7 TV Shows That Continued After Losing Lead Stars

Jim Halterman
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    BlueBandAid

    It seems clear from the list that most of these shows did not improve after these starts left. Valerie definitely wasn't the same. NYPD Blue did rebound nicely with Jimmy Smits, but he couldn't match the intensity of Caruso. Shelly Long's departure was huge. I never quite warmed to her replacement.

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    PurpleSubmarine

    What about MASH which lost two leed actors and went several years later. That has to be a record of some sort.

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    PurpleSubmarine

    What about what's her face from 90210 and Charmed? She was fired twice and both shows went on without her.

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      GoldScooter

      Shannen Doherty. If we do a follow-up list, we'll include her. Thanks!

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      BlueBandAid

      Neither show was the same without her.

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      PurpleSubmarine

      Rose McGowan was/is a heck of a lot hotter than her. I liked T/A Thiesen playing a bitch on 90210.

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      BlueBandAid

      Rose may have been hotter, but the show was not as good. I lost interest in 90210 when she left. The whole Brenda-Kelly-Dylan dynamic was one of the best parts of the show.

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    GreenToast

    John Ritter died of aortic dissection, not a heart attack. Just an FYI.

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    OrangeFish

    so what are the other 6 besides Charlie's Angels...misleading headline and how tough would it have been to actually list the 7 shows you were referencing instead of just 1.Forcing us to forward a page for each photo is a bogus way to get clicks so you defraud your advertisers. Thanks for nothing.

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      GoldScooter

      It's a photo gallery so click on the arrow on the right side of the first photo for more.