I am watching the series in order. I've probably seen them all but not in order so that's how I'm watching it now. I don't think Selma Blair is in any episodes after the one with the English guy from CSI Cyber I think it is. Charlie and Kate Do it For Money or something like that. Bobadilla is definetely in some after that. I did read some articles with interviews of Charlie Sheen back when all this happened. Apparently Blair made some very critical remarks about Sheen's work ethic, like "He's a menace.." Everyone knows he's a diva and is always late, doesn't show up until he feels like it, then bangs out his one take wonders. He told the producers either she goes or I go..." Then later on he backtracked and said that he and the writers, producers wanted to give the people what they wanted, which was Charlie Sheen/Charlie Harper. So after Blair left, the show became more about Charlie and his meltdown and using women and bragging about it with creepy Sean and competing with him as well. The show got a lot sleazier after Blair left. They initially sort of cleaned up Charlie (notice he's all in white in a white room in the pic here) who left the building and Charlie Harper took his place. Gone was the obsession with Kate, which was a reversal of the 2 1/2 Charlie (for the most part). Also gone, the kid, and the dorky Michael. Kate was replaced by Jordan, a perky and naive blonde, who definitely had her darkness and weirdness, but still a more innocent, less cynical type than Kate. But she pretty much got corrupted by the icky, sleazy Sean. So my suspition is that they wanted to change the show up and get rid of Blair and they used her badmouthing Charlie as an excuse. I think she sued them for breach of contract but maybe it setttled because they never followed up the story. So I think Bobadilla was phased out because she didn't fit the new format. I never thought she was funny or given funny material, except the scenes with her friends.
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