When the creator of the show is gone, the actors end up being the people who have been there the longest.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A lot of factors go into the longevity of a show.
Character actors have a long shelf life.
We never thought the show would last this long.
The longest show I've ever done was four and a half years, so I can only imagine what ending an eight year show is like.
To me, the series was the end of the actor, when the series ended.
I think as an actor you're lucky to have any film take on a life of its own long after it's left the theater.
I don't think actors ever retire, they just stop being asked to work.
You can take wonderfully talented actors, wonderfully talented writers and producers, and, uh, do a wonderful show!... but if it doesn't hit with the public in two minutes, it's bye-bye.
When you're doing 22 shows on network television, the writers are going on vapors towards the end and, as an actor, you're just trashed by the end.
Everybody that's an actor leaves it for a while 'cause they ain't got a job.