Like us, you probably thought that Isaiah Washington screaming the word "faggot" at everyone who works on Grey's Anatomy like some sort of hellish warcry had probably put the kibosh on his television career, but that couldn't be wronger.
After being unceremoniously dumped by Grey's Anatomy and ABC last month, Isaiah Washington looked to be done for – but NBC has handed Isaiah a second chance. Not only will Isaiah Washington be starring in five episodes of new NBC action series The Bionic Woman, but the network is developing another action series that Isaiah Washington apparently thought up himself. It's a big risk for NBC to take – they're banking on the public siding with man who ultimately got the sack from his last job for bellowing a gay slur in the middle of a fight – which is possibly why NBC has rejected Isaiah Washington's idea for a gameshow called Isaiah Washington Says Who's The Faggot? You Are, You're The Faggot, That's What Isaiah Washington Says.
So hecklerspray got it wrong, and chances are you did too. When Isaiah Washington was sacked from Grey's Anatomy for getting into a huge actor-fight and apparently barking a gay slur at gay co-star TR Knight, most people thought that Isaiah should probably just lay low, let the fuss blow over and then slowly reestablish himself as an actor over the course of a couple of years. But that's not Isaiah Washington's way. When a problem confronts Isaiah Washington, he just punches it in the face and calls it a faggot. And that seems to be getting him results.
Furious that he'd been fired after apologising to the gays and going to gay rehab and making a bunch of pro-gay TV commercials, Isaiah Washington went on the warpath. First Isaiah said he was "saddened," then Isaiah demanded that TR Knight sacked and then Isaiah wished he'd said the 'n word' instead of the 'f word' – and it worked. Now NBC has offered Isaiah Washington the golden opportunity to show everyone that he's not as much as a bell-end as everyone thinks he is. The Washington Post reports:
Actor Isaiah Washington, fired last month from the ABC hit medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" after reportedly making an anti-gay slur, has landed a new role, and a development deal, with rival network NBC. Washington will guest star in five episodes of NBC's upcoming sci-fi action drama "Bionic Woman," a 21st-century remake of the 1970s series that starred Lindsay Wagner and was itself a spinoff of "The Six Million Dollar Man." … NBC said the network also is developing a separate "action-series" project with Washington based on an idea from the actor. "He's a wonderful actor and a great performer, and he became available," said NBC's new chief programmer, Ben Silverman.
So, just to recap, Isaiah Washington gets fired from his job on an unthinkably dull hospital drama for screaming the word "faggot" at people he works with – and then rages dementedly at anyone who'll listen about how unfair it all is – and he ends up working on a better-looking TV show where the girl from EastEnders kills people with her bionic boobies? That seems a little unfair to us but, hey, if you can't beat them.
Memo to everyone: if you catch us wailing highly offensive gay slurs at you over the next few months, please don't take offence. We're just doing it for career progression and nothing else. You great big rim-jobber.
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Isaiah Washington Gets 'Second Chance' At NBC – Washington Post
Mithaearon says
Oh god how gay is this?
Tony Wichowski says
You think if McDreamy went around calling his co-workers “nigger” or his bosses “kike” he’d still be working? I guess it’s okay only to bash the “faggots”. They deserve it.
Brandon says
Well if McDreamy said the N word, he’d get fired and then get another acting gig after apologizing, so you guys need to stop the hate trip