10 TV Shows That Cast Major Actors (Just To Die)
3. Joel McHale - Stargirl
The DC superhero series Stargirl scored quite the casting coup when it was confirmed that Joel McHale would be appearing in the series as a reimagined version of DC superhero Starman.
Reports stated that McHale would have a beefy recurring role in the series, but as fans learned when they tuned in for the first episode, McHale only sticks around for a cameo, as he's fatally impaled mere minutes into the pilot.
Basically, McHale was only here to set the stage for the more traditional Starman's demise, allowing the younger Stargirl, Courtney Whitmore (Brec Bassinger), to take up the mantle.
McHale has since made two incredibly brief appearances at the end of season one and the beginning of season two as a man claiming to be Starman, but the overall objective of his casting here was clear, to allow a tidy passing-of-the-torch from one generation to the next.