8 TV Couples That Weren't Supposed to Happen (but Won Producers Over)
It's obvious that a romantic storyline will never work if the two actors playing the lovers do not have a deep chemistry with each other, because even the most ingenious writing will fail if the actors are not believable while reciting the romantic passages.
And sometimes that chemistry takes a long time to discover, as the actors develop it gradually, spending more time together on the set of the show, becoming friends and better understanding their characters.
Here are 8 great TV show couples that weren't originally planned:
While it's easy to screen actors for chemistry in movies, it's actually much harder to choose romantic leads for the TV show format. It's one thing to watch a movie for two hours and see two leads in a small number of scenes together, but it's quite another to follow the couple for numerous episodes and still feel invested in them.
That's why the aforementioned couples were introduced seasons after the shows' pilots, as fans watched them closely and grew to love the idea of seeing them as a couple. And the fact that the producers and writers recognized the chemistry between the actors and allowed them to play lovers on the show is something to be applauded!