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WB did veto on Amber Benson New Role !!!!

Thursday 22 July 2004, by Webmaster

Several boards have posted a statement similiar to this one, which is a summary of a message presumably posted by Christopher Golden at The Essence of Amber but was later deleted. This is from Dark Horizons:

"The producer/showrunner of the upcoming comic based TV series Global Frequency has apparently been battling with WB Network executives for weeks in an attempt to get Amber Benson cast as Kate, a new role he created for the series. He has lost the battle, as of today. The WB allegedly refuses to allow him to cast Benson in the role. Why? Apparently it’s because Amber played a lesbian on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. If so, that’s not just wrong but confusing (after all she played the character for two seasons with them before)."

Well I emailed Warren Ellis (the comic book creator of Global Frequency) to see if he knew anything and this is what he had to say:

"I honestly have no idea. You have to remember I’m pretty much removed from the casting process and the production in general — as the actors who approached me for pointers for the auditions can sadly attest to — just receiving occasional updates. Plus I’ve been in bed with a rotten case of the ’flu since last Friday night. I can say that the actress whose name I’ve heard connected with Kate over the last couple of weeks has not been Ms Benson. The first I heard about all this was last night, when a fan who is friendly with Ms Benson’s family approached me about it. I said to him what I’m saying to you, which obviously wasn’t enough, as he’s been posting to a bunch of message boards about it overnight without any more stated facts than when he started. I mean, if it’s true that an actress has not been selected for a role because she once played a lesbian — and if that’s not a garbling or a miscommunication — then that’s pretty stupid at the very least. But let’s, you know, FIND OUT, first.

Naturally enough, I’ve risen from my sick bed this afternoon to find an inbox full of this stuff.

I’m not aware of Ms Benson’s work, and I have no idea if she’d make a better Kate than the actress Rogers has been mentioning to me for the last week or two. That’s not my call. I have, however, forwarded this and a bunch of the other emails I’ve received to the production. LA hasn’t woken up yet, and the production is under the gun now, with shooting commencing in a few weeks and the San Diego con being imminent, so any clarification from the show may prove to be slow in coming.

And if you’ll excuse me, I’m now off in search of painkillers and something to cough green foam up into.

— Warren Ellis"

9 Forum messages

> WB did veto on Amber Benson New Role !!!!
22 July 2004 15:17, by Anonymous

Wait. Is it really because she played a lesbian, or just because it was on Buffy The Vampire Slayer?
> WB did veto on Amber Benson New Role !!!!
22 July 2004 15:25, by Galen

I’m sorry, but let me be the first to say, "that’s just mean."
> WB did veto on Amber Benson New Role !!!!
22 July 2004 15:45, by Anonymous

Personally, I have a feeling that the WB doesn’t want her because she isn’t a stick figure and they just don’t want to come out and say that. That’s all they have on all of their other shows.
> WB did veto on Amber Benson New Role !!!!
22 July 2004 16:26, by Anonymous

John Rogers, who wrote the "Frequency" pilot and will serve as series showrunner, is too keenly aware of gathering online fan outrage, and wrote in to give Ain’t It Cool his take:

I believe there’s a misunderstanding, but no slur. I still love Amber; I’m the one who approached her, I’m the one who brought her in, I still think she’s a helluva actress, and will always drop her into the top of the casting list for any appropriate part. Until we finalize casting on the part in GF it’s inappropriate for me to comment further. It’s the pilot process: it’s horrendously complicated and unpleasant for all concerned. So far we’ve gotten insanely lucky on our casting, and I can only pray our luck continues.

"I just want the fans to know I respect their concerns, respect their affection for a fine actress, and I’m trying to make a show that speaks to them, which is why Amber would be the type of actress considered in the first place."
> WB did veto on Amber Benson New Role !!!!
22 July 2004 17:25, by Ayumi

That is just wrong! What are they thinking!
> WB did veto on Amber Benson New Role !!!!
22 July 2004 20:52, by Gnarl

Can anyone clear this up for me? I am unfamiliar with the concept of Global Frequency. Is it meant for children? Does WB have any legitimate reason for refusing Amber? I mean seriously I don’t think she should be typecast forever as a lesbian..or as Tara, but is there a reason in anyone’s mind why the excuse given for the veto might make sense? Because as is it worded here, it just doesn’t. It’s like saying Angel was cancelled because it didn’t repeat well, and then showing reruns of it at 10 pm repeatedly.

Notice to WB > You lost me as a viewer when you cancelled Angel. A decision you are now kicking yourself for. You almost had a shot of me giving one of your shows a chance. Honestly though, better to make a decision and not give any reason at all, then to give a nonsensical reason.
> WB did veto on Amber Benson New Role !!!!
23 July 2004 17:43, by Anonymous

that is just plain mean! but i think it was because she was on buffy. if they did it because she was a gay character-then kerr smith would of been kicked off the wb’s dawsons creek-bc his character was gay... and aly wouldnt of hosted pepsi smash last year.
> WB did veto on Amber Benson New Role !!!!
25 July 2004 01:34, by Anonymous

She’s an actress. She tried for a part and didn’t get it. We all like her, she wasn’t what the people in charge were looking for. Alyson tried out for Willow but they picked a different actress to do the pilot. Julie Benz tried out for Buffy. So did Charisma. Just because they didn’t get the role doesn’t mean the casting directors were stupidheads, Julie and Charisma weren’t Buffy.
> WB did veto on Amber Benson New Role !!!!
25 July 2004 11:41, by Katie

She got the role..the directer gave her the role but the Wb wont pick uo the show if shes init.

This is nothing to do with how good of an actress she is!

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