From: epstein@sparc9.cs.uiuc.edu (Milt Epstein)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.la-law
Subject: Re: Where have all the lawyers gone?
Date: 11 Sep 92 18:16:35 GMT
Reply-To: epstein@cs.uiuc.edu
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


Since no one else seems to have answered these questions ...
(BTW, there might be spoilers here for people who have not seen the
last episode of last season.)


In <1992Sep11.152719.2443@umbc3.umbc.edu> williamf@umbc4.umbc.edu (TheBigBopper) writes:

>In article <1992Sep11.020114.1@cgsvax.claremont.edu> carterk@cgsvax.claremont.edu asks questions that I too would like answers to..:
>>
>>What happened to Rox and Arnie? At the end of last season, they decided to give
>>it a shot, and I saw a few episodes where Arnie was really very good about
>>staying faithful (with some TV woman who wanted to seduce him)... however on
>>tonight's episode ("Say Goodnight, Gracie") they referred to each other as
>>"ex-lovers" and Rox got upset about Arnie lying about his HIV test. What
>>happened to "make a go at it"? Whose idea was the breakup?

In one episode, Arnie was trying to stave off the advances of that
anchorwoman (at her place, ostensibly to do some show-related work),
and he got some freak injury -- twisted testicle, or something like
that -- and he had to be taken to the hospital.  Of course it looked
bad, and Rox didn't believe that nothing happened.

In an episode soon after that, Arnie had lunch with the anchorwoman,
and managed to get her on tape admitting that nothing happened
(without her knowing).  He played it for Rox, and although she seemed
convinced of his fidelity, she said that due to the fact that it was
so easy for her to believe that he had cheated, their relationship
couldn't work (something like "there was too much past between them"),
so it'd be better all around if they ended it.  After that, they
didn't really say much about it.


>>Also, unconnectedly, was tonight's episode the season finale? I know they set
>>up for Tommy leaving (under dubious rationalization) and maybe Zoe (RIP?) but
>>what happens to the others who are leaving? What happened to Susan Bloom? Also
>>to Gwen? (I assume Kittredge got booted.) I guess the basic question here is:
>>Why is everyone leaving (in the show, not in real life)?

I'm not sure which episode you mean, but it sounds like it was --
where Victor came back to take Grace back to NY (why do so many people
leaving the show get jobs in NY? :-), and where Zoe was shot.  The
first showing of this was back in May or June.

As to the people leaving, they haven't really said (on the show),
although for a few of them they set up plausible reasons.  I'm sure
they'll come up with reasons in the first shows of next season
(starting Oct. 29, from what I hear).

There was some discussion here some time back about who (in real life)
was not going to be back.  I seem to remember that there were five
people mentioned, although I can't remember all of them -- Susan Bloom
(Conchata Ferrell), Kittredge (Michael Cumpsty?), Grace (Susan Dey),
CJ (Amanda Donohoe).  I can't remember who else, and I can't remember
about Gwen and Zoe and Tommy..  Part of the reasons in real life is
that they have hired new producers (some of the people that used to be
involved with St. Elsewhere), and they want to trim things down to
several main characters.


>  Also, what about Amanda Donohoe? (sp??)  I understand she is leaving the show
>  as well.  Have they wound up the relationship between her and the blind 
>  lawyer that I saw on last week (i thought) episode?  I didn't see her at all
>  on tonight's episode.  Why is she leaving?  And, does anyone know what Abby
>  has been doing since she left the show?  ( I don't remember her real-life 
>  name-do you?)

As above, the talk (in real life) was that Amanda Donohoe was not
going to be back; in the show, I don't think they've said anything
about it, but don't worry, I'm sure we'll find out.

As for Abby, I don't recall if they said anything about why she left
and what she's been doing, but then I didn't see all the shows from
this past season.  I do remember that there was some talk that Abby
confided in CJ about some things when she did leave, and that Ann was
upset about it, since they had been friends.

If you mean in real life, Abby was played by Michelle Greene, and I
don't what she's been doing.

-- 
Milt Epstein
Department of Computer Science
University of Illinois
epstein@cs.uiuc.edu