Two and a Half Men: The Complete Ninth Season: How to Carry On After Your Star Gets Fired
The loss of a lead performer in a film or television franchise can be a truly devastating ordeal — whether the missing star’s absence is attributable to an unfortunate real-life passing (see: Taggart), or someone simply went wacko and got shit-canned by producers (see: Valerie). In the moving picture industry, this can be rectified by a simple bit of recasting. In TV Land, however, there are these strange, ardent, geek-like individuals — people we often refer to as “fans” — who become so rapt by their favorite show that the mere thought of hiring a new player is usually met with disaster.
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