Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-74.78.209.222-20140328011736/@comment-24747729-20140401171120

Bigwolfonbase wrote: Pqphillips wrote: While I will accede to that line of thought, the fact that Jeff Davis said she will be a series regular indicates that she will be in the opening credits as a main cast member.

After all, a series regular is one who has a contract in place for a starring role in the show.

Are you sure. Cause I'm pretty sure the sheriff and scotts mom are both series regulars as well. No, Linden Ashby and Melissa Ponzio are recurring characters.

As I understand it, it goes like this:

1) Regular - The main cast featured on the opening credits. The ones whom the show centers around. (Tyler Posey, Dylan O'Brien, etc)

2) Recurring - The ones who, while not considered a regular character, can regularly affect how the story progresses (Linden Ashby, Melissa Ponzio, JR Bourne, etc). These people are not in the main credits, but will be featured in the post-opening-sequence credits, usually preceeded by "Also Starring" or something.

3) Guest Stars - People who are there for a couple of episodes and are gone. They can often have an effect on the show itself (like Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder's appearances on Smallville) or can be more of a cameo performance. Usually the guest star is either a previous main cast member or a celebrity appearance on the show.

Then there are the minor roles that you see in the end credits such as Thug #1, or Restaurant Waitress.