Actually, no. He did want to. But he already had these plans for now before he knew of the success. I forget where I heard this from, but apparently he would have signed on for more.
his replacement blake bashoff was excellent..i didn't even notice he was "new" in the role..blake, lea and john (groff) were really standouts when I saw the show yesterday..i did not see John Gallerger jr in the show..ever..i did hear he was incredible though
Now I never saw JGJ, but Blake Bashoff soudned less "rock" to me. Both incredible. Bashoff didn't have the same modern edge to his voice but he sure did to his acting. I could hear some similarities between their voices though.