TMC
11-13-2014, 06:09 PM
http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/the-comeback-kid-lisa-kudrow-and-the-second-lives-of-network-sitcom-stars/
It’s difficult to secure a second act in American sitcom stardom. Whether you’re talking about Michael Richards’s horrific ‘The Michael Richards Show,’ or the further adventures of Joey Tribbiani in his sad, titular ‘Friends’ spinoff, we’ve seen the same mistake made over and over again: TV stars trying to re-create the charms of a character, outside of the ensemble and setting that made them beloved in the first place.
It’s difficult to secure a second act in American sitcom stardom. Whether you’re talking about Michael Richards’s horrific ‘The Michael Richards Show,’ or the further adventures of Joey Tribbiani in his sad, titular ‘Friends’ spinoff, we’ve seen the same mistake made over and over again: TV stars trying to re-create the charms of a character, outside of the ensemble and setting that made them beloved in the first place.