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The Paper Chase: A Case of Detente (1979)
Episode 21, Season 1
Houseman asked to be written out of this episode
29 April 2023
According to a New York Times article, Houseman was displeased with the script, which did not focus on the relationships between his character and the students. He offered tips on reconstructing the script, but this was the last episode filmed for the season and the producers could not stop production for re-writes. He asked to be excused from the episode and Pernell Roberts was hired to fill a visiting professor role. As John Houseman sensed, this was the worst episode of the first season. Sad for the show to end production with this great young cast on an episode as messy as this one. Still interesting as a preview of Pernell Roberts return to series tv the next season on Trapper John MD for the same studio.
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