"Michael Black" <
et...@ncf.ca> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.64.12...@darkstar.example.net...
> On Fri, 1 Jun 2012,
hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>
>> On "Big Bang" there are two characters named Sheldon and Leonard.
>> These characters were named in honor of TV producer Sheldon Leonard.
>>
>> On "Modern Family" there are two characters named Cameron and
>> Mitchell. Were these names chosen to honor actor Cameron Mitchell?
>>
I think you'd have to ask the creators of the series that question. Unless
they've spoken of that in an interview, I don't see how anyone here would
know the answer otherwise.
> How many people actually remember "High Chaparral"?
I do!
>
> I realize the actors from the shows had other roles, but I never noticed
> them until after the show aired.
>
I think that's true of most shows.
I recently re-watched all seven seasons of Homicide: Life on the Streets,
including the movie that ended the whole thing, and was struck by several
guest stars who were later major characters in The Wire, including the guy
who played Jay Landsman. I hadn't really noticed him when first watching
Homicide but it stood out after having watched The Wire several times.
I also noticed that Mekhi Pfeiffer (sp?), who went on to play Dr. Pratt in
the last several seasons of ER, had had the recurring role of Junior Bunk in
seasons 5 and 6 of Homicide. I'd forgotten that he was on Homicide, even
though he was the perpetrator of a major shootout in the squad room at the
end of season 6. Then again, I don't think I'd seen him in anything prior to
Homicide so it's probably not surprising that I didn't particularly notice
him in Homicide.
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Rhino