I remember that Diane's character let to grieve, the death of Bobby. And before she left, Diane bet and started dating Bobby's doctor. What became of Diane? I know that she came back to the precinct, how was Diane storyline resolved??
shareDiane became a detective in the sex crimes unit. She worked with her old precinct briefly when Kim Delaney guest starred for a few episodes and then disappeared back in sex crimes.
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I may be in the minority but I never really got into Diane's character. I don't know if it was the writing or Delaney's portrayal or what, but it never did it for me. They really didn't dive deep into her trauma from when she was raped by her father, something that had they done so I would have likely been more interested. She really became a rather "role player" instead of a strong captivating character.
shareI never liked her character either. Too weak and she always had this quaver in her voice when she spoke. I did like her with Bobby's doctor but there was no mention of him when she came for her guest appearance.
shareI feel the same. It may have been the writing. They really did give the women (and Medavoy and Martinez too) the 2nd string stories that didn't require much depth (imho). I find myself fast-forwarding to the Andy-and-Bobby (or whoever his partner was) scenes when I'm watching a recorded episode. Maybe I'm sexist, but I thought all of the women on 'Blue' (with the exception of Amy Brenneman) were more hired for their looks than acting chops. (Don't get me wrong, Amy's beautiful and, I thought she was a very good actress). But Delaney, with the 'Diane's family' storylines and SOME scenes with Smits, showed signs of brilliance, but it didn't last. With me anyway.
shareI can't begin to remember all of the times that she showed up at Simone's apartment and put her forehead on his chest and started whining about her problem-of-the-week. He must have REALLY loved her to keep putting up with her crap. There was not a lot of her working on cases. Sometimes, the most she ever said that was pertinent to the job was, "I'm Detective Russell. This is my partner Jill Kirkendall." The whole storyline with her family was aggravating to say the least. Come on; an adult man called Dougie? Too many magazines? Hardly the stuff to spin an episode from.
I did like her on All My Children.
I was an anti-Christer. I was an anarchist until Jeremy spoke in class today.
Oh he loved her.
I'm with you, she was a lot of baggage.
And she is mad lucky to have found Bobby.
She is easily someone who would have a kid and marry someone that beats her.
Nothing about her character made me think she was above that.
I am watching this for the second time and this time Diane is not my favorite- needy needy sex fiend pretty bimbo - When Bobby was suspended her answer to comfort him was to open her sweater and have sex with him She also seemed to have a lot of mood swings
shareIt wasn't Diane who met and became interested in the doctor while Bobby was dying, it was Jill Kirkendall.
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Wrong. While in the hospital, Bobby asked the doctor if the friend with Diane in the waiting room were a shapely blonde, which the doctor confirmed. Bobby asked the doctor to thank Jill, which pleased the doctor, but of course Jill had eyes only for her skel ex-husband Don.
Diane and the doctor became interested in each other long after Bobby had died, when they ran into each other at the hospital.
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Diane was always scratching her head. Really annoying affectation.
She wanted to be transferred. But as a transfer might take a while she instead took a leave of absence....
shareDet. Russell/Kim Delaney aka Drunky McBooze. Hope she got the help she clearly needed. Lost every job because of her drinking. NYPD Blue, Philly, CSI.
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I didn't know she lost all those jobs from drinking. I didn't even know she had a problem until I watched a clip of her, years ago, at some funtion (I forget which one). She was making a speech on stage and was so blitzed out of her mind she had to be ushered off the stage before her speech was complete. I thought WTH? That's ashame, she was always very beautiful and could have gone far.
shareI didn't know she lost all those jobs from drinking.
Why did Kim Delaney leave the show?
When Kim Delaney left NYPD Blue after the eighth season to star in Philly -- a series specifically created for her by Steven Bochco, who felt that Blue couldn't showcase her talents enough -- it was with the agreement that Kim could return to Blue if the new show was canceled quickly.
It later turned out that Kim's contract defined "quickly" as "in 13 episodes or less." Since Philly essentially ran for a full season, Bochco was no longer bound by that agreement. According to Bochco, he realized that Diane no longer fit in with the other characters and decided not to bring Kim back, at which point she took a job as David Caruso's partner on CSI: Miami. According to Kim, the CSI offer came very shortly after Philly was canceled, and that she didn't have a chance to discuss a Blue return with Bochco.
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Re why Delaney was fired from CSI: Miami, the only reason I've read was due to a lack of chemistry between her and David Caruso. Must've been bad since she was fired only a few episodes into the first season.
shareThanks for standing up for Kim. I've never heard anything but very positive comments on her as an actress and as a person.
By any standard, she has had a fantastic career.
"He was running around like a rooster in a barnyard full of ducks."--Pat Novak
CSI Miami-rumor was she & Caruso did not get along. And what he says-goes.
shareDiane was my least favorite character. I have no problem believing she was a drunk. However, to me she looked like a spun-to-the-hubs coke fiend. I have known three gals very similar, who tried to hang with the boys, perhaps not realizing they had half the body weight so they were doing double the dose. After about 6 months they are pretty much clinically insane. Diane just so reminded me of these three gals. Its a kind of over-stimulation combined with being dopey and out of touch. It was like she was vibrating inside. I have known many alcoholics who used coke or crank so they could drink more, its a very sad pathology.
That Bochco was a known and an admitted coke-head not only reinforces my thinking Diane was the party girl, but explains why he took her to a new show, so he could have an enabling co-dependent to hang around between episodes. And I doubt that it was some silly contract clause that she did not come back to NYPD Blue, it was because everyone was fed up with Bochco and I assume, her. I wouldn't be surprised if Andy and Smits did a little drugs or booze, but it sure seems like they took their jobs seriously. Heck, Smits asked to be written out after Bochco was so spun he would turn in a script a day before shooting.
What really confirmed my suspicion that Diane was a coke fiend was this affectation she did on-camera. She would wipe her nose with her ring finger, while covering her nose with her first two figures. It looks like a move by someone trying to hide those little white rings around the nostrils. Yeah, coke, I assume to keep her functioning past the booze.
And sure, this is all pure theory and hearsay-- for all I know Diane is a Morman that never did a drop or a snort.
I was in love with her growing up watching this show. And Sylvia too.
No f@cking sh`t lady does it sound like I'm ordering a pizza!
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You know, I just watched the episode with Sylvia and Andy in the shower...and you are sooooo right. Best butt on the series, without a doubt. Spectacular!
"He was running around like a rooster in a barnyard full of ducks."--Pat Novak
Nah, that's gotta belong to Denis Franz.
No f@cking sh`t lady does it sound like I'm ordering a pizza!
Ouch. Now there is a painful memory. I actually never had any trouble with the Sylvia/Andy relationship--I could always buy that there was something there that attracted Sylvia to Andy. But I could never buy Andy/Connie. That was one relationship that would never happen in a million years.
"He was running around like a rooster in a barnyard full of ducks."--Pat Novak
Me too. I can't put my finger on it but Sylvia/Andy were a good fit together. Andy/Connie was a little haphazard. It seems like Milch or whoever felt that Andy needed a love interest, and instead of creating a separate character they just mashed him up with Connie. Of course creating a separate character is another actress you have to pay, but that's just an excuse really.
I did feel a bit of remorse when his ex-wife Katey left the show. I liked that storyline a lot more, it seemed a bit more believable than Andy/Connie and two exes getting back together carries its own level of unbelievability because it's so extremely rare.
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The episode where Theo walks in on Connie in the bathroom ranks up there also. Especially the shot from behind Theo's head where his ears are covering her boobs. LMAO!!!
The episode where Theo walks in on Connie in the bathroom ranks up there also. Especially the shot from behind Theo's head where his ears are covering her boobs. LMAO!!!
Well I know he did ask his dad to take him to Hooters instead of school that day. lol One of the funniest Sipowicz lines. A wise dad. He didn't make a big deal out of it. When you live in a small apartment, it can happen.
As for the little actor, I don't think he got a peek though.
I highly doubt it. With green screen and CGI technology heavily used by 2003 they probably shot the reaction scenes separately and for the static frontal shot stitched in Theo's head (adjusting for scale) superimposed over Connie's body. I sure would have loved to be on THAT closed set!
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I really don't like Diane and I'm only on Season Four. She is manipulative, a liar, and acts insecure and needy, but she is always looking out for herself. Remember the episodes with Jimmie Liery? She loved every minute of it, yet claimed he raped her. B-tch!
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