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The problem also carries through to the stories it tells, which are watched by millions.
Jason Bull is the kind of seemingly innocuous, boys-will-be-boys male protagonist who has filled CBSs airwaves for years.
These characters are not all identical.
He snapped at them.
This, of course, was seen as a positive.
His counterpart onCSI: NY, played by Gary Sinise, was a little looser with the law.
(I was at the pinnacle of my career, she wrote.
I would not work again for seven years.)
OnCSI: NY, the four leads were men who appeared in every episode.
She dies after five episodes.
The plot of the episodes where Dushku appears support that plan.
Stick with me, and well make it 30 more cases.
[Or] no more cases.One hundredmore cases.
Just stick with me.
Bull is intensely attracted to her, and in J.P.s cringe-inducing introduction, he immediately hits on her.
They end up representing the client, but Bull gets the information from their server anyhow.)
Her characters purpose is to provide some small measure of pushback to the shows Great Man.
Shes never going to be allowed to get the absolute upper hand, but she does argue with him.
The cost of Weatherlys harassment is not just the $9.5 million settlement CBS reportedly paid to Dushku.
Sure, Dushkus character was then replaced.
Other women have stepped into the role of Bulls potential love match.
one wonders if Flint has figured out how she needs to behave for keep her job.
But the implication of Dushkus replacement is just as troubling as her initial erasure.
The love interests and female foils forBullare replaceable; Bull is not.
Women, behind the scenes and in front of the camera, are replaceable.
