Lt. Karl C. 'Helo' Agathon
from Battlestar Galactica - was supposed to die when the Raptor left him behind on Caprica.
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Poll: TV characters who weren't supposed to stay on their shows.
The following TV characters were nearly killed off/fired off their shows. Which are you most glad DIDN'T get the boot?
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Topanga Lawrence
from Boy Meets World - was supposed to be just an occasional character. -
Jesse Pinkman
from Breaking Bad - was planned to be killed off in a massacre in season one. -
Spike
from Buffy the Vampire Slayer - was initially booked for a one-off guest starring stint. -
Dr. Frasier Crane
from Cheers (and later Frasier) - was only scheduled for a six-episode arc. -
Karen McCluskey
from Desperate Housewives - was supposed to only be a brief role. -
Carol Hathaway
from ER - she was never supposed to survive her suicide attempt from the pilot. -
Steve Urkel
from Family Matters - Jaleel White turned a one-episode role into a phenomenon. -
Chiana
from Farscape - was supposed to die in her first episode. -
Sue Sylvester
from Glee - Jane Lynch was already attached to another pilot and would have had pass on Glee if that pilot has been picked up. -
Sophia Petrillo
from Golden Girls - was only planed to appear in the pilot. -
Nicholas Brody
from Homeland - was supposed to be killed in the first season finale. -
Boyd Crowder
from Justified - Walton Goggins filmed a few scenes as a favor to Timothy Olyphant. Audiences loved him. -
Ben Linus
from Lost - was originally planned to appear in only three episodes. -
Jack Shephard
from Lost - wasn't supposed to survive the pilot. -
Harry Crane
from Mad Men - was scheduled to commit suicide in season one. -
Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger
from M*A*S*H - was only supposed to appear in one episode. -
Andy Bernard
from The Office - his 10-episode booking was supposed to end when Jim returned to Scranton. -
Killian Jones
from Once Upon a Time - was only supposed to guest star for a few episodes. -
Mark Rollins
from Orphan Black - creators planned to kill him after a 6-episode arc. -
Spock
from Star Trek - NBC wanted him removed because of his "satanic appearance." -
Klaus Mikaelson
from The Vampire Diaries (and later The Originals) - was planned to be killed off at the end of season three but instead got his own spin-off. -
Hershel Greene
from The Walking Dead - creators planned to kill him in the second season but decided to give viewers a break. -
President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet
from The West Wing - was only planned to pop up occasionally in a handful of episodes.