Comments on: Confessions of a TV-holic: 5 Cases of Unwanted Fame

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:36:09 +0000

As a techy working with actors I would just like to say a lot of them are prissy pre madonna’s, although the better and more well known they get, the nicer they are.,basically they become professional.
And don’t give me that rubbish about their job being so hard. Of course it’s not all fun and games, but it’s not nearly as difficult as other jobs out there. For a start techys there well before and after they arrive, and we are running around with heavy equipment, with equal stress if we make a mistake, and getting paid a lot less, and getting no recognition…and I would still say I have an easy job compared to most people, if only because I love it

oh and people who have out life in their hands are waaayyyy more important than actors

By: Dick Choke

Dick Choke — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:30:56 +0000

Stephen Hill who played Jim Phelps in season 1 of “Mission:Impossible” because he was a devout Jew and wouldn’t work on Saturdays the Jewish Sabbath. Of course he was replaced by Peter Graves and the rest is history. Also, Martin Landau who played Rollin Hand and Barbara Bain who played Cinnamon Carter both left after season 3 as they both wanted big raises and were refused.

By: Dick Choke

Dick Choke — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:26:26 +0000

David Carradine left the show “Kung Fu” after only 2.5 seasons (season 1 was only a half season) because his body was worn out, hurt and tired as he did all his own stunts. I don’t know if this fits in with this article but I thought I’d throw that out.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:01:25 +0000

Don’t you think the actors who left a show successfully like Clooney, did it with class and landed on their feet a little better than say Mike Reid? Does anybody remember him doing an episode of a doctor show like Marcus Welby where he had a sex change? OHMYGAWD! I was just a kid but I was revolted by his appearance as a woman- he was gargantuan. He had some ISSUES apparently. But I digress. I remember when Parnell Roberts left Bonanza – my parents were outraged that he insulted the other actors talents and likened them to the horses if I’m remembering right. David Caruso left his first show under very bad juju as well, and didn’t work for years and years – and so on. I think acting is a lot like any other job – you have to be considerate of your coworkers and well liked to succeed really. You never know ‘who knows what or who’ in LA – everytime you walk into a restaurant you can watch people just watch you too long and the wheels turning in their heads about ‘who’ you might be. It’s a town that works on connections, not filling out applications. When they remember you as a PIA, I doubt they call you again unless they have to. I’ve been promoted several times by people who remembered me from something I did years before – not because I applied for a job I didn’t even know was open. Most actors get called out of the blue by some casting agent who knows somebody who’s brother did the lighting on such and such and really liked working with so and so – ‘Hey! let’s see if he’s available!”

By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:07:12 +0000

In total agreement with Jim.

Jess, don’t knock it ’till you’ve tried it.

By: jim

jim — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:13:27 +0000

Jess you chose your job and seem to want to whine about it as much as these \pampered actors\ do.

Most actors are decidely blue collar. Most do not live in Beverly Hills mansions but share flats with three roomates.

If you haven’t worked as a professional actor please don’t blow smoke out of your nether regions by showing your massive ignorance. All work is hard, hence the name. If you’ve never had to repeat a line the same way 30 times on a scafold in the rain or repeat a dance move (while smiling) until your feet bleed then STFU.

Most actors do not do it for the paycheck but to ease and enrich the human condition. Also, Jess, maybe if we did not create those toxic wastes you would be as superfluous as your arguements.

By: John

John — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:01:51 +0000

“And Jim Garner, who bounced from TV to movies and back again whenever he damn well felt like it.” ~ Jeff

LOL funny!

By: Wayne

Wayne — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:32:48 +0000

Nicely stated Jess. In case someone hasn’t told you, “Thank You” for being there and caring. You and others like you are worth more than any actor could ever be.

I for one would never get all worked up because of some actor being around me. People seem to tend to consider them heroes. To me they are not. Just overpaid, spoiled, and think the world owes them something.

By: Jess

Jess — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:36:10 +0000

Actors on TV shows have hard jobs? LMAO
I have to memorize Hazmat Laws, re-certify, know what to do in a REAL emergency i.e. lives are actually at stake with a HazMat spill.
Uhh.. and I’ve seen some of the houses that actors live in. Go cry me a river.. you have to practice lines?? Awww..anyone ever die of exposure because you botched the timing?
Hours and hours of rehearsing? Pooor thing.. You ever watch a person die of radiation poisoning for your $100,000 per episode?
Does your job prep involve sitting in a room for 10 hours a day for four straight weeks watching video of people getting injured, maimed and killed due to improper clean up techniques, unqualified clean up crews or just when we couldn’t get there in time? When I make a mistake, people DIE. When you make a mistake, it goes on a gag reel.
Face it, you pretend to be someone important. PRETEND to be a cop, but don’t have nearly enough guts to face an actual criminal. PRETEND to be a surgeon, even though you never attended pre-med, much less went the distance. PRETEND to be lawyer, PRETEND to be a CSI PRETEND to be a soldier in battle. You are telling me that you are CHALLENGED by the idea of PRETENDING to be someone else? You make me laugh.
Your job is no harder than anyone else’s job, and your pay potential is significantly higher than any other in existence.
Don’t complain, and don’t tell me you want to be challenged by pretending to be a doctor. Balance family and work? Must be rough with the whole summer off and all. Meanwhile, I’m still working on cleaning up a toxic spill before it infects the drinking water in Beverly Hills… now my job is rough, and I love it.
You will never convince me, or my brother who is actually a soldier, or my aunt who is actually a lawyer, or my cousin who is actually a cop that you have a ‘rough life’. Millions of adoring fans, millions of dollars.. oh but my family needs me.
Mine too, and I still have to go to work everyday. I have saved over 100 people from death, and saved millions of acres of wildlife and millions of gallons of drinking water from spills, and nobody knows my name, asks for an autograph or wants to give me a star on Hollywood Blvd., and nobody every will.
I’m not saying you sit at home and get paid to do nothing, but don’t try to convince me that you have it rough. My life is at risk DAILY from chemical spills, etc. for a mere $100,000 a year. You make that in a week and get the summer off, book deals, special events, paid endorsements.
Cut it out, don’t complain, compared to my neighbors husband who died stopping an armed robbery, your life is peaches.
Jess

By: Jeff Knokey

Jeff Knokey — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:51:56 +0000

Yep, then there’s Pernell Roberts who left Bonanza to be a serious actor and vanished for, what, 15 years till Trapper John MD? Robert Horton who left Wagon Train for the same reason with even less result. My fave is Mclean Stevenson (speaking of MASH) who actually tried to do something after leaving, but all he managed was to become a bad joke. Of course, there’s also that Clint fella who left Rawhide. Whatever happened to him? And Jim Garner, who bounced from TV to movies and back again whenever he damn well felt like it.