10 Step Foolproof Guide To Making An Awful TV Show

5. Cast Prima Donna Actors

If the cast can't even get along for long enough to film the series, you have a problem, albeit one which usually doesn't reach breaking point until your show has a few seasons under its belt. Charlie Sheen's blowout and subsequent firing from Two and a Half Men is the most infamous example, but the show has also had to contend with Angus T. Jones' public disavowal of the series. His replacement was Charlie's never-before-mentioned daughter. Two and a Half Men keeps running, but it is undoubtedly a different show, and Ashton Kutcher lacks Sheen's charisma in the earlier seasons. It proves that shows do survive the loss of the original cast and Two and a Half Men even turned the publicity to its advantage, but recasting that late in the game is a sure way to lose as many fans as you'll potentially win.