Has anyone avoided watching a TV show just because somebody within it has died?

[James28]

I wonder if any members of the SitcomsOnline Forums had to avoid watching a TV show just because somebody within that TV show has died (most likely an actor within that TV show, it can be either lead or supporting; it'd be less likely with that TV show's crew members).

I mean, if somebody with a current show has died, somebody watching it would end up avoiding its future original episodes or even reruns of the episodes featuring that deceased actor. Or if one or more actors of a TV show from decades past has/have died, somebody would end up avoiding watching that TV show's reruns or maybe even refuse to get a DVD set of that show.

[Mr. Television]

Most of the actors from my childhood have gone. I would have nothing to watch if I did that.

[Regulus]

I don't stop watching a show if an actor or actress had passed away. Whenever I read of a celebrity passing away I'll Play a DVD or two which that person starred in as a "Tribute to a Fallen Star".

[cleverfun3000]

The closest I have ever done to doing something like this was when I stopped watching "Two and a Half Men" because they killed off Charlie Sheen's character.

[Edward216]

Are we talking the actors or the characters in the show? I have sometimes. I quit watching E/R after they killed off the character of Dr. Mark Green. He died of cancer, a brain tumor if I remember. He was about my favorite character and it just wasn't worth it after that. And they were changing some of the other characters and I didn't like that.

Ed.

[James28]

Originally Posted by Edward216

Are we talking the actors or the characters in the show? I have sometimes.

I believe this is mostly about the actors passing away in real life than the characters they portrayed in a TV show. Sometimes characters can get killed off because the actor left the show on bad terms.

[Bonniegirl]

On Dennis the menace, when Joseph Kearns the actor who played George Wilson passed away, they brought in Gale Gordon as John Wilson. I didn't think the show was nearly as good as when Joe Kearns was there, but I still watch the eps with Gale Gordon !

[veggie-tari-jenn]

not really but its been hard to watch reruns of everybody loves Raymond lately..due to Sawyer Sweetins death.

[bmasters9]

Even though Jack Soo passed on in 1979, I still watched the remaining three seasons of Barney Miller from Shout!'s full-series release. It was still a good show, but it didn't have that special something that it had when Jack was in there.

[liane49]

Yea my mother liked 2 and a Half Men until Charlie left. I kept watching it.

[Coffeecup]

I remember watching Eight is Enough when it was in production. Diana Hyland was ill and I am sure the cast and the viewers were hoping she would recover. The show had a xmas episode and I can still see Willie Ames character mentioning or saying something to the effect MOm always like such and such. IF I remember, Diana's character had a gift for Willie. Knowing Diana and the mom character had died I just burst out in tears.
So knowing it at the time of the actor's death, it made a far bigger impact than seeing the show years in the future. I watch Mr Ed and I knew actor Larry Keating died during production but it didn't effect me as much. Now I go on google and look up the actor to find more about them.

[James28]

Originally Posted by veggie-tari-jenn

not really but its been hard to watch reruns of everybody loves Raymond lately..due to Sawyer Sweetins death.

If it's so "hard" to watch a certain show all because of the death of some actor, then that may lead you (or any viewer) to avoid watching reruns of a show altogether and quit watching them completely.

[Flying Dutchman]

In my experience. When an actor/actress dies, they become more popular and people tend to watch their movies/TV shows a little more for awhile just because they are gone.

Now u may not be talking about this, but here it is anyway. As far as the death of a character within the story? Yes there are some shows I stopped watching because that character was why I was watching. But they are very few, as it's usually the lead character in a story I like the most and continue to watch.
SPOILER-------SPOILER------SPOILER ALERT!!!!
For example. In star Trek Generations, when they killed off Kirk, I refuse to watch any of the other Next generation movies for awhile.

[treky]

Originally Posted by Flying Dutchman

In my experience. When an actor/actress dies, they become more popular and people tend to watch their movies/TV shows a little more for awhile just because they are gone.

Now u may not be talking about this, but here it is anyway. As far as the death of a character within the story? Yes there are some shows I stopped watching because that character was why I was watching. But they are very few, as it's usually the lead character in a story I like the most and continue to watch.
SPOILER-------SPOILER------SPOILER ALERT!!!!
For example. In star Trek Generations, when they killed off Kirk, I refuse to watch any of the other Next generation movies for awhile.

this is off-topic, but wasn't Kirks death in STAR TREK: GENERATIONS ridiculous? I mean, he's piloted the Enterprise from one end to the other numerous times, faced death and survived it numerous times; and he dies by FALLING OFF A SCAFFOLD!!!
And why'd they have a scaffold in the 23rd century?

[Patty Duke]

I don't avoid shows where a cast member has died, it would leave no classic shows to watch. When I watch them I just think about how things were and what wonderful entertainment they gave us. BUT I don't watch something if I know it involves certain topics. I can't stand it when a family member or pet is killed or dies on the show or movie. I also avoid rape scenes whenever possible and a lot of violence.