The Show Must Go On: How the Deaths of Lead Actors Have Affected Television Series

by Douglas Snauffer

A powerful, behind-the-scenes look at some of America's all-time favorite television programs during their darkest hours, this study examines how various hit series have absorbed the death of a lead actor during production. Although each television program eventually resumed production, the lead actor's death in each case had a profound impact on the surviving cast and crew and the future of the show itself.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786432950
• ISBN13: 9780786432950
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher