Isaiah goes Bionic
After his acrimonious departure from “Grey’s Anatomy,” Isaiah Washington already landed a new gig on NBC’s “Bionic Woman.”
He will be in five of the first six episodes of “Bionic Woman.”
The new co-chairman at NBC, Ben Silverman, doesn’t seem concerned about Isaiah’s previous bad behavior which included using pejorative words towards gays.
“He’s a wonderful actor and a great performer,” Silverman says.“When he told me he was available, I was like, “You are? Wait. They let — I don’t understand. What do you mean? You’re a huge star on a star television show.” ”
Silverman goes on to say he didn’t quite understand what had gone on with Isaiah. Short version, Silverman: Isaiah’s the backside of a northbound horse who doesn’t know when to keep his mouth shut.
In any case, Silverman insists “the character that’s been created for him is really strong and one that he’ll do a great job at, and that’s what, I think, people will respond to, and we’re excited to see come to fruition his portrayal of that character.”
Of course, if they based casting on being a good person, the pool would be shallow indeed.
Big Willie Style said,
July 19, 2007 at 4:17 pm
So how does Isaiah feel about TR getting his Emmy nomination? When reached for comment all Isaiah would say was, “What a fag.”
Sounds like he’s moved on to me!