Original sentence: Barney Rosenzweig and Barbara Corday's stood their ground, refusing to change Christine Cagney from a tough, witty, working-class woman.CBS executives hoped that Sharon Gless would portray Christine Cagney as more conventionally "feminine" and attempted to pressure the producers to remake Christine into a more "high-class," snobbish woman from wealthy parents.Loretta Swit played the role of Christine Cagney in the original television movie (1981), but she was forced to decline the role in the series when the producers of M*A*S*H refused to let her out of her contract.The movie was then picked up as series, first airing with six episodes as a midseason replacement in the spring of 1982, with Meg Foster playing the role of Cagney.The show was then picked up for a regular season beginning with the 1982-83 season, but Foster was replaced by Sharon Gless because CBS deemed Foster too aggressive and too likely to be perceived as lesbian by the viewers.Their stand proved wise, as the working class character's enduring popularity with millions of fans was a significant factor in the show's success
Edited sentence: CBS exectives hoped that Sharon Gless would portray Christine Cagney as more conventionally "feminine" and attempted to pressure the producers to remake Christine into a more "high-class," snobbish woman from wealthy parents, but thanks to Barney Rosenzweig and Barbara Corday's courageous stand, they refused and kept Christine Cagney as she was, a wise move as the tough, witty, working-class Christine was very well-liked by millions of fans nationwide, which facilitated the show's success.Loretta Swit played the role of Christine Cagney in the original television movie, but she was forced to decline the role in the series when the producers of M*A*S*H refused to let her out of her contract.When the series first aired, as a midseason replacement in the spring of 1982, Meg Foster played the role of Cagney, but she was replaced by Gless in the fall; the network deemed Foster too aggressive and too likely to be perceived as lesbian by the viewers