ONTD Original: Actors who were replaced on tv instead of recast

[a_files06]

What do you do when you want to get rid of an actor or character on a hit tv show? Replace them with a similar character to take their place!

Star Trek: TNG
Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher replaced by Diana Muldaur as Doctor Katherine Pulaski

Comments

[sharktoothdecay]

man shannon got replaced a lot

[glitterslugs]

wasn't she basically a nightmare to work w/?

[moddchicc]

She has the worst reputation in Hollywood

[a_files06]

She was during 90210 but Charmed was a bit of a different story as her main problem was with Alyssa.

[hbic_monalisa]

But can we talk about Valerie Harper getting killed off of her own show "Valerie" and then replaced with Sandy Duncan and the show being renamed "The Hogan Family"? Iconic.

[a_files06]

Lets! I just read up on it and its very sad/interesting/funny.

[pikapika217]

oh my god?!

[getbacknow]

yeah these examples were all pretty new...if you go back farther there are a ton of crazy things that shows did that wouldn't fly today. the most awkward was on mash, when the actors who played trapper and frank burns clearly left the show without any advance planning, so the next season premiere had to be hawkeye learning about how they got discharged with absolutely no notice lmao

[moddchicc]

It's just 'recast.'

'Casted' isn't a word unless you're talking about a broken limb. Sorry, but this is like my biggest grammar pet peeve atm, lol

This list is also missing all of Sabrina's best friends, lol

[a_files06]

[pastelstar]

omg Three's company had a revolving door of blonde roommates too, chrissy then her cousin then terri

[lenee91]

Chrissy was the best though. Hated that they replaced her. Didn't care about the others when they got replaced.

[justice_b]

I wanted to like Pulaski but the shit she said to or about Data always made my blood boil lmao. It was good they brought Beverly back, I always liked her character.

On a TNG related note, I did a rewatch not too long ago and couldn't get over how much I still disliked the Worf/Troi relationship. Also, I love how they never gave it a proper ending in the films, it was just over at some point.

[a_files06]

Yeah the Worf/Troi pairing was weird and unneeded. It was weird how her Troi or her mom didnt show up when Betazed was taken over.

[myselfdestruct]

Its so odd because those real actors hated each other for the first few seasons. By that point, they were friends but it would still be weird I would think.

[vibeology_e]

I assume the writers were going for a Bones and Spock relationship with Pulaski and Dat only they forgot the part where every so often Pulaski needed to care about Data. Also without a character in the middle like Kirk the dynamic doesn't work at all.

[spanishsaharaa]

I wonder if the writers on Nashville thought about doing something like this with Rayna/Connie. Although she made the show so it would've still been difficult. I know we're gonna have to sit through Maddie storylines tho 😒

[setsuna16]

I'm super uncertain about continuing to watch Nashville post-Rayna. But I also have nothing better to watch at that time on Thursdays...

[spanishsaharaa]

They're lucky Charles is such a good actor or I'd quit the show. I'm hoping Juliette gets a decent storyline too but I don't have my hopes up.

[backupblood]

I'm worried they'll eventually go back to Deacon/Juliette and nobody's got time for that