Dear Sophia,I've been a fan of yours ever since I saw you in that absolutely brilliant episode of Doctor Who ("The Girl in the Fireplace"), where you appeared as the headstrong and lovelorn Madame de Pompadour. You've appeared in other productions high up on my radar, like Extras, Masterpiece Theatre's adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Underworld: Evolution, Art School Confidential, and Tristan + Isolde.
So what are you doing slumming it in CBS's fall drama Moonlight (formerly known as Twilight)?
Sure, I'm sure your agent at ICM sold you on the fact that it's a starring role on a network series (the Tiffany Network, no less) and played up the fact that they brought in Angel co-creator David Greenwalt to punch things up, but come on now, Soph. Did you see that abysmal pilot presentation they shot with Alex O'Loughlin and The OC's Shannon Lucio (whom you're replacing)?
Now, let's be honest: you're definitely more of a leading lady and much more of a serious actress than Lucio, who imbued "beautiful, ambitious" investigative reporter Beth Turner with a blasé MySpace generation mentality, but I was really hoping for more from you than appearing in a third-rate Angel/Forever Knight ripoff.
I'd urge you to reconsider, but we all know that the clock is already ticking for Moonlight, the odd man out in terms of CBS' fall schedule. Tick tock...
Sincerely,
Jace at Televisionary
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Hands down "The Girl in the Fireplace" was my favorite Doctor Who to date. I have it on my iPod and can't help but watch it constantly.
I was pretty happy to hear Sophia Myles was the replacement. She was great in The Girl in the Fireplace.
Honestly I had hoped when Billie Piper left that they'd have found some way for The Doctor to go back and pick her up and she'd be his new companion. I'd have liked for them to shake up the companion role with someone that The Doctor was actually interested in romantically (which I know is a bone of some contention amongst die hard fans) or at the very least someone more his equal somewhat akin to Romana back in the day.
Either way, I haven't seen the pilot for this show, but it does seem like it's going to be DOA. At least she'll have picked up a paycheck and maybe gotten a bit more exposure to US audiences.
I'm actually kind of looking forward to this show now that Grenwalt is involved and they've brought in Myles (Whose one of the most beautiful actresses out there in my book)
I like the show so far, it is getting better. It does lack that certain something but I am going to stick with it and see how it develops...