Nr1Humanoid
Hank Scorpio
Is the #3 humanoid at best.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Mar 4, 2016 17:08:26 GMT -5
Even arriving in the second season Joan Collins pretty much was Dynasty, a feat Heather Locklear followed on Melrose Place. Donna Mills did wonders for Knots Landing as well.
Any non-soap examples?
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Post by DSR on Mar 4, 2016 17:09:53 GMT -5
Jaleel White?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2016 17:11:35 GMT -5
Without Danny Devito giving it credibility, I doubt Always Sunny would have been as a big of a cult hit and lasted as long.
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Mar 4, 2016 17:13:00 GMT -5
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Post by BorneAgain on Mar 4, 2016 17:21:26 GMT -5
I'm convinced two things saved Star Trek: TNG from cancellation after the first season; that the fanbase was desperate for any new Trek on television and that Patrick Stewart brought enough dignity and gravitas to make even the more cynical fans go "Alright, let's stick this s*** out for another season; see if it gets any better".
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Perd
Patti Mayonnaise
Leslie needs to butt out for fear of receiving The Bunghole Buster
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Post by Perd on Mar 4, 2016 17:27:13 GMT -5
Chris Jericho saved Raw in 2007.
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hassanchop
Grimlock
Who are you to doubt Belldandy?
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Post by hassanchop on Mar 4, 2016 17:57:56 GMT -5
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Post by hossfan on Mar 4, 2016 17:58:09 GMT -5
No Fonzie, no eleven seasons for "Happy Days".
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Brood Lone Wolf Funker
Ozymandius
Got fined anyway.
Possibly a Moose
James Franco is the white Donald Glover
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Mar 4, 2016 18:04:51 GMT -5
David Caruso saved CSI Miami
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Magnus the Magnificent
King Koopa
didn't want one.
I could write a book about what you don't know!
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Mar 4, 2016 19:01:21 GMT -5
I'm convinced two things saved Star Trek: TNG from cancellation after the first season; that the fanbase was desperate for any new Trek on television and that Patrick Stewart brought enough dignity and gravitas to make even the more cynical fans go "Alright, let's stick this s*** out for another season; see if it gets any better". Riker's beard is what saved ST:TNG. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2016 19:08:02 GMT -5
William Fitchner (sp?) in S2 of Prison Break.
that show only had one actual cool season in it, but Fitchner as the FBI agent chasing down the Foxriver gang made S2 WAAAAY better than it would have been otherwise.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Mar 4, 2016 19:11:40 GMT -5
Rob Lowe and Adam Scott on Parks & Rec
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Mar 4, 2016 19:29:01 GMT -5
I'm convinced two things saved Star Trek: TNG from cancellation after the first season; that the fanbase was desperate for any new Trek on television and that Patrick Stewart brought enough dignity and gravitas to make even the more cynical fans go "Alright, let's stick this s*** out for another season; see if it gets any better". Riker's beard is what saved ST:TNG. Riker got the beard in Season 2 and that's the show's worst season. There were some good actors considered for Picard, I remember Yaphet Kotto was on the short list, but Stewart is the strongest actor on the show. Maybe the best actor in the franchise. |
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Mar 4, 2016 21:37:13 GMT -5
Rob Lowe and Adam Scott on Parks & Rec I'd argue the second season was already well on the way when they retooled it from a clone of The Office but yeah, Ben and Chris joining the show was its "grow the beard" moment. |
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Mar 4, 2016 21:41:39 GMT -5
Although they're presenters not actors, Jeremy Clarkson and Andy Wilman.
The original Top Gear had been cancelled a few years earlier and Clarkson and Wilman had both at some point presented the show. They knew that the show could be saved by changing the format to a more energetic, entertaining format which concentrated on the chemistry between the presenters (which clicked in the second series when James May replaced Jason Dawe). They came up with the idea, the BBC resurrected Top Gear and it became the biggest factual show........in the world.
(Of course, Clarkson's antics eventually led to him being shown the door).
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Urethra Franklin
King Koopa
When Toronto sports teams lose, Alison Brie is sad
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Mar 4, 2016 22:48:44 GMT -5
Community did a fine job of replacing Chevy Chase, Donald Glover and Yvette Nicole Brown with the likes of Keith David, Paget Brewster and Jonathan Banks.
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legendkiller1985
Don Corleone
If I'm going to have a past, I'd prefer it to be multiple choice
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Post by legendkiller1985 on Mar 4, 2016 23:59:05 GMT -5
Eddie Murphy with SNL in the Early 80s. The Show was on the verge of being canceled and when the show went on break during the summer of 1980, Dick Ebersol took over and fired a lot of people with the exception of Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo.
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Post by Cela on Mar 5, 2016 0:54:24 GMT -5
Community did a fine job of replacing Chevy Chase, Donald Glover and Yvette Nicole Brown with the likes of Keith David, Paget Brewster and Jonathan Banks. I'll give you Keith David and Jonathan Banks being tolerable replacements in a bad situation. But Paget Brewster was an annoying character that really hurt my enjoyment of the show. Season 6 was utter garbage. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2016 1:21:25 GMT -5
Community did a fine job of replacing Chevy Chase, Donald Glover and Yvette Nicole Brown with the likes of Keith David, Paget Brewster and Jonathan Banks. I'll give you Keith David and Jonathan Banks being tolerable replacements in a bad situation. But Paget Brewster was an annoying character that really hurt my enjoyment of the show. Season 6 was utter garbage. That and she was fairly redundant. She was basically "grown up Annie." They could have done so much more with an actress like Brewster. |
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Mar 5, 2016 1:21:59 GMT -5
No Jim Parsons and the Big Bang Theory probably would have lasted one season at most.
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