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jasonbigley
11-28-2012, 12:50 AM
ALF- Im not shure if the cast got along or not, but from what has been said over the years, the rehearsals were long, it was hot on the set and the set was dangerous to work on (the trap doors). I read somewhere that Max Wright (Willie Tanner) walked right off the set after the last episode and drove right away in his car.

Grace Under Fire- Brett Butler (Grace) was drinking all the time. She even flashed her "rack" at one of her younger co-stars.

Threes Company- All the high tensions from season 5 when Suzanne Somers was demanding more money. It would have been hard to work with everyone being on edge.

Other Ones That Are Worth Mentioning........
* Martin
* Diff'rent Strokes
* Grey's Anatomy (the whole TR Knight deal)

Zoneboy
11-28-2012, 12:59 AM
I've never seen Community but Chevy Chase would have to be a pain in the ass to work with. :rolleyes:

70s show watcher
11-28-2012, 01:21 AM
I've never seen Community but Chevy Chase would have to be a pain in the ass to work with. :rolleyes:i am not sure but a huch tells me that joel mchale is probably no prize to work with ether

treky
11-28-2012, 02:23 AM
I've never seen Community but Chevy Chase would have to be a pain in the ass to work with. :rolleyes:
I've never seen it either, but my cousin was the producer and he quit because of the entire cast and not just Chevy Chase who he described as "a really mean, nasty s.o.b.!"
And he says the rest of the cast were just as bad.

He used to work on THAT 70s SHOW and 3rd ROCK FROM THE SUN and says that some of the "70s" cast was the same way, but the "3rd ROCK" cast was the complete opposite.

UMFaninMD
11-28-2012, 09:46 PM
After what just went down with Angus T. Jones this week, Three and a Half Men. After all the cheesy soap opera stuff with Charlie Sheen the last thing that crew needs is the second coming of Kirk Cameron.


The Young and the Restless - The massive egos of Eric Braeden and Michelle Stafford have not made things pleasant on the set at times.

Roseanne - she became a control freak and some of the cast and crew weren't happy with her then husband Tom Arnold when he was around too.

treky
11-29-2012, 12:33 AM
After what just went down with Angus T. Jones this week, Three and a Half Men. After all the cheesy soap opera stuff with Charlie Sheen the last thing that crew needs is the second coming of Kirk Cameron.


The Young and the Restless - The massive egos of Eric Braeden and Michelle Stafford have not made things pleasant on the set at times.

Roseanne - she became a control freak and some of the cast and crew weren't happy with her then husband Tom Arnold when he was around too.
you mean TWO and a half men, not three

PrettyinPink55
11-29-2012, 12:18 PM
i am not sure but a huch tells me that joel mchale is probably no prize to work with ether

Why would you say that Joel would be difficult to work with? He comes off as a complete a$$, but that's part of his schtick.

Currently watching The View right now, and I'm sure the behind-the-scenes on that show with all the yappiness and different opinions and egos would be quite something!!! :lol: :lol:

loaferman
11-29-2012, 12:49 PM
I've never seen it either, but my cousin was the producer and he quit because of the entire cast and not just Chevy Chase who he described as "a really mean, nasty s.o.b.!"
And he says the rest of the cast were just as bad.

He used to work on THAT 70s SHOW and 3rd ROCK FROM THE SUN and says that some of the "70s" cast was the same way, but the "3rd ROCK" cast was the complete opposite.
I've always been curious about That 70's Show. Aside from Lisa Robin Kelly's problems I've never seen anything made public. I always thought Red Forman would be a cool guy in real-life.

bookandfilmnut
11-29-2012, 03:55 PM
I have read that guest stars on The Man From UNCLE were often very uncomfortable because Robert Vaughn and David McCallum bickered constantly - when they were actually speaking to one another, that is.

Also, apparently Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan never could get along either, making for an uncomfortable environment on Remington Steele.

USATVFAN
11-29-2012, 04:16 PM
Roseanne- the Constant Backstage Fighting Day after day, week after Week and Years after Years would have drove me Crazy by the Fourth Season or even earlier! Was there ever a peaceful day on the Sets?

The Cosby Show during season 6 and 7. Not just because of Lisa but from what I heard Tempestt Bledsoe Could not get along well with a few of the other castmembers mostly Joesph. She got a long Good with Bill and Phylicia but according to one castmember she would have days where she was in very bad moods. One minute she would be happy then the next minute she would go off.

I Love Lucy during the last couple Years of the show.

I agree about Three's Company during the whole Fifth season.

Regulus
11-29-2012, 04:57 PM
I read somewhere that during the Filming of the "Jeff's Collie" years of Lassie Tommy Rettig (Jeff) and Donald Keeler ("Porky") didn't exactly get along. :boxing:

EmoJoe
11-29-2012, 08:11 PM
Joel McHale is reportedly one of the nicest guys in show business, So, I call bull****.

PrettyinPink55
11-29-2012, 11:43 PM
Joel McHale is reportedly one of the nicest guys in show business, So, I call bull****.

Exactly!! Like I said, I think that persona is just part of his act on The Soup and on Community. He seems like a really nice guy in real life.

I didn't know about Tempestt and her not getting along with the others on behind-the-scenes on The Cosby Show. So she didn't get along with the actor who played Martin? Did they have very many scenes together? She had more scenes with Elvin I thought.

I would think The Brady Bunch behind-the-scenes would be stressful too because Robert Reed and Sherwood Schwartz would argue over storylines and the show's image. From all accounts though, it seems that Robert never let his unhappiness with the show affect his relationship with the kids and was a really great father figure to all of them. I think that's really nice. Also you had everyone hooking up with each other behind-the-scenes on that show too!!! :lol:

USATVFAN
11-30-2012, 12:57 AM
Exactly!! Like I said, I think that persona is just part of his act on The Soup and on Community. He seems like a really nice guy in real life.

I didn't know about Tempestt and her not getting along with the others on behind-the-scenes on The Cosby Show. So she didn't get along with the actor who played Martin? Did they have very many scenes together? She had more scenes with Elvin I thought.

I would think The Brady Bunch behind-the-scenes would be stressful too because Robert Reed and Sherwood Schwartz would argue over storylines and the show's image. From all accounts though, it seems that Robert never let his unhappiness with the show affect his relationship with the kids and was a really great father figure to all of them. I think that's really nice. Also you had everyone hooking up with each other behind-the-scenes on that show too!!! :lol:

Yes Joseph said that in the E! true Hollywood Story. She didn't really have any scenes with Martin, She only appeared in a few of the Episodes that Martin was in also and they had no speaking parts face to face. But there were so many peoples n the show in Later Seasons it was hard to keep track. she had more Scenes with Elvin.

treky
11-30-2012, 01:55 AM
Joel McHale is reportedly one of the nicest guys in show business, So, I call bull****.
not acording to my cousin.

treky
11-30-2012, 01:57 AM
for me, it would've been STAR TREK with Bill Shatner so egotistical.

treky
11-30-2012, 02:06 AM
also McMILLIAN & WIFE with all the backstage fighting and arguing between Rock Hudson and Susan St. James that caused her to eventually leave the show.

ditto MOONLIGHTING because of all the bickering & arguing between Cybill Shepeard and Bruce Willis.

70s show watcher
11-30-2012, 03:34 AM
Why would you say that Joel would be difficult to work with? He comes off as a complete a$$, but that's part of his schtick.

Currently watching The View right now, and I'm sure the behind-the-scenes on that show with all the yappiness and different opinions and egos would be quite something!!! :lol: :lol:i am not sure just a hunch and i am usally not wrong about celeb hunches even some of the one i really like are jerks and to me they come across that way

70s show watcher
11-30-2012, 03:37 AM
also McMILLIAN & WIFE with all the backstage fighting and arguing between Rock Hudson and Susan St. James that caused her to eventually leave the show.

ditto MOONLIGHTING because of all the bickering & arguing between Cybill Shepeard and Bruce Willis.yhe odd thing is that i read that rock hudson recommended susan saint james for the role because he had enjoyed her work on the name of the game

Vahan
11-30-2012, 01:54 PM
The Price is Right during the Bob Barker era.

I also wouldn't work on Growing Pains because of Kirk Cameron. It's not even because he's a Christian Conservative; it's because he shoves his Christian beliefs down our f'n throats 24/7!

megamanj2004
11-30-2012, 02:15 PM
Hawaii Five-O (original) According to some sources, some of the cast (namely Zulu and to some extents Kam Fong, too) and crew, Jack Lord was a taskmaster, egotist and a perfectionist who demanded the best from everyone on set and he had a temper that flared whenever someone didn't give it their ultimate best.

Also, he was part of the reason why Kono (Zulu, whose full name is Gilbert Lahni Kauhi) was gone from the series after Season 4.

There was a parade gathering intended for Zulu and Jack Lord made a big fuss about him not getting the honor for himself. So he snubbed Zulu for the honor and Zulu was unhappy about the ordeal and he went off on a CBS crewperson or whoever and uttered some kind of racial slurs at him. Jack Lord got word of this and had Zulu fired. Ever since then Zulu hated Jack Lord's guts and he once said "Jack Lord can go to hell."


Roseanne:
Roseanne was also responsible for the changing of the writers every season due to her behavior as well.

Cybil:
Cybill Shepard, as with Roseanne on her show and Brett Butler on Grace Under Fire, Cybill also caused tension on her own show as well I think.

The A-Team:
George Peppard would make almost any person wanna leave a show, especially with the way he treated Marla Heasley off-camera saying that the guys don't want a girl working on this show and how he chided her on her final filming with the show.

Coffeecup
12-04-2012, 04:19 PM
Yeah I don't know if I want to be a member on the View. Certain topics get heated and I would either sit there with a frowny face or be hollering. To do either would be upsetting, so best not to be on that show.

icecream
12-04-2012, 05:14 PM
Yeah I don't know if I want to be a member on the View. Certain topics get heated and I would either sit there with a frowny face or be hollering. To do either would be upsetting, so best not to be on that show.I wouldn't be caught dead watching The View. It doesn't appeal remotely to me. :crazy:

factsoflife
12-04-2012, 10:21 PM
The Young and the Restless - The massive egos of Eric Braeden and Michelle Stafford have not made things pleasant on the set at times.
.

Just ask Victoria Rowelle. She says that Michelle Stafford is unprofessional, rude and possibly even racist. She has accused Stafford of purposely demeaning her by doing a spit-take on her w/out telling her in advance.

factsoflife
12-04-2012, 10:24 PM
Cybil:
Cybill Shepard, as with Roseanne on her show and Brett Butler on Grace Under Fire, Cybill also caused tension on her own show as well I think.



Not only did she cause tension, but she was apparently routinely got writers and producers fired from the show if she didn't agree with their vision. She also allegedly had issues with co-star Christine Baranski; and was rather jealous when Branski won an Emmy and she did not.

I've heard over the years that Cybill is rude, mean and difficult to work with.

factsoflife
12-04-2012, 10:31 PM
Designing Women- There was a very public and well publicized feud between Delta Burke and series creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, as well as Delta and co-star Dixie Carter.

I believe, but could be wrong that Delta was suffering from Bi-polar disorder, which at the time was not well documented and people thought Delta was just being dramatic.

Coffeecup
12-04-2012, 11:35 PM
I've heard over the years that Cybill is rude, mean and difficult to work with.[/QUOTE]

I saw Cybill playing Martha Stewart and there is scene with I just say OH MY. It's Cybill at a department store doing a cooking lesson and woman from the audience says "I tried making that and it didn't come well at all."
Cybills Martha Stewart says "Well you can't cook."
Cybill has probably seen a lot from her days of Miss Teen or whatever she was to acting and working with so many different people. She probably feels she had good people who helped her and now so many people don't know how. So she feels she needs to be the big cheese.

PrettyinPink55
12-05-2012, 01:47 AM
I wouldn't be caught dead watching The View. It doesn't appeal remotely to me. :crazy:

It's such a guilty pleasure. I can't look away!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

megamanj2004
12-07-2012, 07:47 PM
The Price is Right during the Bob Barker era.

I also wouldn't work on Growing Pains because of Kirk Cameron. It's not even because he's a Christian Conservative; it's because he shoves his Christian beliefs down our f'n throats 24/7!

Just ask Julie McCollugh, whom Kirk Cameron got fired just b/c of his objections to her past on posing for Playboy. To this day she still hates his guts...and for good reason, too.

Coffeecup
12-08-2012, 06:54 PM
I guess in every job in what ever field you are in, you have workers who don't get along. If you feel that strongly against someone, the best thing to do is simply leave the job. Why be frustrated?. Although I know in this economy, you may have to grin and bear it, and keep your nose clean. But don't lose sleep, just,if you can walk away.