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I know, we’re all still in shock aout last night’s season finale. Just now, I got an email from Eric Millegan that tells us how he feels about leaving the regular cast of the show. I won’t paraphrase. Here’s what he says:
Okay. If you’ve seen the season finale, you’ve found out what I found out two months ago. I will no longer be a series regular on “Bones.” Creatively, they decided to carry out this storyline in which my character, Zack, was the apprentice to the Gormogon serial killer. The storyline landed Zack in a psychiatric facility and so he is no longer working at the Jeffersonian. This wasn’t my choice, but I embraced the challenge as an actor.
Over the last two months, I have been auditioning for some very interesting projects and I will keep you informed as to how it all goes. I’m also planning on bringing my cabaret show to NYC before the year is over. Once the date is set, I will let you know. I want to apologize to all of you for the times, over the last two months, in which I’ve had to be vague about still working on the show. I know that I told TV Guide that no one was leaving the show and well, you never know, my character is alive and there’s always the chance that he could return. Maybe they’ll have to visit Zack to help solve a case! I couldn’t tell you the whole truth because I was sworn to secrecy by the producers to tell no one about my leaving the show until now. I hated not being able to tell you (it really really s ucked) but well, unfortunately, it was my job to keep the secret.
There you go. I will really miss being on the show and I will really miss working with my friends David, Emily, Michaela, TJ, John, Tamara, Patricia and company. I loved working with Hart Hanson, Stephen Nathan, Barry Josephson and all the other producers, writers, and directors. I enjoyed working with the crew and it was an honor to be a member of the FOX family for 3 years. Finally, thank you for your continued support.
Namaste,
*sniff!* sniff!* How sad…. We’ll miss him on the show!!
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837 days ago
That´s just sad. I hate, when someone is “kicked” out of the show like this. It will be terrible loss, at least they could go on just with Bren and not hire another anthropologist.
Honestly, I still can´t imagine it without Zach, especially after the beautiful scenes with Bren in hospital, because that was just great. Finally we saw, how she loved Zach.
Not even mentioning, that there won´t be the great, crazy experiments, which Zach did with Hodgins anymore. Wannabe was a shock, complete shock. But Pain… that´s making me sad more and more with every hour.
Well, I hope we´ll see Eric on the show again and soon, I already miss him.
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837 days ago
They CAN’T just endear us to such a wonderful character like Zach (remember him singing ‘Love is a Many Splendored Thing’) and then just get rid of him like he’s some expendable extra. I love Booth and I love Brennan but I don’t feel I’ll be as compelled to watch the show as much. It’s obvious the writers don’t have a clue as to what they’re doing or the attachments viewers have to this cast. Just WHO is going to perform explosions, er, EXPERIMENTS in the lab with Hodgins? This is the ascent to the descent of Bones. It’s going to jump the shark. And soon.
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837 days ago
NO! That’s too sad, Zack can’t leave. He is one of the best things about this show! Hodgins/Zack is one of my favorite things….like, ever. “Bones” will never be the same.
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837 days ago
Thank you, Eric, for letting us know your side of things. It means a lot that you care about your fans enough to give us a good explanation. That being said, I am really upset about your character no longer being on the show. Zack has always been my favorite character because of his dry humor/clulessness and, of course, that he is from Michigan. :)
I think you are a splendid actor and singer and I wish you well in your future endeavors. I hope to see you return to “Bones” in some way.
And I’m definitely going to write Hart Hanson and tell him that he gave me the worst birthday present ever…
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837 days ago
Thanks Eric, thanks for clairying us on that cuz we really were meesed up!!!
We’re really srry u’r leaving the show.You were on the top of the it, be sure of that.And we’ll miss you a loooooooooooooooot a lot ! we’re gonna miss our Pavaroti nd our favourite “smartass” boy.But we think you’re gonna have a great way forward cuz you have the singing talent besides ur amazing way of acting.Hoping you really really good luck on your new way/and we sure are waitin the Bones crew to need ur help, so we could see you again.
Lots of greetings: Eranda nd Marissa
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837 days ago
THANK YOU DOCTOR ADDY. :-)
This show will never be the same without you, we’ll miss you SO much… I’ve loved your character, his interactions with the team (Hodgens&Zach were AMAZING), his “weirdness” and his intelligence…I definitely hope to see you again on Bones.
You have shown us what a great actor you are and I really wish you all the best for your next working projects.
Good luck Pavarotti!
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837 days ago
We are going to miss him. A LOT. Thanks a lot to Eric for letting us know his pint of view in all this and I’m looking forwards to see him back at some point. As Hart said, we haven’t seen the last of Eric yet. So that gives me hope!
I’m still shocked with him being Gormagon’s apprentice and I know that the squint squad will definitely not be the same without him.
:(
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836 days ago
I know this might be considered heresy here. While, I loved the character of Zack Addy. I think that for shows to continue to be successful that periodic changes in the dynamic of the show are necessary.
There are numerous examples of shows that survived the departure of original cast members and continued to evolve for the better.
Here are some examples:
MASH
Cheers
The Law and Order franchises
Homicide Life on the Street
Monk
The dynamic of the show will change but, it is too early to say whether it will be for good or ill.
The inclusion of Clark Edison in place of Zack at the beginning of season three was only a temporary plot device and as such the writters probably did not allocate resources to the development of Zack’s replacement at that time. However, the development of Clark’s character in the Verdict in the Story I would argue is indicative of the ability of the writers to develop new characters.
For example in some of the sides that have been posted on the web there is a character who is one Brennan’s grad’s students who has had four greatly varying careers and is an older male.
Such a male figure would provide a good foil for Brennan and Hodgins, Sweets in the work environment and provide a counselor for the male characters much in the same way Angela counsels the female characters.
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836 days ago
WHAT!!!! I might stop watching this show. I LOVE HIM!!!
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836 days ago
I have to say, I didn’t like Zack much when I first started watching the show. But the more I watched, the more and more I started to like him.
I was disappointed and a little disgusted with a lot of things in last night’s episode, and Zack being Gorgomon’s apprentance was one of them.
Still, Eric you are an amazing actor and I wish you luck in everything you do. Bones is not going to be the same without you.
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836 days ago
what the heck.. in the beginning of the season, they basically said hes irreplaceable.. but now they kicked his character out.. and we all saw that the squints couldnt come up with good results without Zack.. well,i guess i am interested in wuts coming up nxt season.. good luck to u Eric Millegan! great job on bones!
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836 days ago
Thanks so much for that Eric.
Im definatly going to miss you on the show. Zach was definatly my next favourite thing (after my Booth/Brennan fangirlness)
I hope we see more then just a little of you on the next season. Failing that, I hope to see you on lots of other shows/movies/whatever
-Love Neochick
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836 days ago
Zak is one of my favorite characters and this ending colors things backwards for me. It will be hard to see any of the old episodes and think of him as a killer. WRONG ANSWER. Sloppy ending to the season, strike or no strike.
Eric all the best, peace, light, and positive energy!!!
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836 days ago
Zack is my favorite character. I will miss seeing him so much. I hope that this story line, or another one involving Zack, is further developed and that we do get a chance to see him again. I do not think he is in any way replaceable and I am frustrated that the writers did not go another way, but I understand that they may have wanted to change things up, if you will. However, I am really going to miss Zack’s interactions, especially with Hodgins (who is my 2nd fave), but also with the rest of the team. I also wish we could have seen more with Booth. He barely gave Zack the time of day and I know that was because he thought of him as an annoying squint, but I think a one-on-one scene with them would have been nice. I guess there isn’t enough time to include everything.
Thank you Eric for explaining things and letting us know about the details of your departure from the show. I wish you well and will always support you in your endeavors. You are very talented, so I know you won’t have trouble finding roles. I would love to see you in your cabaret show, but since I probably won’t make it to NY anytime soon (I live in LA), I hope I’ll get to see you in some upcoming tv shows and/or movies.
Take care, and best of luck to you, always. :)
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836 days ago
I don’t get to see the episode till May 29th but I unfortuntly found out what’s happening (I Hate Spoilers)
:( I’m going to miss Zach/Eric sooo much!
That’s all i can say without seeing the episode.
I wish him good luck and any future tv/movies he does I’ll be sure to watch.
x x
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836 days ago
Catrin, the episode wont screen in new zealand for another seven weeks. >< (We are so slow)
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836 days ago
This was a most disappointing finale. I hope the writers strike was to blame and things will improve with more time. The whole Gormagon line took a wrong turn in my opinion and making Zach a murderer was a horrible mistake. It looks like lack of creativity to me. Writers can make or break a show – I hope they don’t break this one!
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836 days ago
Oh no,that sad.I wish Zach stay on the show for 4 season *Sad*.
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836 days ago
You know, the point isn’t just that a favorite character is gone. I wish they had just let him die in the explosion if they just wanted to change things up and get rid of Zach. Instead they made a favorite character – a really likeable, boyish, naive, socially awkward nerd – a murderer. And not just any murderer – the apprentice if a cannibalistic serial murderer. Nice. I hated the season finale for just that reason. This completely came out of nowhere and seems a lazy, sloppy conclusion to the Gormagon storyline that got rushed due to the strike.
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836 days ago
I don’t like to be picky about people’s work because I know they must all work very hard because this is a great show but I don’t know what they were thinking. Zack was the best and one of the reasons I started watching. He added an edge of awkwardness and comedy that I think was integral to the dynamic of the show. I just don’t get why they had to taint the character this way. I hope he can be somehow redeemed.
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