Sometimes it’s a mistimed gag that still haunts reruns, sometimes it’s nudity they never wanted, sometimes it’s a storyline that felt a little too close to real life.

Sometimes it’s a mistimed gag that still haunts reruns, sometimes it’s nudity they never wanted, sometimes it’s a storyline that felt a little too close to real life.
These TV shows are fantastic, but their main characters? Not so much.
The best part of those long-running shows is watching the actors change and grow side-by-side with you, especially kids and teens.
Acting is a notoriously unstable job. Some actors struggle to find a job and treasure every little project they get, while others manage to snag stable long-term popular series and then find out that they’re actually ashamed of the work they did on them.