Exclusive: Six Feet Under Alum Ready to Play House?
Michael Weston by Soren McCarty/WireImage.com
Stalker alert! Sources confirm to me exclusively that
Michael Weston, best known as Michael C. Hall's psychotic pursuer on
Six Feet Under, is in advanced talks to appear on
House next season in a multi-episode arc that could lead to his
own spinoff.
But, as I
reported last week in Ask Ausiello, the actor - also well remembered as Mariska Hargitay's long-lost bro on
Law & Order: SVU - won't exactly be scrubbing in next to the show's title crab: He'll be playing a private eye. So it's probably a good bet that the potential offshoot would look more like
Magnum P.I. than
House 2.0.
Fox will wait to see if Weston catches on in the role before deciding whether or not to move forward with the spin-off. (No pressure though, dude!)
In any event, what do you think of this development? Are the suits smart to invite Weston to the
House party? Or would you have preferred to see one of the series' regulars spun off - and if so, which one(s)? Debate, discuss, dicker. Not necessarily in that order.
