I think it varies from show to show. I never watched "Will and Grace" (if only because I loathe Megan Mullaly), but it seemed like every week they had two or three stunt-cast guest stars who were slumming to appear on a hot sitcom. On the other hand, "The Good Wife" (which I've only just started watching in the last couple of weeks) always seems to have name-brand guests, but (from what I've gathered) who have been hired in a multi-episode capacity because they're good actors (and in New York).
--Dave Sikula On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:41:00 PM UTC-7, JW wrote: > > > It may be stunt casting, but NCIS usually* makes really good use of its > > stunt-casted actors (see: Lily Tomlin as McGee's grandmother, Robert > Wagner > > as DiNozo Sr., Bob Newhart as Duckie's colleague/mentor, etc.) - I'm > > confident this will be as well. > > I guess the problem is a definition for "stunt casting". Having Robert > Alda play Hawkeye's father certainly qualifies. Reuniting the Mary > Tyler Moore cast on Hot in Cleveland fits. > > I think it's more than just hiring a big-name actor, though. Robert > Vaughn playing Duckie's colleague/mentor would be stunt casting. I > don't think Bob Newhart is. But I could be wrong about the definition. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
