TV critics always have to find some angle for their reporting and reviews, and that's especially true at the Television Critics Association press tour. Christopher Gorham and Paula Marshall are out there plugging their new show (Out of Practice), but critics bring up the fact that maybe, just maybe, Gorham and Marshall are "showkillers." Meaning, every show that they co-star in is canceled quickly. While in specific cases this might be true (Gorham starred in the short-lived series Jake 2.0 and Medical Investigation, Marshall in Cupid), the shows themselves weren't bad, and their starring in them had nothing to do with their ultimate failure.

Of course, this all goes back to the Ted McGinley Theory, that every show that McGinley has starred in has failed. I don't know who came up with this theory, but it's inaccurate. They often cite Happy Days as the perfect example, that the show was canceled shortly after McGinley joined. Actually, the show lasted for 4 more years after McGinley joined, and remember that Happy Days had already been on for 6 or so seasons before he joined so it was ripe for cancellation anyway! Married With Children? Nope, that show lasted six or seven more seasons after McGinley joined the cast too. Sports Night? He wasn't a regular, only a guest star in a few episodes. Same with The West Wing. He's currently on the successful Hope and Faith, renewed for yet another year on ABC.

How is he a showkiller again?