so, apparently they're gonna continue John Ritter's sitcom, even though he's dead...

farkers are of different minds - most seem to feel the same way i do, that it seems like ABC's just milking it cuz they know they'll get some ratings when people will watch the show just to see what it's all about. but if i'm not mistaken (which is possible, i've only seen the show once), it was a John Ritter sitcom, something that revolved around him, mainly...

other farkers suggested that ABC should keep putting the show out because if they didn't, 50 people would lose their jobs because of the show's cancellation - errrr, naah, i doubt that's ABC's take on it. And certainly people in show biz know that there are no guarantees on how long a show will last, and they shouldn't have too hard a time finding new work...not to mention the fact that this is a SITCOM - har har har, dad's dead! *chuckle chuckle!*

other shows have had differing ways of dealing with the situation of stars leaving unexpectedly, and it's turned out differently each time. it was really creepy seeing Nancy Marchand on the Soprano's when we knew she was dead and her last episodes were computer generated...Cheers did fine when Coach died - made a star of Woody Harrelson - but had it been Ted Danson, the main character, I don't think they could've gone on with the show...