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« on: September 27, 2007, 03:02:15 AM »
I sometimes wonder if the original actors ever felt slighted by the direction the show took after the arrival of Barnabas. Not only did they receive much less camera time than they had had previously, but many of their characters were relegated to that dreadful state of perpetual ignorance (the kiss-of-death for any actor), while other characters (like Barnabas, Julia, Willy etc.) always seemed to be "in the know" and, thus, got all the best scenes.
I know that, in "Lost in Space," for instance, many of the "lead actors" became unhappy when, by season two, Dr. Smith, Will and the Robot had become the de facto "stars" of the show and everyone else receded into the background.
I realize that a show has to go with its strengths if it is to survive, but I still can't help wondering if there were any hard feelings about it all (I know that Alexandra Moltke may have had some).