 The series brass and lower execs 
favored Nicholle because they thought that she would be more suitable for the pushing of erotic boundaries that they wanted to accomplish.The second group — in direct violation of the president's orders, and while he was away on company business — pulled off a coup-d'état by giving Nicholle the lead role and began filming, production, and promotion of the series.They were able to complete production of the first two episodes; however, this ended when the Showtime president returned from his trip and found out about their actions.