Andy Richter, Craig T. Nelson & Lisa Kudrow Were All Wanted To Star in 'Modern Family - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 01-11-2011, 09:53 PM

Television writer Stephen Falk recently happened upon the original casting breakdown for Modern Family, a revealing look into who executives hoped to land for the show (or at least, what sort of "type" they were searching for). In addition to the idea of Craig T. Nelson as Jay — whom the network almost cast before turning to Ed O'Neill — there are a lot of fun what-ifs, including Lisa Kudrow as Claire or Andy Richter and Arrested Development's Tony Hale as gay couple Mitchell and Cameron. (Meanwhile, Sofia Vergara and Ty Burrell can take comfort in the fact that they were intended to star in the project from the very start.)

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R.jsheedy · 01-15-2011, 10:00 PM

Andy Richter And Tony Hale as Mitchell and Cam... Holy **** That Would Make For One Hell Of A Show!!!I would love to see the two of them guest star in at some point... Maybe they could be a couple after all...

yankeesrj12 · 01-16-2011, 11:42 AM

I love the cast the way it is. Those other people are boring, except for Craig T. Nelson since he is on Parenthood!

01-11-2011, 09:53 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Andy Richter, Craig T. Nelson & Lisa Kudrow Were All Wanted To Star in 'Modern Family Television writer Stephen Falk recently happened upon the original casting breakdown for Modern Family, a revealing look into who executives hoped to land for the show (or at least, what sort of "type" they were searching for). In addition to the idea of Craig T. Nelson as Jay — whom the network almost cast before turning to Ed O'Neill — there are a lot of fun what-ifs, including Lisa Kudrow as Claire or Andy Richter and Arrested Development's Tony Hale as gay couple Mitchell and Cameron. (Meanwhile, Sofia Vergara and Ty Burrell can take comfort in the fact that they were intended to star in the project from the very start.) http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/tv/
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01-15-2011, 10:00 PM	#2
R.jsheedy Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 06, 2008 Posts: 1,035	Andy Richter And Tony Hale as Mitchell and Cam... Holy **** That Would Make For One Hell Of A Show!!!I would love to see the two of them guest star in at some point... Maybe they could be a couple after all...

01-16-2011, 11:42 AM	#3
yankeesrj12 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 4,335	I love the cast the way it is. Those other people are boring, except for Craig T. Nelson since he is on Parenthood!