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a day ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
53 Awful TV Protagonists Who Should've Been Written Off
A while back, Reddit user u/Competitive_Owl7085 asked, "Who was the most unlikable main character of a TV show?" and people had a lotttt of thoughts. Here are main characters people wished would just straight-up leave the show — along with some more submissions from the BuzzFeed Community! Emily from Emily in Paris "Emily is probably the most Mary Sue character (i.e., unrealistically perfect) I have ever seen. I hate that trope so much, but the show is so absurd it's my guilty pleasure, and I can't stop watching it. I like her coworkers a lot better than I like her. Especially Luc; he is hilarious."—Naraniel Rick from The Walking Dead Jess from New Girl Ginny from Ginny and Georgia Galadrial from Rings of Power Marissa from The O.C. "I had to stop watching The O.C. because of Marissa. She was so annoying and pathetic."—catieferrarer Frankie from Grace & Frankie "She was just awful and got worse with each passing season. ... I was rolling my eyes whenever she came onscreen."—ej16"I loved earlier Frankie, then something changed and became very annoying, which sucked as Lily Tomlin's awesome. :( "—oliviajay_ Fiona from Shameless Barry from The Flash "He was constantly mucking things up and was self-absorbed."—Lilacfox Temperance Brennan from Bones "She's the most condescending, self-absorbed character amongst gems. I don't know how or why everyone caters to her temperament."—effintigre And Booth from Bones "Booth was the character I couldn't stand. He was judgmental, disrespectful, and sometimes intolerant. He didn't seem to take seriously most people who were younger than him (Sweets), smarter than him (the Jeffersonian team), or who had a different perspective or point of view."—geekybibliophile Olivia Pope from Scandal "I loved her at first and then got soooo tired of the constant bullshit with Fitz."—paperdecker12"When he went to war for her...🙄🙄🙄"—thaliaslaugh"Yeah, I stopped watching because the Olitz stuff was insufferable."—skilletgirl81 Olivia Benson from Law & Order: SVU Frasier from Frasier "It's one of my favorite shows, but he's a narcissistic, gaslighting windbag. It's no wonder he's always alone. Here's the thing: In my opinion, the series is way more about Niles and the other characters' arcs than it is about Frasier, which is fine by me. Frasier is insufferable."—Bella La Ghostly Mike Wheeler from Stranger Things Hughie from The Boys "Hughie in The Boys became a whiny asshole in Season 3, and I can't stand him anymore."—[deleted] Rory from Gilmore Girls... ...And also Lorelai Elizabeth from The Blacklist Elena from The Vampire Diaries Hannah From Girls Rachel from Glee... ...and also Will from Glee Piper from Orange Is the New Black June from The Handmaid's Tale Nancy from Weeds Sabrina from Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Carrie from Sex and the City Actually, from SATC. "SATC was projected as female friendship and empowerment, but they are all awful to each other and everyone they date. It's written as if everyone else they date is the problem. He was bi, he had a small penis, she was a lesbian, he used sex talk, my ex married someone else. There were never really any moments of self-awareness."—joehoover3 Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory Raymond from Everybody Loves Raymond Alan from Two and a Half Men House from House M.D. Tori from Victorious Meredith from Grey's Anatomy Jack from Lost Dawson from Dawson's Creek Eric from That '70s Show Amy from Superstore Ross from Friends ...Actually, make that ALL the Friends "Most of the characters in Friends aren't very nice people. If you can't see the flaws in both Ross and Rachel, maybe you will in another 10 years. Then there's Joey with his piggish and sometimes sexist behaviour, and Phoebe with her increasing abrasiveness. Chandler is oddly rude at times, and his lying about smoking is always a bit off-putting, but he and Monica seem the best of the bunch to me."—cakecheese"All the main characters in Friends are absolutely terrible people. I will die on this hill. In It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the gang is meant to be absolutely awful people. The six main characters in Friends are meant to be nice and the kind of people you'd want to hang around with. I wouldn't want to know any of would run out of Central Perk if I saw any of them coming in."—copperghoul948 Shawn from Psych Kevin from Kevin Can Wait J.D. from Scrubs Both Claire and Jamie from Outlander "I hate Claire and Jamie from Outlander. She is hard, smug, and entitled, and he is such a meathead who is inexplicably worshipped by everyone they encounter. Terrible."—lexiv Michael from The Office "Michael Scott is one of the worst characters in television history. Absolutely insufferable, with almost zero redeeming factors."—palimpsest00"Michael Scott does not have one redeeming quality. He is an immature jerk with zero social skills and a totally inappropriate sense of humor."—sidneykaler "Steve Carell has said he wouldn't work today, and he's not wrong. Michael has an immaturity to him, such as turning off the power because he's not the center of attention. When he gets called out for not being safe in the warehouse, he ends up organizing a fake suicide jump so people will pay attention to him. Then there's his bullying of Toby, who is targeted for doing his job. Michael should have been demoted or fired many times over."—jbmasta And also, essentially the lead after Michael left, Jim "Jim is arguably the main character in The suppised to be the romantic and also the normal guy whose above it all, but hes actually just a jerk who thumbs his nose at the weirdos and makes important life decisions that concern his wife without telling her, and them acts all sheepish when she calls him out on it. He's supposed to be the character you root for, but I deliberately root against him."—devilthedankdawg"Besides the fact that he interfered with a coworker's engagement and helped break up the couple, he was a complete dick to Dwight. Every prank and practical joke was uncalled for. He instigated everything, and Dwight never retaliated."—[deleted] Zack Morris from Saved by the Bell Ted from How I Met Your Mother Gilligan from Gilligan's Island Even as a 10 year old kid, I wanted to kick this main character's ass for just constamtly fucking up the chance for sux other castaways to get off an island in some way every week. Some time in the afterlife, we will meet, and I will have my revenge. Mark my Clarke from The 100 Ellie Miller from Broadchurch Skye from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Now, it's your turn — what TV show or movie main characters do you find insufferable? Let us know in the comments!
Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Times
Bobby Sherman obituary: 1960s teen idol
Long after his days as a blue-eyed teen idol were over, Bobby Sherman was working as an emergency medic with the Los Angeles Police Department. Called out to tend to a woman who was haemorrhaging and had passed out, he noticed that her husband was staring intently at him. Finally, the man blurted out, 'Look, honey, it's Bobby Sherman!' With that, the woman opened her eyes, saw the now middle-aged one-time heart-throb and started fiddling with her hair. 'Oh great, I must look a mess!' she told her husband. Sherman reassured her that she looked just fine. It was a perfect example of how baby boomers who grew up in 1960s America never forgot the pin-up whose image had graced bedroom posters, teenage magazines, T-shirts and even lunch boxes. 'My audience was so young and impressionable, they would buy everything and anything associated with Bobby Sherman,' he recalled. 'I could have sung Auld Lang Syne and they would have bought it.' The lasting impact he left on those of a certain age was reflected in popular culture with a namecheck in The Simpsons in which Marge confessed to her daughter Lisa that she had once had a crush on Sherman. There was also a 1997 appearance as himself in the sitcom Frasier. At his peak at the end of the 1960s, he had on four occasions within 12 months achieved million-selling singles that made the American Top Ten. The No 3 hit Little Woman was followed by La La La (If I Had You), Easy Come, Easy Go and Julie, Do Ya Love Me. The songs, which were simple, cheerful, catchy and disposable, helped to define the bubblegum pop phenomenon, alongside hits such as Sugar Sugar by the Archies and Yummy Yummy Yummy by Ohio Express, and earned him the nickname 'Bubblegum Bobby'. Many similar acts were one-hit wonders but Sherman had a multimedia appeal. While he was scaling the charts, he also had a TV special on ABC, appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, guested on The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, had cameos in episodes of The Monkees and The Partridge Family and sang on the Johnny Cash and Andy Williams shows. He also starred in the TV comedy western Here Come the Brides, playing the shy, stuttering younger brother of his co-star David Soul (obituary, January 5, 2024). 'I'd film five days a week, get on a plane on a Friday night and go someplace for matinee and evening concerts Saturday and Sunday, then get on a plane and go back to the studio to start filming again,' he recalled. 'It was so hectic for three years that I didn't know what home was.' In Britain Sherman's only chart entry came in 1970 when Julie, Do Ya Love Me made a modest entry in the lower reaches of the Top 30 while the British bubblegum act White Plains had a bigger hit with a cover of the song that got to No 8. As with all teen acts, Sherman's musical career faded as his young female fans grew up, found boyfriends and went to college. By 1972 his records were not even making the Top 100 and he had been eclipsed by younger stars such as David Cassidy and Donny Osmond. It was then that he embarked on a career teaching first aid and CPR at the Los Angeles Police Academy and working as an emergency medic. 'When my two sons, Christopher and Tyler, were growing up, I had visions of them falling out of trees and off bikes, and I wanted to be prepared for any emergency, so I took first aid and just fell in love with it,' he explained. 'The more I learnt, the more I wanted to know, and the next thing I know I'm an instructor.' His sons survive him together with his second wife Brigitte Poublon, whom he married in 2010. His first marriage in the 1970s to Patti Carnel, the mother of his children, ended in divorce and she went on to marry David Soul. Robert Cabot Sherman Jr was born in 1943 in Santa Monica, California, the son of Juanita (née Freeman) and Robert Cabot Sherman, who ran a dairy and rose at 3am to deliver milk to more than 1,000 customers every day. From an early age Sherman played guitar, piano and trumpet and was studying child psychology at Pierce College when in 1964 a girlfriend whose family had Hollywood connections invited him to a July 4 party at a beachside home filled with movie stars. The band booked for the evening included a friend he had known in high school and he was invited to sing a couple of numbers. 'After it was all over, Jane Fonda and Natalie Wood came up to me and said, 'We think you're talented, are you being managed?' I said, 'No, not really.' And they said, 'Well you should do something about it'.'' Wood arranged meetings for him with MGM and an agent, and in no time he had been booked to appear on the TV teen show Shindig! At the audition he did not even sing and lip-synced to Freddy Cannon's hit Palisades Park but was immediately contracted to do 26 shows on which he sang covers of hits by 'British invasion' groups such as Herman's Hermits, accompanied by squeals from adoring girls in the audience. In later life he enjoyed being recognised by the matronly figures who had once been his teenage fans. 'Any time I go out, I don't try to hide from them. I don't wear disguises. I'm just as eager to see them as they are to see me,' he said. Yet after he had traded hit records and magazine covers for CPR, he rated his second career as the more rewarding. 'There's not a better feeling in the world than when you're responsible for saving someone's life,' he said. Bobby Sherman, teen idol, was born on July 22, 1943. He died of cancer on June 24, 2025, aged 81
Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Legendary fast-food chain opens first new spot in decades
You know how the "Friends" crew always chilled out at Central Perk, how often Jerry on "Seinfeld" had insane conversations with George at Monk's Café, and how "Frasier" dad Martin Crane was devastated when they closed his favorite bar, Duke's? We all should have that one place where we feel comfortable, like it's a second home - where, of course, everybody knows your name. That's a place you visit not only for its food and drink offerings, but also because it provides an unmatched experience. An atmosphere where you feel good. Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter People have widely differing tastes, interests, characters, and styles. That's why there are so many different coffee places, clubs, diners, restaurants and fast-food chains to meet every demand. When one such restaurant closes its doors, chances are customers will be upset. It's hard to adapt to another place, despite it also having great offerings. It's just different. Remember what happened on "Seinfeld" when Jerry and Elaine went to Reggie's instead of Monk's? A disaster. At a time when all we hear is that another fast-food chain has closed its doors or gone bankrupt, one restaurant is bringing great news of its strong comeback after decades. Image source: Roy Rogers Restaurants Remember Roy Rogers, the legendary Western-themed fast-food chain that was popular in the '70s, and '80s? It all started as the rebranding of the RoBee's House of Beef chain of Fort Wayne, Indiana, acquired by the Marriott Corporation. In 1968, the first Roy Rogers opened in Falls Church, Virginia. Related: Wendy's menu adds something McDonald's, Burger King won't offer In the early 1970s, Roy Rogers launched the "Big Three" by adding Pappy Parker's Fried Chicken and quarter-pound burgers to a menu that already featured roast beef. In 1980, Marriott employee Peter Plamondon, Sr., believed strongly in Roy Rogers, so he left to become a Roy Rogers franchisee. He opened his first location in Frederick, Maryland, in August of that year. In the mid-1980s, the restaurant introduced the famous Fixins Bar, where customers could customize their sandwiches, burgers, and other menu items with various fresh vegetables, sauces, and toppings. The Fixins Bar became a popular feature, attracting many customers. More on restaurants: Analysts reboot Olive Garden parent's stock price targets as earnings loomForget buffets, Las Vegas Strip adds new restaurants conceptNational fast-food burger chain wants to close 76 restaurants In the 1990s, with as many as 648 operating restaurants, Marriott sold the Roy Rogers chain to Imasco, the parent company of Hardee's, for $365 million. The chain experienced a significant decline due to many locations being converted to Hardee's. Then in 2002, Plamondon's sons acquired the chain, and over the last two decades, worked on maintaining their father's vision for offering customers an unmatched experience. In the latest news, Roy Rogers opened its newest location in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, on June 25. This is the company's first new location since the 1990s. "The feedback from the Cherry Hill community since we announced this new restaurant has been overwhelmingly positive, and we have been working hard to make this opening a grand success," said Roy Rogers Co-President Jim Plamondon. "We are excited to make this long-anticipated return, and Cherry Hill allows us to serve a growing, diverse community and introduce a new generation to the quality and variety that makes Roy Rogers a cut above." Related: McDonald's brings back experimental menu item 13 years later Several fans started lining up even before sunrise on the day of the opening, while at 5 a.m. there was already a long line of excited customers. Fans are mainly nostalgic about the fried chicken, roast beef sandwiches, and Double R Bar Burger, which features ham as the main ingredient. Other customers showed up longing for that famous Fixins bar, which allows patrons to fill up their burger as much as they like with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and more. "I came over [from Philadelphia] for Roy Rogers opening for the free fixins bar. I remember growing up and it was about a mile from my house, and that's all I remember growing up is getting all the pickles I wanted, said one customer, as reported by 6 ABC. Many fans took their thoughts on Instagram, asking for the restaurant chain to come back to their states. "Come back to Pittsburgh, Pa., so many good memories from the past," wrote one nostalgic customer. Another was more detailed about what they miss the most: "Open in Florida!! Miss the roast beef and fried chicken." Roy Rogers currently runs less than 50 locations across five states. Related: Veteran fund manager unveils eye-popping S&P 500 forecast The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
ITV News
5 days ago
- Automotive
- ITV News
US actor Kelsey Grammer goes 'supercar shopping' in Middlesbrough
Hollywood star Kelsey Grammer took a look around a supercar showroom on Teesside during a recent visit to the area. The US actor, known for starring in the hit TV series Frasier, called into Acklam Cars in Middlesbrough. The multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winner posed for pictures with staff, while perusing the selection of Ferraris and Lamborghinis on offer. Grammer has links to Teesside, with his wife Kayte Walsh hailing from Hartlepool. The 70-year-old is known for his love of cars, and already owns a range of prestige vehicles.
Daily Mail
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Frasier star Kelsey Grammer, 70, to become dad for EIGHTH time
Kelsey Grammer is set to be a dad again at 70 as he stepped out with heavily-pregnant wife Kayte Walsh in London on Tuesday. can confirm the couple are expecting their fourth child together, with a source saying the pregnancy has 'reignited' the spark between them. The Frasier star, who is already dad to seven children, looked giddy as he strolled with Walsh, 46, who showed off her bump in a elegant draped dress. 'Kelsey is thrilled to finally have time to fully enjoy being a father all over again,' a source told 'He's been incredibly supportive of Kayte throughout this pregnancy, which, though unexpected, has reignited a spark in their marriage that they both needed. 'This will be their fourth child together, and with Kelsey's other three children from his past marriages, their new bundle of joy will have so much love.' 'After giving Frasier one last go, he has hung his hat up on that character and is ready for the next phase of his life. He is looking forward to embracing the hands-on parenting he missed in the past.' Kelsey Grammer's wife Kayte Walsh is pregnant with their fourth child together, can confirm Kayte showed off her bump during an outing with her family in London on Tuesday Kayte appeared heavily pregnant and just weeks away from her due date. The couple have not publicly announced they are expecting. has contacted representatives for Kelsey Grammer for comment and has yet to hear back. Kelsey and Kayte have three children together - daughter Faith Grammer, 12, and sons Kelsey Gabriel Grammer, 10, and Auden 'James' Ellis Grammer, eight. The actor, who has been married a total of four times, also has daughter Spencer Grammer, 41, with ex-wife Doreen Alderman, daughter Greer Grammer, 33, with ex-girlfriend Barrie Buckner, as well as two children with ex-wife Camille Grammer - daughter Mason Olivia Grammer, 23, and son Jude Gordon Grammer, 20. Grammer was 61 at the time Walsh gave birth to their third child together. 'Honestly, the beauty of being an older dad is you get a chance to kinda try it again. That's been a real gift,' he told The Guardian in 2018. During their day in London, Kelsey and Kayte - who is from Hartlepool, England - were in high spirits spending quality time with their three children. The growing family grabbed some snacks at Whole Foods grocery store before heading to Hyde Park for some fresh air. Kelsey, whose Frasier revival was recently cancelled after two seasons, fully embraced domestic life as he assumed cart-pushing duties through the grocery store. A source told that their future bundle of joy will be surrounded by 'love' being one of Kelsey's seven children The actor and his wife were out with their daughter Faith Grammer, 12, and sons Kelsey Gabriel Grammer, 10, and Auden 'James' Ellis Grammer, eight Kayte cloaked her bump in a billowing black dress Walsh kept her cool with sandals while her husband trekked through the city in trainers The family got to their next destination via taxi They made a stop at Whole Foods grocery store Kayte wore a billowing black dress that cascaded over her bump, along with a brown sweater and sandals. They then headed to Hyde Park, where the couple leisurely strolled down a path as Kelsey carried a ball for their kids to play with. Walsh is a former flight attendant who met Grammer when he was a passenger on one of her flights to London back in 2009. Their relationship began when the actor was still legally married to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Camille. 'We actually met in the air on a plane to England,' he told Jimmy Kimmel of their romance back in 2012. 'It was very romantic, she was working on the plane. 'We went out for coffee several days later and had this magical night in the snow in London around Christmas time. It was two years ago.' Kelsey couldn't have looked any happier spending quality time with his growing family The Hollywood star embraced domestic life as he assumed cart-pushing duties The family appeared to be searching for snacks ahead of their park adventure Grammer selected a fresh melon for their late spring outing Grammer followed his family into the store Grammer was the last one to emerge from the taxi The grinning actor shut the door behind him as his family waited on the sidewalk The two lovebirds announced their engagement in December 2010, and tied the knot during a romantic ceremony two months later on February 25, 2011 at The Plaza Hotel in the heart of New York City. Kelsey's divorce from Camille Meyer was finalised only days before the nuptials on February 10. At the time, the Hollywood star spoke about his fourth marriage to People and stated, '[It's] like it's never happened before,' and later called Kayte 'fantastic.' Grammer introduced the character of Frasier Crane on the hit NBC sitcom Cheers, which was originally supposed to be just a six-episode arc but turned into a series regular and quite the beloved character. A source told that Kayte's pregnancy has brought back the 'spark' in their marriage Kayte held their son's hand as they emerged from the store 'Kelsey is thrilled to finally have time to fully enjoy being a father all over again,' a source told Grammer led the way as they crossed the street The family headed to Hyde Park, where doting dad Kelsey brought along a ball for the kids to play with The couple enjoyed some fresh air strolling through the park Kayte smiled as she held hands with her son Kayte appeared heavily pregnant and just weeks away from her due date. The couple have not publicly announced they are expecting Grammer and his wife crossed the street Kayte kept cool with a hair bun The actor slung a colorful ball in his arm as they prepared for their park excursion Grammer's marriage to Kayte marks the fourth time he's walked down the aisle; the couple pictured in 2017 Grammer recently revisited his iconic Frasier role in the since-cancelled revival; pictured in the original series back in 1997 The actor's legendary character originated from the show Cheers before he was given the spin-off treatment He returned in the spin-off Frasier, which brought the character back to his hometown of Seattle where he hosted a radio show offering listeners advice. Frasier also starred David Hyde Pierce as his brother Niles, John Mahoney as their father Martin, Peri Gilpin as Frasier's radio call screener and Jane Leeves as Daphne, Martin's caretaker. The show ran for 11 seasons between 1993 and 2004, making it one of the most successful TV spin-offs of all time. Frasier won 37 Primetime Emmy Awards, which was then a record for the most Emmys for a scripted series, including five straight wins for Outstanding Comedy Series. A Frasier revival debuted in 2023 and aired for two seasons before being cancelled by Paramount+ this year.
