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Message: <blockquote data-quote="alexpaige" data-source="post: 356959" data-attributes="member: 55379">If Dunne was fired (do we know that was the case?) then it would probably have been Katzman who fired him, not Capice - although I haven't seen any comments from Dunne talking about any of that, so I wouldn't know. All I've seen is Dunne's comments about the dream season resolution, which he was pissed off about, on the grounds that it was "lying to the audience". But if he was hands-off, then he would have left Katzman to his own devices, and Katzman would have had no reason to leave in the first place. It's pretty clearly on record that Katzman and Capice were constantly at loggerheads and that's why Katzman left - also why he wouldn't return unless he was given total authority. That only makes sense if Capice was actually hands-on at least to the extent of  disagreeing with Katzman about the show's direction and storylines and trying to overrule him or actually overruling him. With Katzman gone, it's logical that Capice would, if anything, attempt to increase his level of influence over the show - given he was the experienced EP of nine years standing, and Dunne and Jim Brown were the new guys on the block. Which argues for season 9's declining quality being a result of Capice's influence. As I said, it's all speculation, but it makes sense.</blockquote>