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Jon Cryer was a finalist to play Gaius Baltar in Battlestar Galactica

he turned it down to star on Two and a Half Men
Consuela
  05/04/26
Gaius FUCKING Baltar, you goddamn toaster
Fucking Fuckface
  05/04/26
he would have been good in the role, imo, but definitely dec...
Consuela
  05/04/26
imagine how MAF he'd be getting a supporting actor for BG's ...
OYT and the Indie Reprieve
  05/04/26
yeah, but he didn't have the two and a half men role either ...
Consuela
  05/04/26
people don't realize how difficult it is to be a working act...
OYT and the Indie Reprieve
  05/04/26
Have to agree on both counts
Fucking Fuckface
  05/04/26


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Date: May 4th, 2026 5:09 PM
Author: Consuela

he turned it down to star on Two and a Half Men

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863586&forum_id=2Reputation#49864714)



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Date: May 4th, 2026 5:16 PM
Author: Fucking Fuckface

Gaius FUCKING Baltar, you goddamn toaster

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863586&forum_id=2Reputation#49864741)



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Date: May 4th, 2026 5:17 PM
Author: Consuela

he would have been good in the role, imo, but definitely decided the right way

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863586&forum_id=2Reputation#49864746)



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Date: May 4th, 2026 5:19 PM
Author: OYT and the Indie Reprieve ( )

imagine how MAF he'd be getting a supporting actor for BG's salary instead of CBS throwing multi-million-dollar contracts with backend at you

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863586&forum_id=2Reputation#49864756)



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Date: May 4th, 2026 5:22 PM
Author: Consuela

yeah, but he didn't have the two and a half men role either when he made the choice

he writes in his autobiography that the studio forces you to exclusively commit to being a finalist for a show, and he was choosing between being a finalist for one or the other. this decreases the leverage that the actor has to nil, given the studio knows they have no backup, so if they pick you they can pay you garbage

he really was perfect as alan in the show though and writes that the character is more or less how he is irl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863586&forum_id=2Reputation#49864763)



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Date: May 4th, 2026 5:26 PM
Author: OYT and the Indie Reprieve ( )

people don't realize how difficult it is to be a working actor and how the studios are always trying to dick you over. even before the bottom fell out of hollywood. you either "make it" or you live like a plumber basically.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863586&forum_id=2Reputation#49864774)



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Date: May 4th, 2026 5:23 PM
Author: Fucking Fuckface

Have to agree on both counts

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5863586&forum_id=2Reputation#49864767)