Winston Bishop is the best thing that could've happened to New Girl , IMO. Sometimes, when an actor leaves a TV show for whatever reason, production recasts a new actor in the exact same role. Other times, however, the original character is written off, and the replacement actor is brought on as a completely new character. Here are 13 TV characters who were famously replaced with new ones. I want to know — do you prefer the original characters or their replacements? On Charmed Seasons 1-3,