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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 5, 2020 11:36:25 GMT -5
By the same token. Zachary Levi (who was originally supposed to be Fandral in Thor 1 but couldn't due to conflicts with filming Chuck) played Fandral in Thor 2 and 3 replacing Josh Dallas (who had to leave due to conflicts with filming Once Upon a Time) >_> "Playing Fandral in Thor 3" aka being the sheathe of Hela's dagger and not getting a single speaking line, sure. (Still bitter about how dirty Sif and Warriors Three were treated in the entire franchise out of the first movie) He barely fared better in Thor 2. About four lines and a brief action scene. A lot of wasted potential with Thor's supporting cast. I think they could've made a dynamite Disney+ series following the adventures of Sif and the Warriors Three.
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Post by dav on Jan 5, 2020 11:48:55 GMT -5
Rose on Keeping Up Appearances = going from Shirley Stelfox to Mary Millar. If we count new main characters, well....Cathy Gale being replaced by Emma Peel. If you're going to mention UK TV Series The Avengers, while I have never seen any of the first series but wasn't the focus more on a man called David Keel then John Steed? And by season 2 he was replaced by Cathy Gale Aye, it went through numerous recastings as it was meant to be a vehicle for someone completely different before John Steed became more of a focus and his female partners soon afterwards. On another note, going from Grandad to Uncle Albert in Only Fools & Horses was well done, especially with a really touching and funny episode to see the former off as well.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 5, 2020 11:53:46 GMT -5
Aunt Viv from Fresh Prince. The original actress' reported attitude/issues aside, I genuinely thought the second actress was more pleasant and fit the direction of the show much better. Now, again issues aside, the first actress fit better for the feel of the first season or so. She still throws shade at Will Smith to this day
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Jan 5, 2020 11:57:27 GMT -5
Cagney and Lacey recast Cagney multiple times, with Loretta Swit playing her in the movie, Meg Foster playing her in Season 1 as Swit was unavailable, then Sharon Gless because the idiots at CBS decided Meg Foster's version of the character was too aggressive and people might think she was a lesbian.
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Post by mrtuesday on Jan 5, 2020 13:04:03 GMT -5
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
The title character was originally played by Andy Whitfield. After production on the first season ended, Whitfield was diagnosed with cancer. Rather than recast, they decided to make a prequel season setting up the events of season 1. With the proper show resuming when Whitfield recovered.
He didn't and died not long after.
Left with no choice, they had to recast. Liam McIntyre took over the role for the remainder of the series.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 5, 2020 13:10:31 GMT -5
Spartacus: Blood and Sand The title character was originally played by Andy Whitfield. After production on the first season ended, Whitfield was diagnosed with cancer. Rather than recast, they decided to make a prequel season setting up the events of season 1. With the proper show resuming when Whitfield recovered. He didn't and died not long after. Left with no choice, they had to recast. Liam McIntyre took over the role for the remainder of the series. I never finished the show after Andy got sick and they said they were recasting him until he got better Sadly, it seems like they said he was getting better and before you knew it he died and that just took me out the show and the rest of the story they could tell
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Post by Cyno on Jan 5, 2020 13:39:54 GMT -5
Star Trek. Kirk wasn't the first captain. Interesting enough, in Star Trek lore, Kirk was the third captain of the original Enterprise. The first was a guy named Robert April (and he was the name of the captain on the script of the original pitch for Star Trek), while the second was Christopher Pike as played by Jeffrey Hunter. They brought back Pike and Hunter for "The Menagerie," which was half-new episode, half-repurposed cut of the original pilot, "The Cage." It was also the first two-parter in franchise history. April was mentioned in Discovery and also appeared as a commodore in The Animated Series, where he was voiced by James Doohan.
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Post by adamclark52 on Jan 5, 2020 13:55:19 GMT -5
The guy who first played Morty Seinfeld wasn’t that great. Too gruff and typical.
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Post by karl100589 on Jan 5, 2020 13:58:03 GMT -5
Aunt Viv from Fresh Prince. The original actress' reported attitude/issues aside, I genuinely thought the second actress was more pleasant and fit the direction of the show much better. Now, again issues aside, the first actress fit better for the feel of the first season or so.
While I agree with DMR's Viv being more likable, she didn't have the same brashness as JHW. You bought the latter as someone who could genuinely keep Phil in check.
It must've been hard for the producers to handle this kind of replacement. You could've ran a story of Phil and Viv breaking up off camera while goes on a vacation somewhere, but that wouldn't have worked since 1) There were no fractures in Phil and Viv's relationship, 2) Breaking up after a baby would go against Phil's character and 3) Will was in Bel Air through Viv, so it would've made little sense for him to stay associated with Phil.
Playing the actress change for laughs probably worked for the better, plus the wall breaks were some of the best parts of The Fresh Prince's later years.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 5, 2020 14:10:18 GMT -5
So we’re also discussing replacing different characters with a similar role instead of recasting the exact same character with another actor? In that case, bringing in Matt Berry as the Boss in The IT Crowd is my pick. Chris Morris is a genius and I really liked him as Denholm but Douglas is so much funnier.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Jan 5, 2020 14:10:20 GMT -5
When the OP mention Michael J. Fox, I thought he was talking about Back To The Future when Michael J. Fox replaced Eric Schultz.
And I disagree, Spin City in the first 4 seasons, and it should have ended there. Same with Newsradio after Phil Hartmen's death.
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Jan 5, 2020 14:35:10 GMT -5
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk, coming from Edward Norton. I don't think anybody missed Norton after seeing Ruffalo in The Avengers. I like Mark Ruffalo. But Norton is still my ideal Banner as he looks exactly like him from the comics. It would've been awesome to see Norton interact with Downey, Evans, and Hemsworth. Whenever I watch the Avengers I still find myself getting distracted with Ruffalo being Banner.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jan 5, 2020 14:39:41 GMT -5
On Babylon 5, Michael O'Haire was replaced by Bruce Boxleitner. Storyline-wise, O'Haire's Commander Sinclair was made an Ambassador and left the station. The producers didn't explain it so there was a lot of speculation the was fired. After O'Haire's death, show creator Straczynski revealed that O'Haire was suffering from psychological issues and asked to leave rather than delay production. O'Haire would stop acting after that, only appearing a 3 times in New York filmed television programs like Cosby and Law and Order. Boxleitner's character Sheridan became very popular so most fans would call it successful. I would too given the circumstances, but Sheridan grew on me as the first season went on.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Jan 5, 2020 16:33:00 GMT -5
LA Law stayed pretty great despite losing much of the cast half way through.
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Post by OldDirtyBernie on Jan 5, 2020 19:41:06 GMT -5
Aunt Viv from Fresh Prince. The original actress' reported attitude/issues aside, I genuinely thought the second actress was more pleasant and fit the direction of the show much better. Now, again issues aside, the first actress fit better for the feel of the first season or so. While I agree with DMR's Viv being more likable, she didn't have the same brashness as JHW. You bought the latter as someone who could genuinely keep Phil in check.
It must've been hard for the producers to handle this kind of replacement. You could've ran a story of Phil and Viv breaking up off camera while goes on a vacation somewhere, but that wouldn't have worked since 1) There were no fractures in Phil and Viv's relationship, 2) Breaking up after a baby would go against Phil's character and 3) Will was in Bel Air through Viv, so it would've made little sense for him to stay associated with Phil. Playing the actress change for laughs probably worked for the better, plus the wall breaks were some of the best parts of The Fresh Prince's later years.
To your point about keeping Phil in check, I think DMR(hopefully I'm not mixing these up) showed equal footing, especially when Phil ran for office and she left to go to her sister's house. The other points I agree with, though.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2020 19:55:36 GMT -5
Power Rangers of course specifically MMPR into the new cast in the 2nd half of Turbo.
A cast change this massive in the middle of a season should have been the final nail in the coffin but instead breathed all new life into not just the show but the series and set in motion would become the norm going forward changing casts every season.
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Post by salz4life on Jan 5, 2020 21:06:35 GMT -5
When Marvel first got the movie rights for Iron Man back from, I think, Universal, Marvel had absolutely no background in making their own movies and weren't really attracting any A-level names to the project. Finally they came across Terrence Howard who was interested, and they gave him a big money deal to play Rhodey, probably more then he was actually worth, with the hopes that Howard's name attached to the project would bring in other top names. That didn't really work out. Eventually Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. agreed to do the movie, completely independent of Howard, simply because they were fans of the character. They wound up getting paid much less than Howard, and even when other big names like Bridges and Paltrow jumped on, Howard was still easily the highest paid actor in the first movie. The movie was a success and Marvel made plans for a sequel, but insisted on cutting Terrance Howard's pay. Now to Howard, he had just starred in a wildly successful movie that just made a gajillion dollars, he was being asked to return for a sequel with his part being significantly expanded, and was told he needed to take a pay cut to do it. To him, and probably most actors with any name value, this would sound ridiculous, so he walked, and the part was recast with Don Cheadle. Also remember at the time Marvel Films was under the direct control of the notoriously stingy Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter, so that probably added to the issue. If I remember correct they very nearly lost Samuel L. Jackson for similar reasons. I remember not liking Cheadle at first because I thought Howard was really good in Iron Man. Obviously, Cheadle grew on me. LOL
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Post by James Fabiano on Jan 5, 2020 23:24:03 GMT -5
Cagney and Lacey recast Cagney multiple times, with Loretta Swit playing her in the movie, Meg Foster playing her in Season 1 as Swit was unavailable, then Sharon Gless because the idiots at CBS decided Meg Foster's version of the character was too aggressive and people might think she was a lesbian. And the first season theme was better, IMO.
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Post by Tenshigure on Jan 6, 2020 0:15:56 GMT -5
Spartacus: Blood and Sand The title character was originally played by Andy Whitfield. After production on the first season ended, Whitfield was diagnosed with cancer. Rather than recast, they decided to make a prequel season setting up the events of season 1. With the proper show resuming when Whitfield recovered. He didn't and died not long after. Left with no choice, they had to recast. Liam McIntyre took over the role for the remainder of the series. I never finished the show after Andy got sick and they said they were recasting him until he got better Sadly, it seems like they said he was getting better and before you knew it he died and that just took me out the show and the rest of the story they could tell Which is a shame, because if you can make it past the "we're totally not Gladiator: the TV series" pilot, Spartacus was a damned good show. Andy Whitfield could've been a breakout star beyond the show had he not sadly passed, tbh. In the very least, he could take all the roles from Sam Worthington, and that's enough for me.
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