TV Show Actors who've Criticized/Bashed their Shows - Blu-ray Forum

JamesG. · 11-27-2021, 05:12 PM

There's a thread on film actors with this topic, so I thought to start one for television actors.

Years after he left "Criminal Minds" in 2007, Mandy Patinkin went on to say in various interviews that he never should have done it.

“The biggest public mistake I ever made was that I chose to do 'Criminal Minds' in the first place. I thought it was something very different. I never thought they were going to kill and rape all these women every night, every day, week after week, year after year.

It was very destructive to my soul and my personality. After that, I didn’t think I would get to work in television again.”

After becoming a born-again Christian, "Two and a Half Men's" Angus T. Jones said that he “wasn’t OK” with being “part of something that was making light of topics in our world where there are really problems for a lot of people.”

Dunemoon · 11-28-2021, 07:13 PM

Denise Crosby on Star Trek: The Next Generation

I was miserable. I couldn’t wait to get off that show… This was not an overnight decision. I was grateful to have made that many episodes, but I didn’t want to spend the next six years going ‘Aye, aye, captain’ and standing there, in the same uniform, in the same position on the bridge. It just scared the hell out of me that this was what I was going to be doing for the next X-amount of years.

JamesOttoSweetHeart · 11-28-2021, 08:55 PM

I remember it being said that Dustin Diamond who gave us Screech from Saved By The Bell didn't have a lot of good to say about that show in the book that he wrote.

God bless you and his family always!!!

Holly

P.S. I still can't believe that he isn't here anymore.

John1701D · 11-29-2021, 12:24 PM

Another Trek another unhappy actor. Robert Beltran famously disliked Voyager.

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/sc...r-regrets.html

lesco · 11-29-2021, 12:50 PM

And of course Marcia Strassman who kept badmouthing WELCOME BACK, KOTTER because it seemed to be "all about the teacher and the sweathogs".

cbs777 · 11-29-2021, 03:43 PM

I haven't looked at the movie version of this topic, but I wouldn't be surprised if Katherine Heigl is also apart of that thread as well. She famously bashed the writers on Grey's Anatomy, she seems to be a truly ungrateful person.

BloodshotUSA · 11-29-2021, 07:32 PM

Colin Quinn said he didn't enjoy being a cast member on Saturday Night Live.

JamesG. · 11-30-2021, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by cbs777

I haven't looked at the movie version of this topic, but I wouldn't be surprised if Katherine Heigl is also apart of that thread as well.

She said that she didn’t like Valentine (2001) saying that she never would have signed on had she read the whole script.

JamesG. · 12-01-2021, 12:19 PM

Jeffrey Dean Morgan said that he did not like how "The Good Wife" ended.

"I didn’t like it. But it’s not my show, you know what I mean? If Julianna was happy, then I was happy. My feeling was we raised so many questions about Jason and this relationship that he had with Alicia that I felt like nothing was ever answered, you know?

So I walked away frustrated for my character and Alicia’s character in not having any kind of closure with that."

bladerunner6 · 12-01-2021, 04:01 PM

MASH was criticized IIRC by members of its cast for going on too long.

Samus Aran · 12-01-2021, 08:56 PM

I don't know if Johnny Depp hated 21 Jump Street, but he hated the teen bop celebrity heartthrob status he received with it.

Chevy Chase hated Community, and everyone on Community hated him.

JamesG. · 12-01-2021, 09:57 PM

"Sherlock's" Martin Freeman (Watson) told The Telegraph that the show “wasn't fun anymore” for him.

He said that by the fourth season, making "Sherlock" had become “kind of impossible” as fan expectations for the show got unrealistically high.

It never got to a 5th season.

Jay H. · 12-01-2021, 10:34 PM

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Chevy Chase hated Community, and everyone on Community hated him.

Actually, his only problem with Community was Dan Harmon, the show's creator. The two were constantly butting heads. Dan then made a joke at Chevy's expense during one of the season's wrap party, and that was the last straw. Harmon was fired for one season; when he came back, Chevy left the show.

rikraq · 12-02-2021, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by lesco

And of course Marcia Strassman who kept badmouthing WELCOME BACK, KOTTER because it seemed to be "all about the teacher and the sweathogs".

Well, it wasn't called "Welcome Back, Mrs. Kotter". What did she expect?

I feel like a lot of actors criticize their shows right after leaving, but then as we have seen 20 years down the road their perspectives change and it's all about reunions and reboots.

50strat54 · 12-02-2021, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BloodshotUSA

Colin Quinn said he didn't enjoy being a cast member on Saturday Night Live.

The list could be very long on this one.

50strat54 · 12-02-2021, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cbs777

I haven't looked at the movie version of this topic, but I wouldn't be surprised if Katherine Heigl is also apart of that thread as well. She famously bashed the writers on Grey's Anatomy, she seems to be a truly ungrateful person.

Based on some US and People magazine articles I've seen over the years she is not well liked.

Heigl badmouthed Knocked Up.

But then again she had to work with Seth Rogan and I think his 15 minutes are waaaaay over. The same act over and over and over again. He's not funny at all.

JamesKurtovich · 12-02-2021, 03:46 PM

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Another Trek another unhappy actor. Robert Beltran famously disliked Voyager.

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/sc...r-regrets.html

Who I was going to post as well. He was the Riker of Voyager and yet they had nothing for him to do.

Samus Aran · 12-02-2021, 06:16 PM

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Who I was going to post as well. He was the Riker of Voyager and yet they had nothing for him to do.

They also had a Native American consultant to help out with his character who turned out to be a fraud just making stuff up as he went along.

cbs777 · 12-02-2021, 10:39 PM

How could I forget Tina Louise, she has badmouthed Gilligan's Island for years. I know part of it was, her agent told her the show was going to be centered around her.

Joey9775 · 12-02-2021, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

Who I was going to post as well. He was the Riker of Voyager and yet they had nothing for him to do.

The show had this great premise of a half Federation/half terrorist group crew setup and did NOTHING with it. I really hate Voyager.

11-27-2021, 05:12 PM	#1
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	TV Show Actors who've Criticized/Bashed their Shows There's a thread on film actors with this topic, so I thought to start one for television actors. Years after he left "Criminal Minds" in 2007, Mandy Patinkin went on to say in various interviews that he never should have done it. “The biggest public mistake I ever made was that I chose to do 'Criminal Minds' in the first place. I thought it was something very different. I never thought they were going to kill and rape all these women every night, every day, week after week, year after year. It was very destructive to my soul and my personality. After that, I didn’t think I would get to work in television again.” After becoming a born-again Christian, "Two and a Half Men's" Angus T. Jones said that he “wasn’t OK” with being “part of something that was making light of topics in our world where there are really problems for a lot of people.”

11-28-2021, 07:13 PM	#2
Dunemoon Banned Member since:Jul 2013	Denise Crosby on Star Trek: The Next Generation I was miserable. I couldn’t wait to get off that show… This was not an overnight decision. I was grateful to have made that many episodes, but I didn’t want to spend the next six years going ‘Aye, aye, captain’ and standing there, in the same uniform, in the same position on the bridge. It just scared the hell out of me that this was what I was going to be doing for the next X-amount of years.

11-28-2021, 08:55 PM	#3
JamesOttoSweetHeart Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2012 Location:East Tennessee	I remember it being said that Dustin Diamond who gave us Screech from Saved By The Bell didn't have a lot of good to say about that show in the book that he wrote. God bless you and his family always!!! Holly P.S. I still can't believe that he isn't here anymore.

11-29-2021, 12:24 PM	#4
John1701D Blu-ray Count Member since:Mar 2011 Trading Score:9	Another Trek another unhappy actor. Robert Beltran famously disliked Voyager. https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/sc...r-regrets.html

11-29-2021, 12:50 PM	#5
lesco Senior Member Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:314	And of course Marcia Strassman who kept badmouthing WELCOME BACK, KOTTER because it seemed to be "all about the teacher and the sweathogs".

11-29-2021, 03:43 PM	#6
cbs777 Expert Member Member since:May 2010 Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:229 Blu-ray collection:5198 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:4	I haven't looked at the movie version of this topic, but I wouldn't be surprised if Katherine Heigl is also apart of that thread as well. She famously bashed the writers on Grey's Anatomy, she seems to be a truly ungrateful person.

11-29-2021, 07:32 PM	#7
BloodshotUSA Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2021	Colin Quinn said he didn't enjoy being a cast member on Saturday Night Live.

12-01-2021, 12:19 PM	#9
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	Jeffrey Dean Morgan said that he did not like how "The Good Wife" ended. "I didn’t like it. But it’s not my show, you know what I mean? If Julianna was happy, then I was happy. My feeling was we raised so many questions about Jason and this relationship that he had with Alicia that I felt like nothing was ever answered, you know? So I walked away frustrated for my character and Alicia’s character in not having any kind of closure with that."

12-01-2021, 04:01 PM	#10
bladerunner6 Expert Member Member since:Dec 2015	MASH was criticized IIRC by members of its cast for going on too long.

12-01-2021, 08:56 PM	#11
Samus Aran Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:USA Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:49 Trading Score:195	I don't know if Johnny Depp hated 21 Jump Street, but he hated the teen bop celebrity heartthrob status he received with it. Chevy Chase hated Community, and everyone on Community hated him.

12-01-2021, 09:57 PM	#12
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	"Sherlock's" Martin Freeman (Watson) told The Telegraph that the show “wasn't fun anymore” for him. He said that by the fourth season, making "Sherlock" had become “kind of impossible” as fan expectations for the show got unrealistically high. It never got to a 5th season.

12-02-2021, 10:39 PM	#19
cbs777 Expert Member Member since:May 2010 Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:229 Blu-ray collection:5198 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:4	How could I forget Tina Louise, she has badmouthed Gilligan's Island for years. I know part of it was, her agent told her the show was going to be centered around her.

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