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I think it was a good move for the show, and for Gale Harold as well.

By pulling this stunt, the producers have really shown that no one is safe in this story. Kind of makes one think about how other leading characters are able to survive beyond impossible odds and realize they should be just as expendable.

'Vanished' didn't do it first, but they did it the most recently. So when another show now does the same thing, (as I think another big-time series will do this year....), 'Vanished' will be seen as the ones who did it first by the short-term memory audience.

As for Gale Harold, hopefully this will give him some buzz for his career. And at least, if the show does go down in flames, he won't be on board any longer to go down with it.

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BAD move. It's surprising the negative reaction to this already. And Berman's interview was pure BS to save face. He and Mimi killed off Kelton simply because they wrote him discovering the truth too fast? What does that say for their ability to run a show properly? And to show no one is safe? That means "we needed a ratings boost so we went for shock value".

Sounds exactly like what happened to The OC with Marissa.

I'm done watching...Kelton was the only interesting, complex character on that show and they replaced him with a boring, by the books yawn who has already lost respect in my book by sleazing around with Judy Nash.

I think Heroes is on at 9 on Mondays, right? That's what I'll be watching.

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Horrendous idea. He is Vanished. The whole show revolved, investigatively, around him. Ming-Na is only a prop on the show, which is a shame b/c she's very talented.

It seems like this is another show that got picked up as a pilot and the writers are making it up as they go along. Why invest so much time building up Kallen with his backstory only to snuff it out. Makes no sense.

This show came closest to copying the Mulder/Scully Gov't conspiracry relationship. I'm not saying they succeeded, but they came teh closest to copying it.

Man, I miss the x-files.

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Why stop there? Why not kill off all the main characters?

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BAD MOVE. Kelton was the only interesting character. And why build up his backstory, including his connection with the Nathan cards, only to kill him off? It doesn't make sense.

I was only watching because of Gale Harold. This show is written poorly, and for a show that was supposed to be "character-driven", it has turned into the chase/sex scene of the week. And if I was Eddie Cibrian, I'd be mad that the first scene he has, he's jumping Judy. NOt the way I'd want my character to be introduced.

Oh well, I've got my Mondays back, plus I've got my tickets to see Gale in "Suddenly Last Summer". Ba bye, Fox.

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If a character is killed off in a show that no one is watching, does it make a sound?

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"If a character is killed off in a show that no one is watching, does it make a sound?" - FrankTheTank

Bravo good sir! I think that deserves a star or 2.

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Bad moove. We invested our time over the past weeks to connect with the characters, especially Kelton. Kelton was emotionally tormented, and displayed high tention in his personal as well as professional life. I believe that this character's intense image synchronized with the show's theme very nicely. I enjoyed watching Kelton's interactions with his colleagues and boss. I was also curious as to how his family was going to be restored. Just as we began empathizing with the character, it was killed off - apparently, to create "a shock with uncertainty." I am afraid I cannot help feeling betrayed by the show's storyline.

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Good Move. I really was glad to see something so shocking and bold as to kill the main character, especially so early in the story. I would have liked to have been introduced to Eddie Cibrian's character earlier though, too quick of a handoff of the reigns of the show.

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I hadn't watched this yet! You just killed the surprise. SPOILER ALERT!!

Just kidding. This show looked like a dud from the start. I'm glad I never tuned in only to be disappointed or see it canceled.

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If you read the seven pages of comments after Ausiello's "interview" with Josh Berman, you would know that the vast majority of Vanished fans are not idiots. They aren't buying the idea that an actor getting his first exposure on a primetime network drama would be thrilled when told on the set that the episode currently in production is to be his last. The last ugly bit in both Ausiello's article and your introduction above is a thinly veiled campaign to impugn the actor's professionalism to create a perception in readers minds that this may be the "real reason" for writing him out without rising to the legal definition of libel. If Gale was known for this type of behavior, are all the people who worked with him on Queer As Folk, The Unit, Deadwood and his films lying when they talk about how great he is to work with and how seriously he took his craft? I have no doubt that Gale's new castmates in the Roundabout Theater production of "Suddenly Last Summer" previewing soon in New York will be happy to lay that rumor to rest.

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This will not matter if the show is axed.

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I was only watching out of loyalty to Gale Harold, and so now will not be watching. It was an interesting plot that was horribly mangled by bad writing.
I'm glad for Harold, though, that he was able to get a little publicity.

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The problem with Vanished is that the creators conceived of a show involving an intricate combination of politics, secret societies and conspiracy theories, and to guide the viewers through this complex terrain, they created FBI Agent Graham Kelton, a man with his own traumatic history. Sounds intriguing so far, but then, in a brilliant display of marketing savvy, they decide the target audience ought to be young men and teenaged boys.

When they realized, to their dismay, that a character in a troubled marriage, experiencing a crisis of faith and professional uncertainty doesn’t resonate with 18 year olds, they decide to replace him with a hot hunky FBI agent who can solve this case (or not) with a clear conscience, and still have time to fool around with the sexy TV news reporter. Riveting!

To bad they didn’t realize sooner that while the Kelton character might not appeal to the explosion and car chase loving demographic, it did appeal to women of practically every age. Is that an audience that they can afford to ignore?

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Bad move. I watched only because Gale Harold was a main character. I loved him as Brian in Queer as Folk.

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A suicidal move. Most of the audience were Gale fans and will continue to be now that the ordeal is done and he's on to things more worthy of him. Vanished, however, will be quickly forgotten.

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Good move for Gale Harold. Bad move for me the viewer.

He deserved better writing, better wardrobe, better vision that is being provided by Berman & Company...it appears... they know not what they do.

Gale Harold has moved on...and so will I.

Another viewer just vanished...

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Bad Move: I agree that the Berman interview was pure BS. You would think that they would have wrote out at least a full arc for the first season so how does one discover the truth too fast.
Besides if you want to kill off a main character how about Ming-Na. Gale Harold was a believable complex character. Ming-Na is totally unbelievable as a FBI agent and I keep expecting her to show up in ER scrubs.

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bad move om fox's part because that will only cause it's demise earlier than expected. good move for gale though because he's on to better things.

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Great move! If we're supposed to believe that the conspirators are so powerful, why wouldn't they kill the guy who is getting close to catching them? It was definitely unexpected and exciting. I'm not saying it should become a trend. Don't go killing off Jack Bauer now! But on that topic, the woman who plays Audrey is now on The Nine, so hopefully they'll kill her ass off. Hate that chick! :-)

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