TV Show Actors who've Criticized/Bashed their Shows - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

RobGenX. · 08-31-2022, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by JamesG.

Matt LeBlanc had mentioned that there's things he did not like about his "Friends" spin-off "Joey"

He told The Guardian in 2012 that though he has "no regrets" about the show that there were things he wish he could have changed.

"I just think that we were telling stories that emasculated the character. They wrote a guy who became very doubtful of himself in this new place, in Hollywood, no friends, can't meet girls - and that's not who Joey was. He was always, always, always, the consummate optimist. Always.

And that's not who they wrote. That was very frustrating for me."

I did like the first season of Joey. And a big part of that was because his sister was freaking hot. But I agree they completely changed his character from being dumb but still a winner to being a complete loser. Which was awful to watch

cbs777 · 09-08-2022, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by RobGenX.

I really loved the movie Private Parts, I haven't heard any of his radio stuff but I guess it isn't anything like what was portrayed in the film?

It was exactly like it was portrayed in the film, and then some, nudity galore, bashing of and making fun of celebrities galore, he didn't hold anything back. He hated terrestial radio for the limitations they put on his show, so he moved to Satellite radio to get more freedom.

Once there he slowly did a 180, less nudity, less offensive skits, and literally becoming friends with some of the celebs he used to make fun of. He literally became what he used to despise, and fought against all those years. I was a superfan, and won't listen to him anymore.

cbs777 · 09-08-2022, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by RobGenX.

I did like the first season of Joey. And a big part of that was because his sister was freaking hot. But I agree they completely changed his character from being dumb but still a winner to being a complete loser. Which was awful to watch

I know I might be in the minority, but I actually liked both seasons. I want to read Matthew Perry's book when it comes out (usually don't like tell all books), but supposedly there's a rumor that the other castmates were upset with LeBlanc for doing the series.

mysticwaterfall · 09-08-2022, 02:25 AM

Didn't know Matthew Perry had a book coming out. Could be interesting.

Melissa Sue Anderson (Mary on Little House) famously disliked Melissa Gilbert (Laura) and was jealous she was the main character instead of her. She thought Mary becoming blind was dumb and a way to sideline her more, even though of course that's the major thing that happened to Mary in real life.

Watching the Enterprise special features cast reunion roundtable, I don't know if anybody liked being on that show since they certainly don't seem to have the camradere other Trek casts seem to.

Numerous former Greys Anatomy stars have bashed it, Katherine Heigel probably being the most vocal.

WonkaBedknobs83 · 09-19-2022, 03:31 PM

Meg Ryan doesn't like to talk about her soap opera days when she was Betsy on As the World Turns.

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Originally Posted by 50strat54

Chevy apparently said racist stuff to Donald Glover.

It's well known that Chevy is a major jerk and a lot of people dislike him. Howard Stern went to war with Chevy and eventually Chevy had to give up and went on the show and tried to make amends with Howard because he was tired of being harassed in public.

On the other hand Howard has gone soft, real soft.

So I guess that SNL "word association" sketch with Richard Pryor wasn't just acting on his part.

Beverly D'Angelo deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for putting up with him on the National Lampoon's Vacation movies.

If you had told me 25 years ago Howard Stern would have become everything he hated, I never would have believed you. Yet here we are.

JamesG. · 07-18-2023, 10:06 PM

While doing a new interview to promote the "Bones" rewatch Podcast, "Boneheads", actress Emily Deschanel addresses things about the show that she did not like.

While not going into specifics, she mentioned that she did not care for when the show dealt with terrorism.

"As I am re-watching 'Bones', I am seeing some difficult episodes that have some things that I don’t love in them. When episodes would deal with terrorism in a way that, looking back, I don’t love, and I’m not sure how I felt about at the time. It might have been uncomfortable.

I think as a whole, I don’t have a full perspective on it yet because we’ve just started re-watching them, but I would say, in general, I just have more of an affection for the show and I appreciate it even more now."

https://screenrant.com/bones-emily-d...how-criticism/

Professor Echo · 08-29-2023, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by RobGenX.

I really loved the movie Private Parts, I haven't heard any of his radio stuff but I guess it isn't anything like what was portrayed in the film?

I stopped listening to Howard regularly when he separated from his first wife and spent endlessly tedious segments on his show bragging about all the snobby restaurants he was going to and all of his new wealthy friends. Everything he ever knocked Imus for he became himself and it became unlistenable. Occasionally now I will watch a video excerpt from his show on YouTube and it's not bad. As for going soft, I'm not sure I'd want to see a guy his age still ranting and raving and lusting after teenage girls. From what I've heard recently, he's still pretty quick witted and basically a decent guy.

Professor Echo · 08-29-2023, 12:46 PM

Anthony Denison told my former gf that he and everyone else on the show LOVED doing the great 80's series, CRIME STORY, but that he hated that the series ended on a cliffhanger. He said that the next season had all been planned out and they were all looking forward to doing it and ending it with a proper finale.

Samus Aran · 08-30-2023, 02:50 PM

I don't know if he ever bashed it publicly, but people who know Dolph Lundgren say he hated his show SAF3. It was pitched to him as one thing but ended up being something else. Awful acting, awful directing, nonsensical writing, poor production value, probably the worst TV show I've ever seen in my life. The showrunners have no talent. Lundgren seemed embarrassed to be there.

JamesG. · 09-09-2023, 02:39 PM

Mark-Paul Gosselaar said that he finds some "Saved by the Bell" eps. "problematic" in today's climate while making an appearance on the Pod Meets World podcast.

“The one where I was basically whoring out Lisa Turtle. I charged people to kiss her without her consent, that was a tough one.”

“The other one was where Zack Morris claimed that he was Native American. Seeing Zack Morris in a full headdress… That was one we had to be a little sensitive on, there’s things that you just would not film these days.”

JamesOttoSweetHeart · 09-09-2023, 06:24 PM

^^^ I don't know what the big deal is concerning the episode where Zack dressed as an Indian. I am part Cherokee and the episode never bothered me. The kids were addressing their ancestors and family history and so why would that be considered a problem in any way now?

God bless you always!!!

Holly

P.S. At least one person in that classroom had the considerateness to hang their head in shame when they learned of what their family members were guilty of back in them earlier days: Jesse.

WonkaBedknobs83 · 09-13-2023, 07:00 PM

I find all episodes of that show problematic simply for not being funny, not because of any perceived ideological shortcomings. Hayley Mills got out while the getting was good.

JamesOttoSweetHeart · 09-14-2023, 09:29 PM

^^^ My only complaint about the show is how weird the senior year season of the show was when additional episodes had to be made that did not include Jesse and Kelly. There was actually one episode that did not include Lisa and I believe that it was when an old girlfriend from Slater's past entered the picture which actually brings me to another thing that I never understood. The show's storylines did not have any continuity. That girl from Slater's past was never shown again, his sister was only shown once, Zack and Lisa got together during an episode, but after that, it was like nothing ever happened, and then the girl that had an interest in Screech, Violet was her name, she was only shown in three episodes, but I believe that they were spread out throughout the show's series. We never did hear anything about her after the last time we saw her.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

meremortal · 09-14-2023, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BloodshotUSA

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

I still kind of have trouble getting behind him as a 'comedian's comedian' based on his SNL years. Perhaps it just wasn't a good fit for his style.

JamesG. · 09-29-2023, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Samus Aran

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

He did a recent interview where he said that he felt it wasn't funny enough for him.

https://tvline.com/news/chevy-chase-...ew-1235049330/

salz4life · 10-04-2023, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Samus Aran

Sophia Bush and Chicago PD is another one, but entirely for behind the scenes harassment and abuse.

Did Patrick Dempsey hate the end of his time on Grey's Anatomy or did he just feel like he was there too long?

I still miss Sophia Bush on CPD. I thought she was really good in that role.

I think Grey's has fallen off a cliff since they killed off Derek. The new interns are ok, but it's still not the same.

Joey9775 · 10-04-2023, 08:25 PM

I know the projects Rooney Mara has bad mouthed probably deserve it but she's just as vocal as Heigl and probably just as full of herself.

Still can't believe Heigl badmouthed Knocked Up as that's the only thing she's ever been in that was worth a crap.

BluGalaxy · 10-05-2023, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Dunemoon

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.

That was extremely short sighted of her. All of the main cast grew and made progress throughout the 7 seasons and beyond. Her loss

JamesG. · 10-26-2023, 04:42 AM

Jennette McCurdy mentioned on her new podcast that she does not want to be associated with Sam Puckett, her character from "iCarly" and "Sam & Cat".

"One of the things that's really important to me in press, if possible, is that 'iCarly' or 'Sam & Cat' are not mentioned. To have been known for so long for something that I did when I was 13 was very shameful for me. I feel myself tighten when I hear them [titles].

The more popular that Sam got, the more I just felt unseen as Jennette and fundamentally, I think that was coming from not being able to see myself. I want to be past this."

https://www.insider.com/jennette-mcc...odcast-2023-10

JamesG. · 01-25-2024, 04:45 AM

Bradley Cooper felt that he did not get enough screentime on "Alias" and asked J.J. Abrams to write him out.

He told GQ in 2013, "I would only work three days a week. And then for the second season, I got even more sidelined. I was like, 'Ugh.' And then next thing you know, I was like, 'I want to ****ing kill myself.'"

"I then asked J.J. Abrams to write me out and he was like, 'OK.' He probably would've fired me, anyway."

09-08-2022, 02:25 AM	#44
mysticwaterfall Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2013 Location:Right Behind You 4K collection:767 Blu-ray collection:2442 DVD collection:267 Trading Score:164	Didn't know Matthew Perry had a book coming out. Could be interesting. Melissa Sue Anderson (Mary on Little House) famously disliked Melissa Gilbert (Laura) and was jealous she was the main character instead of her. She thought Mary becoming blind was dumb and a way to sideline her more, even though of course that's the major thing that happened to Mary in real life. Watching the Enterprise special features cast reunion roundtable, I don't know if anybody liked being on that show since they certainly don't seem to have the camradere other Trek casts seem to. Numerous former Greys Anatomy stars have bashed it, Katherine Heigel probably being the most vocal.

07-18-2023, 10:06 PM	#46
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	While doing a new interview to promote the "Bones" rewatch Podcast, "Boneheads", actress Emily Deschanel addresses things about the show that she did not like. While not going into specifics, she mentioned that she did not care for when the show dealt with terrorism. "As I am re-watching 'Bones', I am seeing some difficult episodes that have some things that I don’t love in them. When episodes would deal with terrorism in a way that, looking back, I don’t love, and I’m not sure how I felt about at the time. It might have been uncomfortable. I think as a whole, I don’t have a full perspective on it yet because we’ve just started re-watching them, but I would say, in general, I just have more of an affection for the show and I appreciate it even more now." https://screenrant.com/bones-emily-d...how-criticism/

08-29-2023, 12:46 PM	#48
Professor Echo Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2011 Trading Score:2	Anthony Denison told my former gf that he and everyone else on the show LOVED doing the great 80's series, CRIME STORY, but that he hated that the series ended on a cliffhanger. He said that the next season had all been planned out and they were all looking forward to doing it and ending it with a proper finale.

08-30-2023, 02:50 PM	#49
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 he ever bashed it publicly, but people who know Dolph Lundgren say he hated his show SAF3. It was pitched to him as one thing but ended up being something else. Awful acting, awful directing, nonsensical writing, poor production value, probably the worst TV show I've ever seen in my life. The showrunners have no talent. Lundgren seemed embarrassed to be there.

09-09-2023, 02:39 PM	#50
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	Mark-Paul Gosselaar said that he finds some "Saved by the Bell" eps. "problematic" in today's climate while making an appearance on the Pod Meets World podcast. “The one where I was basically whoring out Lisa Turtle. I charged people to kiss her without her consent, that was a tough one.” “The other one was where Zack Morris claimed that he was Native American. Seeing Zack Morris in a full headdress… That was one we had to be a little sensitive on, there’s things that you just would not film these days.”

09-09-2023, 06:24 PM	#51
JamesOttoSweetHeart Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2012 Location:East Tennessee	^^^ I don't know what the big deal is concerning the episode where Zack dressed as an Indian. I am part Cherokee and the episode never bothered me. The kids were addressing their ancestors and family history and so why would that be considered a problem in any way now? God bless you always!!! Holly P.S. At least one person in that classroom had the considerateness to hang their head in shame when they learned of what their family members were guilty of back in them earlier days: Jesse.

09-13-2023, 07:00 PM	#52
WonkaBedknobs83 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2021 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:60	I find all episodes of that show problematic simply for not being funny, not because of any perceived ideological shortcomings. Hayley Mills got out while the getting was good.

09-14-2023, 09:29 PM	#53
JamesOttoSweetHeart Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2012 Location:East Tennessee	^^^ My only complaint about the show is how weird the senior year season of the show was when additional episodes had to be made that did not include Jesse and Kelly. There was actually one episode that did not include Lisa and I believe that it was when an old girlfriend from Slater's past entered the picture which actually brings me to another thing that I never understood. The show's storylines did not have any continuity. That girl from Slater's past was never shown again, his sister was only shown once, Zack and Lisa got together during an episode, but after that, it was like nothing ever happened, and then the girl that had an interest in Screech, Violet was her name, she was only shown in three episodes, but I believe that they were spread out throughout the show's series. We never did hear anything about her after the last time we saw her. God bless you always!!! Holly

10-04-2023, 08:25 PM	#57
Joey9775 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2017 Blu-ray collection:9 Trading Score:80	I know the projects Rooney Mara has bad mouthed probably deserve it but she's just as vocal as Heigl and probably just as full of herself. Still can't believe Heigl badmouthed Knocked Up as that's the only thing she's ever been in that was worth a crap.

10-26-2023, 04:42 AM	#59
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	Jennette McCurdy mentioned on her new podcast that she does not want to be associated with Sam Puckett, her character from "iCarly" and "Sam & Cat". "One of the things that's really important to me in press, if possible, is that 'iCarly' or 'Sam & Cat' are not mentioned. To have been known for so long for something that I did when I was 13 was very shameful for me. I feel myself tighten when I hear them [titles]. The more popular that Sam got, the more I just felt unseen as Jennette and fundamentally, I think that was coming from not being able to see myself. I want to be past this." https://www.insider.com/jennette-mcc...odcast-2023-10

01-25-2024, 04:45 AM	#60
JamesG. Power Member Member since:Jul 2012	Bradley Cooper felt that he did not get enough screentime on "Alias" and asked J.J. Abrams to write him out. He told GQ in 2013, "I would only work three days a week. And then for the second season, I got even more sidelined. I was like, 'Ugh.' And then next thing you know, I was like, 'I want to ****ing kill myself.'" "I then asked J.J. Abrams to write me out and he was like, 'OK.' He probably would've fired me, anyway."

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