Whatever Happened to..Those TV Hit Show Actors?

With the pleuthora of channels on TV these days, the competitition for ratings is fierce. New shows must score big quickly to make the cut and avoid cancellation. I am no network exec, but I can imagine that for every show that actually makes it onto the small screen, there are a zillion that never made it past the concept stage.

There are shows that grab out attention early and we begin to develop a "relationship" with the characters. This takes a season or two, and about the time we think we know the ensamble cast, the network cancels the show. The real shame here is that some very talented actors disappear (unless you watch every movie ever made). Even the stars of long-running shows go underground after their series are finally axed.

Don't think I'm niave about things in TV World. I know that...

• Some shows need to end (sooner than they actually do, in some cases)
• Popular actors from hit shows may want more money for a new show than a network wants to pay
• Those same actors, after long series runs, want to rest and spend some of the money they've earned.

Here are a few actors that I miss and wonder when they will resurface. If you know of their whereabouts, please let me know! Thank you!

• Simon Baker (aka Nick Fallin of CBS's The Guardian)
• Kelli Williams (ABC's The Practice and NBC's Medical Investigations)
• Kelly Martin (NBC's ER; okay she's on "Mystery Woman" now)
• David James Elliot (JAG)
• Catherine Bell (JAG; she's too pretty for radio or Broadway - limited audience)
• Elisha Cuthbert (FOX's 24 and film "The Girl Next Door" - which I've not seen, BTW)

I could go on, but you get the idea. Say, what actors do you miss? What actors are hiding that you know the scoop on? Reply to this blog and we'll find out together!

Fred