Norlanderon October 13 2013 03:25:37
JMS did a damn good job on keeping this secret until O'Hare died. I remember us wondering, discussing, and searching the web for why Cmd Sinclair was written out.
Yutanion October 13 2013 11:17:27
I remember it came as a shock, in similar fashion to I reacted to Game of Thrones "removing" major characters. However, I always thought that it was originally written that way and just was part of great storytelling.
Norlanderon October 14 2013 15:00:22
Some sources back then talked about contract differences (the normal reason for cast change), others about the network wanting a bigger star for the show. None apart from Jerry Doyle in his later years said O'Hara is nuts and schizo - and since Jerry Doyle did this now that he is a talk-radio host to the right of Glenn Beck most people ignored him.