Sitcoms that had terrible Writing But Worked Due To The Cast And The Characters I Dream of Jeannie had likeable actors and characters and had a fun premise, set design and great props. The writing was often not strong, and they had problems with continuity, but the cast did a great job of using their personal chemistry to fill in for the weak spots in the scripts, and that’s why the show remains likeable today. Veronica’s C…

Your favorite ornery/prickly characters in TV? Hi. Hope you’re all doing well. For me, Dr. Gregory House was such a captivating, flawed character for several seasons on House despite the fact he is constantly insulting and degrading his subordinates, patients, bosses, women… everyone, really. I won’t spoil it by going into specifics as a recent show, but Jackson Lamb on Slow Horses also fits…

What shows legitimately have too many characters? By that I mean so many that they’re not able to be properly explored and fleshed out. Shows like Game of Thrones and Lost had several characters, but for the most part did a decent job of balancing them out and justifying their inclusion. I’m curious to hear some examples of a larger cast done poorly. submitted by /u/Brogener

The Day of the Jackal is very well produced, but was it intentional to have completely irredeemable characters? I watched The Day of the Jackal series this past weekend with my girlfriend, and we both agreed on one thing: there’s not a single character (except for Nuria) that we actively rooted for or sympathized with. It made us wonder—was this lack of connection intentional? Take Charles, for example. He’s portrayed as this tortured antihero who seeming…

Shows with successful Flanderization of characters Having re-watched 30 Rock several times, it really stands out how much Jenna Maroney improves throughout the series. She is a one-note, generally uninteresting character in Season 1 and part of Season 2, to the point where she’s barely mentioned in some episodes. She really doesn’t have any significant stories for a long time. Eventually, as her…

‘Wicked’ Star Cynthia Erivo Sees Her Characters Through Whether it’s Elphaba in “Wicked” or Celie in “The Color Purple,” the star doesn’t choose parts “frivolously”; she wants roles that stay with viewers.

Favorite Characters from “The Expanse” (TV series not books) 1) Drummer (Hands down by far my favorite character/actor in the TV show) 2) Chrisjen Avasarala 3) Amos 4) Bobby Draper 5) Anderson Dawes 6) Cotyar Ghazi 7) Anna Volovodov No offence to anyone not listed- all were great actors and it was such a good show. submitted by /u/ivthreadp110

Which TV comedies nailed their characters and dynamics right from the start? I have an opinion that you can’t judge a comedy until a few seasons in. If you stopped watching It’s Always Sunny, The Office, The Simpsons, or Curb Your Enthusiasm based on the first two seasons, you’d be missing out some brilliant comedies. That said, which comedies would you say the showrunners/actors had the characters and their quirks fully…

Netflix tells writers to have characters “announce what they’re doing” Comments

Harrison Ford Says He Takes His ‘Shrinking’ Character’s Parkinson’s Journey “Deadly Fucking Seriously” submitted by /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Characters that you changed your whole perspective on in rewatches? Hi. Hope you’re doing well. Just from my own experience, I feel like rewatches (especially a few years later) tends to make me see certain characters very differently. I liked Barney Stinson from HIMYM the first time and thought he was a player because, well, he was performed with excellent comedic timing and acting by NPH, but in subsequent re…

Olivia Wilde Received ‘Insane Death Threats’ During ‘House’ Over Her Character’s Interracial Relationship submitted by /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Jamie Dutton in Yellowstone is one of the worst written characters I have ever watched (Spoilers) I legitimately feel bad for Wes Bentley for having to portray this “character”, which is a generous term for what is put on the screen. Yellowstone having weak writing is nothing new, but Jamie Dutton is in a league of its own. In season one, Jamie was one of the four Dutton children, each of whom had been groomed by their Cowboy Mafia father t…

Best written female characters in tv. I watched arcane It have such a good amount female characters with depth especially jinx What are some others like Kim wexler Fleabag Jinx Makima(yeah) Shiv roy Nora durst submitted by /u/Greatestofallti

Which TV characters are only good in small doses? For me, it’s Pimento in Brooklyn 99. I think he’s great when he pops up from time to time but I find him pretty irritating when he’s on screen for more than a few mins. I struggle to get through the episode where he loses his memory. He can just be a bit too much. submitted by /u/sess13

What is a show that made you absolutely fall in love with the characters? It doesn’t necessarily have to be a “critically acclaimed” kind of TV show, just one that made you fall in love with the characters. I recently watched the TV show Evil, and even though it’s not the best show on television something about the writing made me absolutely fall in love with the main characters. Now that I’ve finished the show I want…

ER – Pilot Episode – Recurring Characters I just watched the 15 seasons, and was watching the pilot episode again, and noting the characters who would have recurring roles. For many of the actors it was their 1 and only episode. We all know the ‘big six’: (in order of most episodes) Dr. John Carter: 254 episodes. Seasons 1-12, and 15. Dr. Mark Greene: 180 episodes. Seasons 1-8, and 15…

Characters who you were meant to like but couldn’t stand them? Hi. Hope you’re all doing well. I’ve always viewed Dawn Summers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer as a very relatable character and she’s a great “whiny, annoying little sister” type and very realistic as a typical teenager and served her purpose for one season. But I think after season 5 she doesn’t grow a ton and feels like more of a distraction and…

The HBO series OZ has some of the most unforgettable characters on TV Ryan O’Reilly, Vern Schillinger, Simon Adebisi, Tobias Beecher, Chris Killer For those who haven’t heard of it OZ is a violent, gritty and melodramatic prison show, HBO had TV series on their channel for years before OZ but I believe this is the first one they produced in house and it paved the way for future HBO shows. Sometimes it’s dark, seri…

Late ‘Days of Our Lives’ Star Drake Hogestyn Filmed His Character’s Death Scene After He Found Out He Was Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer submitted by /u/Gato1980