Horrible Showbiz Career Decisions (McLean Stevenson Effect)

Self | November 25, 2012 | PJ-Comix

[autumnraine]

I never liked Col. Potter as much as Blake.

[rfreedom4u]

Hello Larry was a pretty good show.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Once You’ve done Zardoz, there’s no shame in any role.

[SamAdams76]

It helps to be married to your agent. When Gilligan's Island was filming, the actors received $1200 a week and limited residuals that never added up to much. The exception was Dawn Wells (who played Mary Anne). Her husband agent negotiated long-term residuals in case the show was syndicated and the CBS executives, probably thinking there would be no way such a silly show would see very many re-runs, agreed to it.

The result was that "Mary Anne" has earned millions of dollars over the years while fellow members of her cast, including Thurston Howell, got virtually squat.

[TADSLOS]

Burt also turned down the James Bond role...said no American could pull it off- good call on that one.

[Fast Moving Angel]

Burt Reynolds, turning down the Star Wars part of Han Solo offered by George Lucas

I hadn't heard that, but I bet he would have been good in the part. I sure liked him in the first "Smokey & the Bandit" role.

And for that matter. M*A*S*H sure went downhill after Wayne Rogers left.

[Beowulf9]

Linda Hamilton, in Beauty and the Beast, after the Terminator, then...? When she left the show it tried to go on without her but couldn't. Still miss that show.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Of course look at all the success stories, Steve McQueen (The Bounty Hunter), James Garner (Maverick), Sally Field (The Flying Nun), Burt Reynolds (Riverboat and Gunsmoke0, Clint Eastwood (Rawhide), Pierce Brosnan (Remington Steele), Richard Boone (Have Gun Will Travel)

[A_perfect_lady]

1. Phillip Michael Thomas from Miami Vice
2. Both "Joey" and "Chandler" from Friends
3. Anyone from Facts of Life except George Clooney
4. The girl who shot JR

[LongWayHome]

She (linda Hamilton) developed severe mental health issues if I’m not mistaken toward the end of the show & has had issues off & on since that time. She has a twin sister who is a nurse. They should have used her to fill in:)

[murron]

That’s why they killed him off when he left the series. I read that they did this purposefully so he wouldn’t be able to have a change of heart and want back on the series.

[murron]

What ever happened to Frank Burns on MASH? I know he has since died, but he went absolutely nowhere after he left MASH. I can’t even remember his real name. To me, he WAS Frank Burns and would never be anyone else.

[jjotto]

Linda Hamilton works very regularly.

At least two TV series since Beauty, numerous TV series guest roles and movies, and an upcoming mini-series.

Nice career.

[bravo whiskey]

“Of course look at all the success stories, Steve McQueen (The Bounty Hunter), James Garner (Maverick), Sally Field (The Flying Nun), Burt Reynolds (Riverboat and Gunsmoke0, Clint Eastwood (Rawhide), Pierce Brosnan (Remington Steele), Richard Boone (Have Gun Will Travel)”

bruce willis (moonlighting)
larry hagman

amanda tapping as samantha carter 10 years sg-1 5 years atlantis moved on to sanctuary that’s almost 20 years continuous work.

[brityank]

On CSI he’s naught but a poser! Take him out and there’d be no change to the story-line.

[Twinkie]

On “The Last of the Summer Wine”; the deal is that the actors have mostly just died off of that show. That’s how they leave. It went on for well over 30 years; they kept working well into their eighties for the most part.

[kabumpo]

Actually, Rob Morrow was very good in Numbers, and it was a successful show.

[Beowulf9]

“They should have used her to fill in:)”

I thought the same thing. Totally agree. Meanwhile, Ron Perlman is doing fabulous.

He deserves it:)

[Revolting cat!]

An obscure English beat band, whose name escapes me for the moment, when they fired their drummer Pete Best.

[LongWayHome]

Yup....Ron is a badass biker now.