter will be handled quickly. These actors work long hours and I think they should work 4 day weeks. Hey, at least he is not like most actors and asking for more $$$$$$!!!
ReplyDeleteI went in 2009 and it was definitely one of the best experiences of my life! I will definitely go again some day but it's a lot when you live in the UK.
ReplyDeleteNathan and, in fact, the entire cast, has to consider how lucky
ReplyDeletethey are to be in a show like “Castle”. It is the kind of show that
they will be remembered for no matter what else they do — making waves
is not the way to ensure longevity. Great characters, good stories and
an adoring audience can end and they won’t necessarily move on to
greatness. When an actor becomes “difficult” jobs fade away — no
production company wants to deal with potential problems
I love Stana, the actress, and (as I’ve written previously, I think
her nuanced expressions make her the finest actress on TV), BUT,
honestly, had anyone heard of her before “Castle”? She was still the
same interesting, beautiful person she is now, but the “fickle finger of
fate” cast her in “Castle” — now she is STANA KATIC!
Object Lesson: Highlander – The TV series — starring Adrian Paul.
After 5 seasons, he wanted to explore the options and appeared in only
half the Season 6 episodes. QUESTION: Name one thing Adrian Paul has
been in since the end of Highlander??
So to Nathan and the entire cast — count your blessing and “Rock on”
As most of you said here, I love Nathan too. He's great! But, Nathan, not great what you've done with your coworkers. As the show is named Castle and you happen to be THE Richard Castle, almost everything kind of depends on your moves.
ReplyDeleteif you don't show up, fillions of dollars are wasted since it's pretty expensive to rent the studio and pay the crew and cast for a day that wasn't used.
And you are indeed the lead character, so I think it's pretty hard to make a four-day workweek. The whole show schedule would be damaged and the network would spend a lot more money. That increases the chance of Castle being cancelled a lot more.
Be careful with judging people when you don't know the whole story. There is probably more to the story, though it is kind of a dickish move to just no show. But there probably was a reason for it,
ReplyDeleteThey work 15+ hours every day... It's way too much. On january and February i had to work 16 hours every day and it just kill you. You enter Zombie mode.
ReplyDeleteThey start production at 4 am to 7/8 pm... Believe, that's crazy! Idk how's on other shows, but what they do on Castle is crazy...
That was the reason why the whole cast didn't want to do the 24th episode on Season 4... Also, the screen time of Nathan Fillion is nothing compared to Molly's or one of the guy's. Nathan is the first actor to show and the last to leave.
I was thinking the exact same thing! I mean, he is in fact the lead actor, it would be weird if he of all people had a four-day workweek... I don't say he (and everybody else) doesn't deserve it because they all do, but I think if it was possible to make the episodes in less time and if it was possible for them to have four-day workweeks, they would have that. In my opinion it is just simply not possible...
ReplyDeleteAhhh how history repeats itself...Many many TV stars in the past had done diva stunts just like what Nathan did wanting less hours to work but definitely not working for less money---& some got what they wanted because like Nathan & others before him, he did his diva demands right smack while filming & in Nathan's case even worst, while filming the first episode of a new season so the producer's hands are tied. They have no choice either way. Classy??? Please! But just you watch, I'm hoping that this fiasco has been resolved now for the sake of the hardworking cast & crew & the show's fans that tune in week after week but in the future, heads of production companies will think several times before hiring him. News like these travel fast to the ears of studio executives. If he could do this to a show that gave him fame & fortune. Gave him a stable job & exposure to a wider audience. Did this to a show that stood the test of a difficult TV atmosphere where competition is cut-throat especially these days & so very difficult to have a show be consistent with good ratings for a season let alone for 5 going 6 seasons, they would not want to have someone like him in their team.
ReplyDeleteI know actors work long hours and that, but they get paid a lot more for it than some people who work "blue collar" jobs that have nearly or as much hours (truckers, loggers, jobs that can depend on product production and not always a steady salary).
ReplyDeleteIn less the actor wants to do stunts the job isn't really that physically demanding, it is more mental. And if the show is not that physically, emotionally, or make-up time demanding as a cop show normally is, I don't see how hard it could be.
Sick days aren't that common for any job, maybe 1 or 2 a year. And actors usually have the summer off in less they choose to do a movie or something. Besides teachers, there are not much jobs that have the summer off. If people are lucky, they'll get maybe 4 weeks of vacation a year, but likely less if they're not at the top of the ladder at their company or are new.
If I was a lead for one year on a 22 episode show and got paid lets say $100,000 per episode, that would be $2,200,000 just in one year. That could last me nearly my whole life, even if I bought a fancy car, a nice house, and some horses, like I would want to.
I'd gladly go through 1 year working my butt off acting for that money than do a more physically demanding job all my life, so I'd gladly take whatever I was being paid for a show and take the long hours as well.
I have to work when I am sick why should they be exempt??
ReplyDeleteI thought this this is what people call a "strike" and it's been used as a means to achieve better working conditions all over the world for a long time now. Whether he may be an ungrateful diva or not, I'm sure the studio is sucking the life out of the cast and crew. So R.E.S.P.E.C.T. to Sir Fillion, just for having the balls to do this.
ReplyDeleteHave you guys ever thought about the WHY? Don´t misunderstand me, I´m a big Castle fan and I would be devasted if they cancel the show. But have you guy ever thought about WHY Nathan did it. He already said in many interviews that he has a crazy job and yes I know they earn a lot of money but they are still human. I mean the cast and the crew have to work many hours a day sometimes they work at night and have to get up very early the next day. And think about all the actors who killed themselves these last months.If you´re an actual fan of Nathan you would understand him. Because he´s not in his 20s anymore and the older a human gets the more breaks he needs. And maybe it gets too much for him. Imagine yourself in his place. Having to work long hour and still be in a good mood at several official meetings. Giving friendly answers to fans. I believe this showbusiness is harder than you think!!
ReplyDeleteSo guys. When you want to see more Nathan and when you also want to see him in future projects you should support this kind of things.
And I tell you guys. Especially the suicide of Lee Thompson Young got me thinking. I don´t think that Nathan will kill himself but maybe it got too much for him. And if we can prevent (by supporting him) that he pulls back out of the media and his projects. Than that´s a small price to pay.
And besides: I know from personal experience how working for the tv can be. And I believe that Nathan&Co.´s job is even more harder than mine!
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