Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26261400-20170512124543/@comment-25536775-20170513033148

Lady Junky wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: Lady Junky wrote: JennaMae wrote: I wish they would've looked at it a different way - like if they're losing Emma, Snow, & Charming because those actors decided to leave, why not use S7 as an opportunity for more screentime and development for the "underused" Zelena and Belle, instead of hiring a couple of new mains and focusing on them? And I'm sure in Bex's case, she's being paid a lot less than the others to begin with. Cheapest actress who is also the most enthusiastic about the show? Should've been a winning combo. Because they would have to keep them as regulars, and it is cheaper to get two new guys.

I really don't get why everyone is falling into this "creative decision" bs. This is not a creative thing, neither chosen by A&E. ABC forced them to cut cost to get renewed, that's all. But you can't say it, so you say "creative decision". Not a story question, we're talking about money here. It could be some of both. If Adam and Eddy really felt Zelena was vital to the plot, don't you think they would have said "no, we have to keep her for this reboot". But they didn't. No; they would not, not if ABC was close to cancel the series. ABC made it clear, you keep these four actors and the other leave. Jennifer, Colin, Lana and Robert. The first three are an attempt to secure the fandom and Robert because he is their most well known actor. If ABC gave them the choice to only keep major series regulars, that's normal that A&E chose these three over Rebecca and Emilie.

Again, let's be realistic guys, this is a question of money.

1) Don't act like you have inside knowledge because you don't. people love to overstate their understanding of internal ABC policy but everyone was and is left pretty much in the dark. Might've been money, but we can't affirm that with certainty. Given that JMo and Gosh left, it's actually more likely not a financial decision.

2) Fandom doesn't really matter to ABC because their tracking data is collected mostly through the GA (aka General Audience). It's impossible to know for a fact but I estimate fandom only amounts to  approx. 1 million viewers.

3) While it is true that Alison Fernandez is cheaper than Mader (Because child labour laws), the same can't be said for Andre West. He's never been in a Once call sheet so we have no idea how much he'll pe paid per episode.