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Those actors who gave the idea of returning in a TV reboot/revival a hard pass.
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00:00From now Hollywood icons not feeling as though it'd be possible to catch lightning in a bottle
00:05twice, to legendary vampire slayers feeling there's no story left to tell for them anymore,
00:11these are the actors who gave a reboot of their TV show a hard pass. Gareth here from
00:16whatculture.com and here are 10 actors who have turned down TV reboots.
00:21Number 10, George Clooney ER. Back before he'd ever donned a pair of bat nipples,
00:26the ball of charisma that is George Clooney first made his presence known in an NBC medical drama
00:32by the name of ER. And while the Hollywood A-lister would ultimately kiss goodbye to his character of
00:37Dr. Doug Ross all the way back in 1999, before making the odd cameo appearance, it's clear his
00:43work on the show struck a chord with fans the world over, leading to many understandably trying to
00:48will a reboot of the Emergency Room series back into existence over the years. However, the last
00:54time Clooney sat down and reunited with his one-time castmate in 2021 for a charity chat,
00:59the Academy Award winner confessed that he didn't think a reboot of the show was possible,
01:04largely due to it now being difficult to produce another series at the level the team once did.
01:09Simply put, the superstar actor just felt it would be hard to capture lightning in a bottle twice,
01:14with co-star Juliana Margulis also admitting that it was probably wise to leave what was so beautiful
01:19and move on. So despite the late Michael Crichton's wife admitting that she loved the idea of a revival
01:25of the show creator's passion project, it looks as though this cast's days of running around a
01:30hospital on the small screen are over. 9. Zachary Quinto Heroes Reborn
01:35Alongside his brilliant iteration of everyone's favourite USS Enterprise officer Spock in the rebooted
01:41Star Trek film series, Zachary Quinto is probably best known for his compelling work as the superpower-stealing
01:47figure known as Sylar in Heroes. Yeah, when it became clear that the folks behind the NBC hit show
01:53were gearing up to bring the series back into existence after five years away, a conversation
01:58with show creator Tim Kring soon brought with it the realisation that Quinto was very much happy to
02:03leave Sylar in the rearview mirror. Though he'd go out of his way to explain how he loved the job
02:07and people he worked with during his meaningful experience whilst occupying the hero sphere,
02:12the star just didn't want to go back, and confessed to wanting to cultivate other outlets for
02:17himself. As it goes, Quinto was probably wise to give this heroic reunion a miss in the end,
02:23with Heroes Reborn eventually underwhelming and not earning itself a second season.
02:278. Michael Ontkian Twin Peaks
02:30A lot can change in 25 years, and while that time did bring with it a cult following for the
02:35surreal world of Twin Peaks, it also left the series without its sheriff when the time came to
02:40unleash a long-awaited revival in 2017. That's because during that long period between the show's
02:46cancellation after its second season back in 1991, none other than Sheriff Harry S. Truman himself,
02:52Michael Ontkian, only went and decided he'd had enough with the balmy world of acting.
02:56So when David Lynch and Mark Frost were finally all set to bring their mysterious property back to
03:01the small screen midway through the 2010s, the team behind the show were forced to change direction
03:06a touch when it came to the role of town sheriff in season 3. Oddly enough, the actor tasked with
03:11stepping into those law enforcement shoes was actually once being eyed up for the role of Harry
03:15in the lead-up to its initial ABC run, with Robert Forster not being able to accept the role due
03:20to
03:20being attached to another pilot at the time. Everything worked out in the end though,
03:25as the late actor ultimately arrived in Twin Peaks as Sheriff Frank Truman, Harry's brother.
03:29Number 7, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Fuller House
03:33In the wake of bursting onto the scene at a young age as part of ABC's eventual hit Full House
03:38sitcom,
03:39Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen soon became all-round superstars, making their film debut shortly after
03:45the series came to an end, and ultimately going on to become fashion icons and successful businesswomen.
03:50But with the stars turning their attention largely away from the acting industry over the last few
03:54decades, it didn't come as that much of a surprise to hear of the Olsen twins passing up on the
03:58chance to return to the Netflix revival of the show that catapulted them to superstardom.
04:03After not appearing in front of a camera since she was 17 at the time of Fuller House going into
04:08production, Ashley would reportedly admit that she didn't feel comfortable acting anymore,
04:12whilst Mary-Kate was seemingly slightly interested in a Michelle comeback at first,
04:17though would eventually also join her sister in turning down the return,
04:21saying the timing just wasn't right for them. With the Olsen's committing much of their time at that
04:25point to the designing of the Row and Elizabeth and James lines, it's not hard to see why a Fuller
04:30House appearance would have been hard to squeeze in. But their absence as Michelle Tanner still
04:34couldn't stop the sequel series lasting five whole seasons before its conclusion in June 2020.
04:406. Cole and Dylan Sprouse – The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
04:44Speaking of child stars who seemingly won't be appearing in a reboot of the family TV show that
04:49made them famous, Cole Sprouse has gone on record on a number of occasions to shoot down the concept of
04:55brother Dylan ever resuming their suite life in the coming years. Noting on the Drew Barrymore show
05:00that reboots are a tricky thing, the Riverdale star confessed that he regularly finds himself being
05:05asked by fans whether the twins will be up for reuniting for a revival of the hit Disney show,
05:10only to reply with a swift, no, absolutely not.
05:13The Cody Martin actor would also explain during a The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon appearance that
05:18there's a ton of potential to demolish that perfect little golden memory of a programmer.
05:23If all involved opted to revisit it down the line. And brother Dylan has also confidently stated the
05:28duo won't be returning to the show again too. So don't expect to see the Martin boys check back into
05:33the Tipton Hotel anytime soon.
05:365. Kim Cattrall and Just Like That – After six seasons and two movies of bringing the
05:41trisexual force of nature that is Samantha Jones to life for fans entertainment, you can't exactly
05:46blame Kim Cattrall for wanting to retire from her most famous role to pursue other compelling parts.
05:52But the Golden Globe winning star's decision to turn down a third Sex and the City film,
05:56and Cattrall making it clear that her Samantha days were done from there on out,
06:00still couldn't stop the rest of the original cast from reuniting for a sequel series down the road.
06:05In fact, Cattrall has been so vocal about not wanting to add anything else to her legacy as
06:10Jones, that she wasn't even asked to be a part of And Just Like That, with the actor revealing to
06:15Variety that she only heard about the series via social media.
06:18And for those still hoping to see the return of Cattrall's outspoken Sex and the City figure
06:23one day, with Jones still being referenced in And Just Like That, that's a no was her position
06:28on the matter as of 2022.
06:304. Steve Carell – The Office USA
06:33While he has since gone on to enjoy quite the glittering dramatic career on the big screen,
06:38it's still hard to look past Steve Carell's side-splitting work as the largely incompetent
06:42Dunder Mifflin boss Michael Scott as the role he'll forever be best known for.
06:46And with the series finding another life as one of the most re-watched sitcoms ever to
06:50greater streaming service in the wake of its finale in 2013, it was only natural to assume
06:55that a revival of sorts would be at least discussed as time went by.
06:59However, in Carell's mind, the show just wouldn't be able to be the same thing it was back when
07:03they were creating it all those years ago, with the Academy Award-nominated Thespian admitting
07:08that he has absolutely no desire to play Scott again.
07:11Again, it's not as though Carell didn't absolutely adore his time working on the hit that was adapted
07:16from the original British series, even going as far as to class it as a special thing before
07:20people thought it was a special thing. But Carell just doesn't think the odds are in their favour
07:24when it comes to recapturing the magic of that glorious initial run. That's what he said.
07:303. Jeanette McCurdy – iCarly
07:32By the time Paramount Plus decided to give a generation of iCarly fanatics the return they'd
07:37been waiting for in 2021, Jeanette McCurdy was very much over all things Sam Puckett.
07:42The star, who would also reprise the role on Sam and Cat, actually confessed to quitting
07:46acting altogether a few years before news of the iCarly revival broke, stating on her
07:51Empty Inside podcast that she wanted to try her hand at writing and directing.
07:56On top of this, McCurdy would also confess that when it came to acting in general,
07:59she initially didn't want to do it, with the child star's mother throwing her into the
08:03business at age 6. And by the time she was 10 or 11, the young actor was the main financial
08:08support for her family. So you can only imagine the sheer amount of pressure that must have
08:13brought about for someone just entering their teens. McCurdy would even go as far as to admit
08:17that she was ashamed of the part she did in the past, claiming she was already embarrassed about
08:21her role in the Nickelodeon show at the age of 15. All this ultimately led to the actor telling her
08:27co-star Miranda Cosgrove that she wouldn't be doing the reboot as McCurdy felt her mental health
08:31and happiness were more important than the money she could have made from a comeback.
08:352. Sarah Michelle Gellar Buffy the Vampire Slayer
08:38Despite officially reaching its conclusion, Chex notes, a whopping 20 years ago, the appetite
08:44for another set of adventures centered around Sarah Michelle Gellar's Buffy Summers is still
08:48as strong as ever. Unfortunately for those angling to see the titular Vampire Slayer dive
08:53back into the much-loved supernatural world, with her fellow Scooby gang members though, Gellar
08:57has confessed to having zero interest in battling evil forces in a revival of the hit series.
09:03Gellar is incredibly proud of the work she helped create the first time around, and just feels
09:07that a reboot doesn't need to be done. That's not to say that the Scream 2 and Scooby
09:11Doo style would be against the series continuing the tale without her however. In fact the every
09:16girl who has the power can have the power message sent out as the show drew to a close, means
09:20that it's set up perfectly for someone else to have the power, as far as Gellar is concerned.
09:25While this most certainly acts as the definitive nail in Buffy Summers coffin, perhaps Gellar's
09:29blessing will finally lead to the series actually being brought back from the dead, with a new
09:34Slayer after being put on pause last August.
09:371. David Hyde Pierce, Frasier
09:39Delighting Frasier fanatics the world over back in 2021, when it was officially confirmed
09:44that Kelsey Grammer would be back for a revival of the long-running sitcom smash on Paramount+,
09:49said news actually turned out to be rather bittersweet, upon eventually learning about another star who
09:54wouldn't be along for the rebooted ride. According to the Dr. Frasier Crane actor himself,
09:59Grammer's co-star David Hyde Pierce won't be joining him when the sequel series does
10:03finally land on the streaming service. Simply put, Hyde Pierce just wasn't all that interested
10:08in repeating the work he'd already done as Frasier's younger brother Niles on the series.
10:12But far from completely derailing the project altogether, his eventual lack of involvement
10:16was said to have resulted in the series being taken to a new place, according to the clearly
10:21excited leading man. And for those wondering whether the show will just completely no-sell the absence
10:26of Niles or any other characters not set for a return, Grammer was also quick to note
10:30that we'll certainly be responsive about the fact there was a brother and such.
10:34At a glance though, this is very much shaping up to be a new world for Frasier,
10:38and one that has already reduced Grammer to tears upon a first read-through of the script.
10:42We're not ready folks, we're just not.
10:44And that's our list of any other actors who have turned down TV reboots? Let us know all
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11:03thank you as always for watching this lovely video today. Hopefully I'll see your faces very,
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