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Post by Metella on Nov 17, 2004 5:53:07 GMT -5
Thanks for the link Patcat, it sounds like a good snippet of news, but they have it that CI is in its second season of shooting .... obviously they need to fire the fact checker, oh wait, I bet they don't have one for articles that only talk about people ...... nasty press.
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Post by OintmentFly on Nov 17, 2004 12:04:25 GMT -5
The CI production offices shut down for a week and hope to be back up next Tuesday.
Sirenna, the 11/15 (for online Variety, for print Variety it was 11/16) Variety article with the ellipses came from Army Archerd's column, which is Variety's version of a gossip column. Archerd writes about several celebrities each day in his column and each item is separated by ellipses.
Today's (11/17) Variety article states that Vincent fainted Monday on the set during production. That is incorrect. Although the show was shooting Monday, they were shooting perp and pick up scenes that didn't require Vincent to be there. He was expected to return to work Tuesday.
The facts in the Daily News piece are more accurate.
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Post by Sirenna on Nov 17, 2004 12:22:59 GMT -5
thanks for the updates and clarification, Dom, JS and Ointmentfly! I hope it's nothing serious, and Vincent is back at work soon. I'm going to wait until he returns to the set before I comment on this any further.
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Post by Techguy on Nov 17, 2004 13:06:25 GMT -5
I found this excerpt from the Daily News piece about CI most interesting:
...after this Sunday's original episode, the show was already scheduled to go into reruns through December - and there's enough in the can to last through January.
If there is a positive element in these latest developments, perhaps this will give Vincent D'Onofrio a chance to be thoroughly checked to ascertain the cause of his fainting spells without the added pressure of having to keep up with new episode shooting. The time off will also give him the opportunity to chill out if stress and exhaustion are responsible for the fainting.
Like some other members, I will not speculate or comment further until all the facts are in.
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Post by Patcat on Nov 18, 2004 11:34:08 GMT -5
Here's another report, this time from E ONLINE:
Patcat
Mystery of "Law & Order: C.I." Star
Wed Nov 17, 3:30 PM ET
By Joal Ryan
There is no bigger mystery on Law & Order: Criminal Intent right now than the status of its star.
• News: Vincent D'Onofrio passes out • News: Do-it-yourself Criminal Intent • E! Online's fact sheet for Vincent D'Onofrio
E! Online Photo
Vincent D'Onofrio, who plays Detective Robert Goren on the NBC police drama, was back in a hospital this week for recurring fainting spells.
The most recent incident occurred late Monday at the 45-year-old actor's New York home, according to a series rep.
"He's in good spirits and producers are optimistic he'll be released soon," the rep said.
According to the New York Daily News, D'Onofrio experienced "multiple fainting spells" last week.
A big-screen character actor who once packed more than 40 pounds to play a psycho drug dealer in 2002's The Salton Sea, D'Onofrio was first hospitalized Nov. 10. At the time, NBC said the series star, who previously was not ill, had fainted while filming a stair-climbing scene.
D'Onofrio sat out the rest of the work week, remaining in the hospital for two days. Before his most recent episode, he was expected to return to the show's New York set on Tuesday.
So far, the Daily News said, "a battery of tests," including an MRI, have failed to turn up a culprit responsible for D'Onofrio's condition.
A source told the newspaper that Criminal Intent could be "shut down for a few weeks" while the mystery is solved.
In its fourth season, the Law & Order franchisee has been averaging a solid 12.4 million viewers opposite ABC's top-rated freshman hit, Desperate Housewives.
D'Onofrio, whose other film credits include The Cell and Men in Black, has starred on the series since its 2001 debut.
In October, the actor told reporters he wasn't concerned with the ratings ups and downs that come with television work.
"We do the best work we can possibly do every episode. We throw it out there and we know that so far up to this point the audience appreciates it," D'Onofrio said. "So, we're just going to keep doing good work. And if that's what they like, they can keep liking it. Nobody's going to go away."
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Post by NikkiGreen on Nov 19, 2004 18:55:13 GMT -5
From the Associated Press:
Actor Vincent D'Onofrio Out of Hospital
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star Vincent D'Onofrio was released from a New York hospital Friday after a diagnosis of exhaustion, a spokeswoman said.
D'Onofrio was resting at home in New York and was expected to return to work next week, series spokeswoman Pam Ruben Golum said.
The actor fainted Nov. 10 and was hospitalized after rehearsing a strenuous scene that included climbing for the New York-based NBC drama. He was discharged after two days but fainted again at home Monday.
He returned to the unidentified hospital for further observation and testing, which did not reveal any health problems beyond exhaustion, Golum said.
The 45-year-old actor stars in the NBC drama as police Detective Robert Goren.
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Post by Sirenna on Nov 19, 2004 20:35:43 GMT -5
thanks, Nicky! ;D yeah! I'm happy he's out of hospital. Hope he's feeling better and really hope he can get some rest. He also needs a pay raise and a vacation.
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Post by Patcat on Nov 19, 2004 20:56:47 GMT -5
Ah, good news. Now if he'll just get some rest.
I think, from the interviews I've read and seen, that Dick Wolf like Mr. D'Onofrio. And for all the negative press Mr. D'Onofrio has received, none of it has ever suggested he's looking for a raise.
Patcat (who will be completely happy if she can get rid of her cold)
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Post by Observer2 on Nov 19, 2004 21:24:47 GMT -5
In October, the actor told reporters he wasn't concerned with the ratings ups and downs that come with television work. "We do the best work we can possibly do every episode. We throw it out there and we know that so far up to this point the audience appreciates it," D'Onofrio said. "So, we're just going to keep doing good work. And if that's what they like, they can keep liking it. Nobody's going to go away." “Nobody's going to go away” I want to believe that he was talking long term, reconsidering his decision to leave after 5 seasons. But I doubt it. Even if he was at the time, that might well have changed now. I remember his interviews where he talked about fainting on-stage when he was doing Tooth of Crime (Second Dance). It seemed to make him adamant about not doing that kind of exhausting play again. Speaking of which, somehow a few days off after getting out of the hospital doesn’t seem like much recuperation time from a level of exhaustion that was bringing on fainting spells.
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Post by Observer2 on Nov 19, 2004 23:05:50 GMT -5
...And for all the negative press Mr. D'Onofrio has received... Since the other thread is going to be deleted, I’m re-posting this here. It seems to me that most of the press has not been negative. Most of the papers and sites that picked up the story ran the AP releases, sometimes with a bit of elaboration on his role on Criminal Intent. Page 6 printed their rumors, and a couple of entertainment sites reported that those rumors were out there. But I didn’t see it spread any further than that, except on discussion boards. The NY Daily News gossip columnist did a little extra research, and quoted someone who may actually be an inside source, but wasn’t particularly negative about it. After the first time D'Onofrio was released from the hospital, Variety quoted Dick Wolf: Wolf said he was suffering from "exhaustion" and characterized the lead role in this drama series as "the worst job in show business -- a 14-hour work day for nine months." Of all three Wolf series, he said, "no one has a tougher schedule than Vincent." He called reports of fights on the set as "ludicrous" ... I don’t really see what more NBC or Dick Wolf should do. If they came out with a general press release contradicting the rumors, then any news source that carried the press release would likely quote the rumors to give the context. That would spread the rumors much further than they have spread on their own. In fact, the Page 6 rumors seem to be dying a natural death (further evidence that they have no substance). The Enquirer does not count as press, and the best thing to do is ignore it. Don’t visit their website, don’t buy their paper, and don’t expect anyone official to dignify their trash with a comment, unless they are asked about it in an interview.
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Post by OintmentFly on Nov 19, 2004 23:42:52 GMT -5
The press has been all over the map in terms of accuracy, but I agree that overall it has not been negative toward Vincent. I also agree that neither Wolf nor NBC have gone out of their way to back D'Onofrio. This is a calculated choice/decision on both sides.
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Post by Observer2 on Nov 20, 2004 0:13:12 GMT -5
The press has been all over the map in terms of accuracy... ...This is a calculated choice/decision on both sides. Do you have any basis for those statements, other than pure speculation? And in your opinion, if Wolf and NBC *were* going out of their way to back D'Onofrio, how would that look different from what we’ve been seeing in this situation?
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Post by romulanavatra3 on Nov 20, 2004 5:16:02 GMT -5
observer i can see why dick wolf and nbc have proabbly have not made a press confrence. i have a feeling it may be that like you sugessted but i also have a feeling they may be trying to keep a bit of a low profile for the moment on the franchise given that they are being sued by somebody and proabbly dont want to give the press ammuniton to use agasint them in the future. it sort of makes a lot of sense to try avoid to much bad publicty at one time. OintmentFly i not sure what to make of your last post. what job do you have with the series, iam intrested to know and if so what are the cast acutally like. the only thing i dont understand is in an ealier post you said that nobody knows vincent but now you seem to be refuting that and saying that you have reavltilvely close contact with him at the very least( forgive me for being a tiny winsey bit skeptical). oh and by the way i intend no offcence to you at all in any why shape or form from this post. reagrds all rom.
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Post by Metella on Nov 20, 2004 8:14:39 GMT -5
Rom, don't be naive. Ointmentfly may have had a chance to work in some sort of capacity in the making of CI .... but in no way could be a confidant of the cast and crew and still be posting in this manner. The "close contact" could be a cab driver or the water boy, so don't encourage this new member to wax poetic on his CI experiences by asking more questions. Or even by trying to unduly rip the post apart. It just kinda stands on its own and advertises exactly what it is.
Knight Rom, just ride away from this one.
I can say that if I was so exhausted I fainted, I would take more than 2 days off and really pamper myself.
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Post by romulanavatra3 on Nov 20, 2004 8:30:24 GMT -5
thank you for your input mettela. i agree with you there. now letting my mind wonder a bit here i wonder if the hospital said exhaustion as cover for something more serious. it would not be the first time that hospital has done something like this in order to cover the fact they dont have freaggin clue as to what he may wrong with him. from the way some docots work anything possilbe and not much in the medical bussines would suprise me all that much, after it is easier to go for simple answer and allivate worrying and get rid of the press than it is to admit defeat( or in this case a possible unceratninty of the cause or the problem). reagards rom.
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