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The Five: Secondary characters I'd like to see in their own shows
by Bob Sassone, posted May 9th 2006 9:17AM
Creating a show for a secondary character can be a tricky thing. For every Frasier there are five A Man Called Hawks. It usually just doesn't work, because a character that is brilliant as a supporting character can completely fail in the lead role (all the things that make a secondary character great often disappear when they are thrust into the lead). But here are some characters on current shows I wouldn't mind seeing in their own shows. If the writing is good (and the new supporting cast supports them like they supported the people on their show), it could be worth doing:1. Arnold Vinick (The West Wing): Hey, if he can't win the election, maybe they should have a spinoff show about his life and politics.
2. Andrew (Desperate Housewives): Wouldn't this be a fun, sick show? Sort of like Profit: The Early Years.
3. Montgomery Burns (The Simpsons): Let's see how Mr. Burns spends his whole day and night.
4. Roger (American Dad): Anything has to be better than American Dad, and I'd love to see a whole show based around the alien with Paul Lynde's voice.
5. The Ambiguously Gay Duo or The X-Presidents (Saturday Night Live): Yeah, we had the short-lived show TV Funhouse, but I'm talking about whole episodes based around these superheroes. The Duo could fight various bad guys each week, and maybe the X-Presidents could each have an episode to themselves, and also have episodes where they team up.
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