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Peter Jacobson as Kenny Kagan is very convincing.


He made Kenny Kagan a devilish studio executive and a cute demon. What a character! It was fun to watch him being Kenny. Do you know why they changed him?

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He was really convincing, The reason why he was changed might be because he is now in House, so maybe they couldn't get their filming schedules straight? That's my thought on the situation.

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I just saw this show for the first time today. Apparently it was a rerun from the previous season, and right now I'm watching the season premiere on USA. Is there a new actor playing her ex-husband, or is he wearing a wig? I may be wrong but I thought her husband was a short balding man, and the husband in this episode is a bit younger and has hair.

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Yes the actor was changed. You can see Peter Jacobson on House now.

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Even if Peter Jacobson is on House, they still completely changed the Kenny's character. He was suppose to be the balding husband, now he's all of the sudden attractive and more likable. Why did they do that? they couldn't have replaced it with someone more familiar looking with Peter jacobson?

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They made a lot of changes after the first season, what happened to Cricket for instance? She completely disappeared. My guess is they were responding to negative feedback from audiences. That's usually the explanation when a show makes such drastic casting changes.

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"House" is on a network. He can definitely make more money there than he could make on USA. I too think he was perfect, and the part was so well-written too. I loved the way Jacobson could look both smug and appreciative of Molly's skills. He wanted his trophy bimbo, but he never stopped being impressed with Molly's skills as a Hollywood wife.

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