A certain trend im starting to see around movie/TV biz is for directors to fire there stars and replace them rather then fold under pressure and pay them more money. All i can say is that this is probablly one of the worst trends i have ever seen happen in the entertainment bussiness. If your star actor or actress is no longer there your series should be over. Your telling me i just spent 7 seasons connecting to this character and one day im supposed to just accept one day that their no longer there? Im sorry folks that just not how it works, nobody wants to see they favorite character mysteriously replaced.Confused? Here ‘s a little help . The only rationale iv ever seen that i was ok with a character taking over for the star, is when its a son or daughter moving up to take over, or some kind of mythical vampire stuff were there are just countless possibilites. Those are the only to ways a show can litteraly go on forever, but all these other shows who are trying cheep stunts by replacing the star or other ways to keep there show relevent, need to really learn when its time to just hang it up.