RENE (cont.)
They talk about Olivia D'Abo obsessively. A lot wish she'd just go away, and a lot wished she'd keep coming back to torture Goren. It was really split.

CAROLE
Did the network have any say?

RENE
We had one version we were ready to air and the network said, "You're going to be sorry. The audience is going to want something else." So, we thought what if we aired one version on the east coast and one version on the west coast and had people decide. Out of that came the idea of letting people vote online [on whether she lives or dies]. I don't think that's ever been done before. We will abide by the country's decision [to let her live.]

CAROLE
Did you, in the back of your mind, have a preference?

RENE
Well, the easiest thing would be if she died because then I wouldn't have to think up with any more adventures for her.