When Bujold left on September 8, 1994, some the actresses that were (re)considered were Joanna Cassidy , Susan Gibney, Elizabeth Dennehy, Tracy Scoggins, and Lindsay Crouse according to "Entertainment Weekly". The pressure to find a new person for the role was extraordinary, not only was shooting already behind schedule, the launch feature had to be ready by January 1995. It was not only the launch of series, but would be the flagship for newly launching United Paramount Network (UPN), and over 20 million dollars was being spent on the pilot.