The Show Must Go On?
In 1959, George Reeves was found dead due to a gunshot wound to his head. At the time, there was some controversy over whether his death was actually a suicide or whether there were more sinister forces behind his untimely demise. Whatever the case may be, the producers of Adventures of Superman needed to figure out something fast due to the death of their man character. In what might seem fitting of the Hollywood stereotype, the producers of the show wanted to continue on without their main character. They pitched several ideas around including having co-star Jack Larson carry the show and simply use old stock footage, b-roll, and even look alikes of George Reeves. Thankfully, Jack was totally against the idea and the show did not end up continuing on in its original form.
