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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carrie Fairchild" data-source="post: 414257" data-attributes="member: 673">My understanding is that King was fired, rather than left of his own accord. Apparently, producers decided that they wanted a patriarch figure with a darker edge, which is why they brought in Jack Wagner as Uncle Jack. Why they didn’t come to this conclusion prior to casting King and filming the pilot, I don’t know, but it’s indicative of the mess that the production of the show became.I think there was a fair bit of wooing involved in getting Principal onboard. She was on NBC’s radar after impressing them during a guest arc on Providence. She also said that the show they pitched her (a dark, Soapdish style satire) was not what they ended up making. I don’t think she would’ve signed on had what played out onscreen been part of the original pitch.</blockquote>