The UPROXX Guide To Television’s 20 Most Lethal Show Killers
09.22.11 at 10:46 am
The White Boom Boom
Not too quibble, but does Arrested Development count against Judy Greer’s total?
09.22.11 at 1:11 pm
Mule
Wasn’t David Krumholz also a guest star on Firefly?
09.22.11 at 1:40 pm
Rondogg
#9 no mention of Chocolate News??
09.22.11 at 1:45 pm
plow
david alan greer-thank god you’re here?
09.22.11 at 1:53 pm
Quasimofo
A few you over looked.
Mark Feuerstein “Once & Again”
Tim Matheson “The Quest”
Mädchen Amick “Fantasy Island” “Twin Peaks”
Mark Valley “Once & Again”
Paula Marshall “Veronica Mars” “Sports Night”
Justin Louis a.k.a. Louis Ferreira “SGU Stargate Universe”
One more that should be on the list.
Liz Vassey(7) “3Way” “Tru Calling” “Push Nevada” “The Tick” “Maximum Bob” “Brotherly Love” “Pig Sty”
09.22.11 at 2:24 pm
brian
No Ted McGinley? Isnt he the patron saint of show killing?
09.22.11 at 2:54 pm
Quasimofo
@brian Ted McGinley just gets a bad rap. He’s no where near the mythic show killer people make him out to be. The two big shows he’s accused of killing are Happy Days and The Love Boat and they both continued on another 4 seasons after he joined their main cast.
09.22.11 at 4:25 pm
Burnsy
Jason Gedrick only failed because none of his characters wore cassette decks on their legs.
*fires up Twisted Sister*
09.22.11 at 6:31 pm
The Wannabe Housewife
Judy Greer may have been associated with some shit shows, but Arrested Development was the tits and she seems to have found a home at Archer and I love it.
09.22.11 at 6:32 pm
porky1
Ted McGinley was Jefferson Darcy and Stan Gable. Argument invalidated.
09.22.11 at 8:40 pm
leigh
Vassey didn’t kill CSI. She was on for five seasons and on it goes. Nothing seems to kill that show….
09.22.11 at 9:17 pm
crispyaod
I’d also probably also include Huff in Paget Brewster’s list, although it was a great show, it was never very successful
09.22.11 at 10:37 pm
Arran
Ted McGinley is the king of shark jumping, a different discipline to show-killing. He doesn’t actually KILL shows, he is the harbinger of a show going off the rails. Given that he’s actually a decent actor, scientists are still trying to figure out why.
09.23.11 at 1:37 am
Moose (The Thread Ender)
HOWEVER: I’m pretty sure we only see screen caps of Mädchen Amick showing her bush. This thread needed some class and there you go.
09.23.11 at 4:53 am
insomniacslounge
You can put one more notch in Rena Sofer’s bedpost with her arrival signaling the death knell of “Just Shoot Me.”
09.23.11 at 8:54 am
MirthwormJim
Can’t we just add Two & 1/2 Men to Jon Cryer’s list already? Also, anyone says anything bad about Judy Greer, and I stab them in the neck with a pencil.
09.23.11 at 1:20 pm
Wrathful Diety
For Tim Matheson you also forgot “Jonny Quest”. He was the voice of Jonny and despite it now being a great beloved classic, it only ran one season.
09.23.11 at 3:29 pm
Arrogant Bastard
Terribly flawed list for 2 reasons.
1. Too many actors/actresses included that not only have not killed shows they appeared in, but successful ones they currently STAR in.
2. No Nancy Travis? She should be #1 on this list.
09.23.11 at 4:00 pm
Phil
Justin Louis also killed “Stargate Universe”…
09.23.11 at 4:50 pm
Archie
I’m not sure if there are some rules that I’m unaware of, but I think Rena Sofer also killed Just Shoot Me, and Paget Brewster was also on Huff, which was cancelled midway through its 2nd season. Not that she was the one who killed it, but that doesn’t seem to really be a requirement here.
09.23.11 at 5:32 pm
Schamotnik
Mmmm Paula Marshall.. it is now 5 past 12
09.24.11 at 9:42 am
Heather
Dustin Rowles is clueless. Many of these folks were either guest stars or only on a handful of episodes of the shows they supposedly “killed.” The king will always and forever be Ted McGinley… with Nathan Fillion as heir apparent.
09.24.11 at 9:52 am
KJT77
What was the criteria? I don’t think you can count certain actors as show killers if they were brought into a show, that was obviously on its way out, to try and give it a change to save it.
09.24.11 at 9:55 pm
Bubba
How about Alison LaPlaca? She is the sitcom kiss of death. The Jackie Thomas Show, Stat, Open House…
09.25.11 at 1:47 pm
moebius8
Kim Possible was only planned for 3 seasons and they actually had to write and script the fourth to satisfy a franchising deal Disney cut with a german network.
Samurai Jack likewise ended on schedule rather than being cancelled.
09.26.11 at 1:10 am
Eric
This is a really stupid list. The fact is that almost ALL shows in general die early deaths. These actors are just lucky and well-liked enough to constantly get jobs that actually break the barrier past being a single-pilot series.
09.26.11 at 12:27 pm
Homo Erectus
Does Clooney get dinged for E/R when he left it about 8 seasons before it was shut down? If he does then you need to ding him for Roseanne, where he was for one season.
The whole thing reminds me that some great series out there get cancelled way too early, and some crap should never be made.
09.26.11 at 12:52 pm
Holy Shit Snacks
No Norm MacDonald?
09.27.11 at 7:53 am
Jimmy
Jon Cryer was in Mr. Show for about five seconds as a cameo and I would hardly call that show a failure. Pretty much every comedian in show business these days cites it as a major influence.
09.28.11 at 3:12 pm
Jack Burton
Ted McGinley tried to commit suicide, but he fucked that up too. The man can kill everything but himself.
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Not too quibble, but does Arrested Development count against Judy Greer’s total?
Wasn’t David Krumholz also a guest star on Firefly?
#9 no mention of Chocolate News??
david alan greer-thank god you’re here?
A few you over looked.
Mark Feuerstein “Once & Again”
Tim Matheson “The Quest”
Mädchen Amick “Fantasy Island” “Twin Peaks”
Mark Valley “Once & Again”
Paula Marshall “Veronica Mars” “Sports Night”
Justin Louis a.k.a. Louis Ferreira “SGU Stargate Universe”
One more that should be on the list.
Liz Vassey(7) “3Way” “Tru Calling” “Push Nevada” “The Tick” “Maximum Bob” “Brotherly Love” “Pig Sty”
No Ted McGinley? Isnt he the patron saint of show killing?
@brian Ted McGinley just gets a bad rap. He’s no where near the mythic show killer people make him out to be. The two big shows he’s accused of killing are Happy Days and The Love Boat and they both continued on another 4 seasons after he joined their main cast.
Jason Gedrick only failed because none of his characters wore cassette decks on their legs.
*fires up Twisted Sister*
Judy Greer may have been associated with some shit shows, but Arrested Development was the tits and she seems to have found a home at Archer and I love it.
Ted McGinley was Jefferson Darcy and Stan Gable. Argument invalidated.
Vassey didn’t kill CSI. She was on for five seasons and on it goes. Nothing seems to kill that show….
I’d also probably also include Huff in Paget Brewster’s list, although it was a great show, it was never very successful
Ted McGinley is the king of shark jumping, a different discipline to show-killing. He doesn’t actually KILL shows, he is the harbinger of a show going off the rails. Given that he’s actually a decent actor, scientists are still trying to figure out why.
HOWEVER: I’m pretty sure we only see screen caps of Mädchen Amick showing her bush. This thread needed some class and there you go.
You can put one more notch in Rena Sofer’s bedpost with her arrival signaling the death knell of “Just Shoot Me.”
Can’t we just add Two & 1/2 Men to Jon Cryer’s list already? Also, anyone says anything bad about Judy Greer, and I stab them in the neck with a pencil.
For Tim Matheson you also forgot “Jonny Quest”. He was the voice of Jonny and despite it now being a great beloved classic, it only ran one season.
Terribly flawed list for 2 reasons.
1. Too many actors/actresses included that not only have not killed shows they appeared in, but successful ones they currently STAR in.
2. No Nancy Travis? She should be #1 on this list.
Justin Louis also killed “Stargate Universe”…
I’m not sure if there are some rules that I’m unaware of, but I think Rena Sofer also killed Just Shoot Me, and Paget Brewster was also on Huff, which was cancelled midway through its 2nd season. Not that she was the one who killed it, but that doesn’t seem to really be a requirement here.
Mmmm Paula Marshall.. it is now 5 past 12
Dustin Rowles is clueless. Many of these folks were either guest stars or only on a handful of episodes of the shows they supposedly “killed.” The king will always and forever be Ted McGinley… with Nathan Fillion as heir apparent.
What was the criteria? I don’t think you can count certain actors as show killers if they were brought into a show, that was obviously on its way out, to try and give it a change to save it.
How about Alison LaPlaca? She is the sitcom kiss of death. The Jackie Thomas Show, Stat, Open House…
Kim Possible was only planned for 3 seasons and they actually had to write and script the fourth to satisfy a franchising deal Disney cut with a german network.
Samurai Jack likewise ended on schedule rather than being cancelled.
This is a really stupid list. The fact is that almost ALL shows in general die early deaths. These actors are just lucky and well-liked enough to constantly get jobs that actually break the barrier past being a single-pilot series.
Does Clooney get dinged for E/R when he left it about 8 seasons before it was shut down? If he does then you need to ding him for Roseanne, where he was for one season.
The whole thing reminds me that some great series out there get cancelled way too early, and some crap should never be made.
No Norm MacDonald?
Jon Cryer was in Mr. Show for about five seconds as a cameo and I would hardly call that show a failure. Pretty much every comedian in show business these days cites it as a major influence.
Ted McGinley tried to commit suicide, but he fucked that up too. The man can kill everything but himself.
Ted McGinley is the Angel of Death.