Why didn't Kirk Cameron simply resign from the show

[Edward216]

Originally Posted by TMC

If he had so many moral objections to the show's scripts? Was it simply because he was under contract? And it probably wouldn't have been that simple to just get rid of him or for him to leave on his own accord. I often wonder why the powers that be simply didn't just fire Kirk when he started to create problems behind the scenes. I mean, as Valerie Harper and later Charlie Sheen and Roseanne Barr proved, shows aren't "above" getting rid of their stars if things reached over a proverbial boiling point.

As a Christian myself, I've wondered about that too.

Ed.

[Edward216]

Originally Posted by Novera

I loved the "you didn't win that belt" comment haha, he's absolutely right.

The thing is I don't think Kirk was prepared for the post-sitcom star world he entered after the show ended. A lot of ex sitcom actors have said in interviews it was a harsh adjustment from being on a popular show to having crappy (or none at all) roles being offered. Very quickly the teen beat magazines move to the new generation and Entertainment Tonight doesn't really need an interview from an out of work ex-sitcom star unless they had a DUI or something.

I wonder when it hit him that the couldn't just waltz into a producers office in LA and say "Ok I want a show with good values, no conflict or lying, everyone is honest and it's all about good Christian values"

Although I imagine at that point he wasn't getting any call backs so the above scenario is moot!

Kirk Cameron turned his back on Hollywood and I'm sure he doesn't have any regrets. Could he have handled things better in the last few seasons of Growing Pains? Yes, but you live and learn. And obviously the writers and producers weren't willing to put their foot down either and say yeah we're not going to do that or let's try to compromise here. So they're also partly to blame for any faults that the last few seasons of Growing Pains has.

Ed.

[Edward216]

Originally Posted by paul.austin

Given his slightly deranged behavior that continues to this day (insisting his wife be his kiss double etc.), i'm surprised he hasn't announced that he won't wee in the toilet anymore as it to him it feels like giving Satan a BJ. At this point, i would put nothing past Kirk Cameron...

Well you're obviously a hater of Christians and Christianity.

Ed.

[Edward216]

Originally Posted by TMC

I'll take a bit of what wrestling legend Jake "The Snake" Roberts said in this interview (a mild language warning). Kirk Cameron worked in a business, so he needed to treat his profession like a business. Kirk seemed to have little grasp or perspective of how television shows were created. If everybody was honest and perfect, then it wouldn't make for compelling storytelling since there's little to no conflict or stakes.

You can't let in Jake's words, the inmates run the asylum. I don't for the life of me, understand why or how the producers and writers bent so over backwards for him despite him acting like a petulant child. It's in itself, mind-boggling that Kirk didn't get fired over some of the stuff that he apparently did.

Oh yeah let's listen to the opinion of a "pro" wrestler who works in a "sports" organization where we all know everything is fake!!

Ed.

[paul.austin]

Originally Posted by Edward216

Well you're obviously a hater of Christians and Christianity.

Ed.

Was the victim of an abusive Catholic priest and his parish. Am under no illusions about the ability of Christian clergy and laity to cause trouble