10 TV Characters Cut From Shows (In The Worst Way)

Personal vendettas between writers and actors should never be played out on screen.

by Josh Brown

Even more so than movies, TV shows are built on their casts. Iconic small-screen characters have carried entire shows into the realm of superstardom, and the ever evolving will-they-won't-they drama of potential romances have captured the attention of audiences over the span of years, maybe even decades in the case of certain shows.

However, while the sense of familiarity and connection to amazing characters that comes with long-form TV storytelling is special, it's not easy to maintain. Whether it's writers running out of ideas or actors getting bored of playing the same character for so long, sometimes characters don't fulfil their potential, or end up disappearing entirely.

Sometimes that's not a bad thing, and it can result in a great send-off for fictional friends and enemies audiences have become attached to, but other times they're unceremoniously cut out, there one episode and gone the next, leaving viewers wondering what the hell happened.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.