In a recent interview, Executive Producer Danny Strong admits having so many celebrities make guest star appearances probably wasn’t the best idea.
He tells Deadline:
“I do think we’ve had too many guest stars and we’ve already started course-correcting in the last portion of this first part of Season 2, especially in the tail end. We’ll be seeing even less guest stars going into the second half of the season as the show will get a little tighter, more focused on the Lyon family and our core group of characters.
“I do think too when the story calls for it, the guest stars are terrific – like Alicia Keys, she was wonderful on the show. But I think, maybe because we were rejected by so many people in the early part of the first season and now we can get anyone we want, we were too guest-star heavy for a while.”
This was the case for the first season as well…
Well hello Captain Obvious. The show was just fine with the cast it already had. They didn’t need all these celebrities because the storylines were interesting enough to stand on their own. I’m glad to hear they cut down on that in the second half.
I don’t mind the celebrities if the storyline is on point, which it hasn’t been since the finale last year.
Yeah the finales have been corny. But I’ll see what happens next year. I haven’t given up on it yet.
Yes too many guest stars and the writing……..its quesadilla cheesy now lol…….I totally forget about it and only watch “Empire” now if there’s nothing I want to watch on Netflix…which is void cause there’s always something to watch on Netflix lol
It’s getting a little better but I don’t like what they are doing with Anika’s character.
Me either. The writers have ruined her.
Yea they have really screwed up her character.
Better writing is severely needed.
Well duh that’s what everyone was saying after season one and they started name dropping everybody who was going to be on season 2. They didn’t even use the guest star appearances right in my opinion. I really want to see how season 3 is going to be because season 2 storylines have been so heavily dependent on guest appearances and how the main characters interact with them and you can’t just take that away now I hope they get it together.
Empire has been a-s all season.
I think the cast and crew are starting to realize the current formula isn’t working. If the season finale doesn’t deliver, the ratings will be even lower next season.
I think things are starting to pick up.
I think it’s a combination of things that just didn’t work. When you have something that blows up so fast, there’s no need to change it so drastically. Even the characters have have changed way too much.
Jussie hooking up with Alicia just wasn’t believable.
I’m just glad he said they calmed down with the celebs in the second half of season 2. It was just too much.
It’s getting so I don’t even watch it live. I catch it on demand when I can actually remember. The mid season finale was ok until Anika did that ton Rhonda. It looked like she was dead.
The sophomore curse doesn’t just apply to music.
I don’t watch this show because it is all over the place.. Watched a few episodes during season one and told people that the writing was horrible but they thought I was hating.. They are now calling me telling me that I was right all along.
My attention is really on Power.
Power is so good! Tell me why I just bought the theme song on iTunes though? *giggles*
Well at least they aren’t in denial anymore. That’s progress.