BLAIR UNDERWOOD'S 'DIRTY SEXY' IS DONE: Actor Tells Die-Hard Fans It's Pretty Much A Wrap. (January 5, 2009) Despite an online campaign by fans of the ABC drama "Dirty Sexy Money" to keep the show alive, co-star Blair Underwood tells E! Online that the drama has been taken off of life support. "As far as I'm concerned, we're not doing any more shows," says the actor, who played Simon Elder on the series. "ABC officially doesn't want to use the C-word—canceled—but we're not on the schedule. I would pretty much say we're canceled." HBO's "In Treatment" is another series Underwood won't be returning to, either. His character, a Navy fighter pilot traumatized by a disastrous bombing he led in Iraq, died near the end of the first season earlier this year – but not before his work earned a Golden Globe nod. He's still debating if he'll put together an acceptance speech beforehand. "My dad told me I should have something prepared just in case," Underwood says. "He would always get ticked off every time he'd watch an awards show and somebody said, 'I didn't expect that.' And he'd say, 'What do you mean? You were nominated! How could you have not expected that? If there's a possibility, be prepared!' " Underwood is also a Best Spoken Word Album Grammy nominee alongside Beau Bridges for their work on Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth." Oddly enough, Underwood has yet to hear the album. He says with a laugh, "Now that I got the nomination, maybe they'll send me a copy."
Good. That was my thoughts when I first heard the news. When the show made Blair into a mustache-twirling villain my interest waned.
