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TV Industry jargon: When an actor leaves a show, and the character they played is then Killed Off for Real, they've been McLeaned. As for why a TV show might do this rather than simply putting the character on a bus, there are generally two reasons: 1. The odds of the actor returning to the show are next to nil, and killing them off gives the writers a chance to inject the series with some drama. If the actor has not simply left the show, but life altogether, then this becomes The Character Died with Him, and the way the character is written out is generally very respectful.

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  • TV Industry jargon: When an actor leaves a show, and the character they played is then Killed Off for Real, they've been McLeaned. As for why a TV show might do this rather than simply putting the character on a bus, there are generally two reasons: 1. The odds of the actor returning to the show are next to nil, and killing them off gives the writers a chance to inject the series with some drama. If the actor has not simply left the show, but life altogether, then this becomes The Character Died with Him, and the way the character is written out is generally very respectful.
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  • TV Industry jargon: When an actor leaves a show, and the character they played is then Killed Off for Real, they've been McLeaned. As for why a TV show might do this rather than simply putting the character on a bus, there are generally two reasons: 1. The odds of the actor returning to the show are next to nil, and killing them off gives the writers a chance to inject the series with some drama. 2. Relations between the actor and the show people are somewhat contentious, often as a direct result of the actor leaving, and the writers kill the character off either as an act of "revenge," or as a way of preventing the actor from ever being able to return to the role (unless Death Is Cheap sets in). The trope is named for McLean Stevenson, and the death of his character Colonel Henry Blake after he left M*A*S*H. This event was of Type 1 above; it was not primarily about retaliation, although the production staff was annoyed by Stevenson's leaving even while co-star Wayne Rogers was wriggling out of his own contract. The main reason was to bring home the idea that war can take anyone at any time, and to evoke a strong and unrehearsed response from the cast, most of whom would first hear of the character's fate minutes before the scene was being shot. This isn't to say that the exact manner of Blake's death wasn't just a bit vindictive... If the death is particularly awkward, anticlimactic, or mean-spirited, it's a case of Dropped a Bridge on Him. When it happens off-screen (especially after the character was already written out in a non-deadly manner), it's a Bus Crash. If the actor has not simply left the show, but life altogether, then this becomes The Character Died with Him, and the way the character is written out is generally very respectful. Has nothing to do with a discontinued hamburger from a prominent fast-food chain or music in the style of Don McLean. Nor does it have anything to do with a Jerkass that hosts a show with 22 teen campers. Or Greg McLean, director of Wolf Creek. Examples of McLeaned include:
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