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TMC · 04-02-2017, 03:11 AM

Are there any actors or actresses who you think suck in every role? In other words, those who add nothing to the show, and practically any other actor/actress could play that part.

70s show watcher · 04-02-2017, 04:31 PM

goran visjnic and jayma mays both of them stink up any show that they are in

visaman666 · 04-02-2017, 08:09 PM

Brian Keith on Family Affair. Phoning it in would be an effort for him.

Tubehead · 04-03-2017, 12:52 AM

I never was fan of
Fran Drescher -the nanny
bill cobsy the cobsy show
Carroll O'Connor-Archie Bunker all in the family

UMFaninMD · 04-05-2017, 05:42 PM

Tim Allen and Katherine Heigl.

Edward216 · 04-06-2017, 01:40 AM

David Ogden Stiers who was Major Charles Winchester on M.A.S.H. Besides the role of Winchester, I haven't liked him in anything else I've seen him in. With the exception of a guest starring role in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in which he was all right, not great but not terrible either. I really can't explain it but something about his personality just rubs me the wrong way. I don't even particularly like the sound of his voice.

Ed.

loaferman · 04-06-2017, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by visaman666

Brian Keith on Family Affair. Phoning it in would be an effort for him.

I think he was on one of those sweet deals like Fred McMurray had on My 3 Sons. Brian Keith always seemed to be just reading his lines or showing how little he really cared. I remember thinking as a kid that Uncle Bill seemed bored.

Heenan Fan · 04-06-2017, 05:05 PM

The entire cast of M*A*S*H after Radar left in 1979.

WilliamHBonney · 04-07-2017, 01:04 PM

Matthew Perry in any comedic role post Friends. He seems on auto pilot in any sitcoms now,though he really dived in when given a dramatic role on The Good Wife.

Retro4Life · 04-07-2017, 06:13 PM

As much as I loved All in the Family, I always thought that the entire cast of Archie Bunker's Place seemed to be phoning it in. I have never seen a more low energy sitcom before or since.

Heenan Fan · 04-07-2017, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Retro4Life

As much as I loved All in the Family, I always thought that the entire cast of Archie Bunker's Place seemed to be phoning it in. I have never seen a more low energy sitcom before or since.

I liked ABP (as you can tell by my current avatar), but as far as your "low energy" comment, I think you're spot on. It seemed like it was slowed down in post production. Unlike a lot of shows that are actually sped up to make time constraints. I actually noticed this when watching as a kid. Weird.

70s show watcher · 04-08-2017, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by WilliamHBonney

Matthew Perry in any comedic role post Friends. He seems on auto pilot in any sitcoms now,though he really dived in when given a dramatic role on The Good Wife.

he vwas also great in the ron clark story

HauntedThunderman94 · 04-30-2017, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by WilliamHBonney

Matthew Perry in any comedic role post Friends. He seems on auto pilot in any sitcoms now,though he really dived in when given a dramatic role on The Good Wife.

He's painful to watch on The New Odd Couple reboot on CBS. Definition of phoning it in.

stevea · 04-30-2017, 10:24 PM

In an earlier post, someone mentioned My Three Sons. The other actors always had to do 99 percent of their scenes with Fred MacMurray with a stand in, since Fred came in and read all his stuff once. Then the actors would have to come back and do establishing shots with him, then he left...what a pain all this must have been for the other actors. I think there were some exceptions where MacMurray was heavily involved (like in the thread that opened the tenth season, leading up to Steve and Barbara's marriage).

04-02-2017, 03:11 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,062	Actors who phone it in Are there any actors or actresses who you think suck in every role? In other words, those who add nothing to the show, and practically any other actor/actress could play that part.

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70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,549	goran visjnic and jayma mays both of them stink up any show that they are in

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visaman666 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 818	Brian Keith on Family Affair. Phoning it in would be an effort for him.

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Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	I never was fan of Fran Drescher -the nanny bill cobsy the cobsy show Carroll O'Connor-Archie Bunker all in the family

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UMFaninMD I love a mystery Senior Member Join Date: Apr 19, 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,287	Tim Allen and Katherine Heigl.

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Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,640	David Ogden Stiers who was Major Charles Winchester on M.A.S.H. Besides the role of Winchester, I haven't liked him in anything else I've seen him in. With the exception of a guest starring role in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in which he was all right, not great but not terrible either. I really can't explain it but something about his personality just rubs me the wrong way. I don't even particularly like the sound of his voice. Ed.

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Heenan Fan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 19, 2016 Posts: 6,001	The entire cast of MAS*H after Radar left in 1979.

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WilliamHBonney Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 07, 2017 Location: Inland Empire Posts: 129	Matthew Perry in any comedic role post Friends. He seems on auto pilot in any sitcoms now,though he really dived in when given a dramatic role on The Good Wife.

04-30-2017, 10:24 PM	#14
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,646	In an earlier post, someone mentioned My Three Sons. The other actors always had to do 99 percent of their scenes with Fred MacMurray with a stand in, since Fred came in and read all his stuff once. Then the actors would have to come back and do establishing shots with him, then he left...what a pain all this must have been for the other actors. I think there were some exceptions where MacMurray was heavily involved (like in the thread that opened the tenth season, leading up to Steve and Barbara's marriage).