Egg McMuffin
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I think it was always Sony’s plan to eventually have a single host for the syndicated version. They just went with the two-host plan for a while because they botched the process to select Alex’s immediate successor so badly, and they didn’t want to further alienate anyone by choosing Ken over Mayim (or vice versa) back then.
But it’s disruptive to have two different hosts for the daily show. And from a budgetary standpoint, there’s no reason for it.
I’ll give Ken credit: he’s improved quite a bit since his early episodes and has settled in. I still wish they had gone with a true broadcaster as the host as opposed to a former contestant. But Sony doesn’t really care what I think.
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“Try, Try Again” was on this morning; it’s the one where Jan decides she’s a no-talent loser. What if Jan had turned out to have aptitude for tap dancing? Would The Brady Six have had room in their act for tap? Or would she have gone out as a solo act?
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10 hours ago, Olis93 said:
The Middle is one of very few shows I find enjoyable all the way through. I do prefer the earlier seasons but there was never any real decline in quality over the shows nine seasons. Very underrated show.
Agreed. And the finale is nearly flawless. I love the scene outside the car where Frankie is breaking down about how they’ll never all live together again. And Mike gently says, “That’s the way it’s supposed to be.”
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On 12/5/2023 at 2:15 PM, Kimmmmmm said:
Serena should have been a one-and-done, IMO...Never found her even a little bit amusing.
They started using Serena more during the later years of the show when Dick York was absent and later replaced. With York out of the way, the powers that be decided that Montgomery would be the funny one, with Dick Sargent as the straight man (the dynamic was reversed when York was around). That’s when we started getting a lot more Serena and Montgomery’s forced, unfunny portrayal of her.
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The thing I remember about Grace is that she never seemed to be able to get the food in her mouth when she ate.
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I’m watching “The Teeter-Totter Caper.” Does anyone else think Carol’s wedding gift for Cousin Gertrude - a silver frog - is a tad chintzy? Especially since Carol and Mike brought four other people to the wedding. I suppose it could be sterling silver, but it looks silver plated to me.
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Michael Landon was an uncredited producer in those later seasons of Bonanza, so it makes sense that he was on set even when Joe’s scenes weren’t being filmed.
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The episode was worth watching just for Alan dissing Frasier’s daytime Emmy.
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I will never watch season 4 again. Walter Bishop - ugh. I agree with the idea of Maddie having to stay home on bed rest - due to a broken leg, pregnancy, whatever. They could even have had temps come in to help out. But the drama of her running away and then marrying a stranger ruined the show.
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Allison Balson was a talented little actress. It’s the writing that failed her. If Nancy had been written as a mischievous little girl instead of as an evil clone of Nellie, her character would be more fondly remembered. She came off well in the episode where Willie got married, as well as the one where Harriet and Nels were kidnapped. But those were exceptions.
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On 11/16/2023 at 11:07 PM, Blergh said:
Something that needs to be said re Charles bringing the morphine-addicted Albert to Walnut Grove. Before the episode finished, Charles virtually spelled out that his original intention was to ABANDON Albert in Walnut Grove like a stray cat. Did Charles think that Half-Pint, Manly, Isaiah or even Harriet would have deserved to have had a rootless Albert lurking around raiding the sugar bins for a fix?
I think Harriet would have been OK with it. She was willing to live with attempted murderess Nancy. Say what you will about Albert and his addiction to morPHINE, he never killed or tried to kill anyone. Well, except for Mary’s baby. And Alice Garvey.
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11 hours ago, sharmar said:
I did not get all the references to Frasier & Lilith's marriage in Aruba?? Didn't we see them get married on Cheers--in Boston?
We never saw them get married onscreen on Cheers, but no one ever mentioned a destination wedding in Aruba either.
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On 11/14/2023 at 12:35 PM, chessiegal said:
I never realized until recently studios butted in on shows. CBS made the writers of "The Night of the Man-Eating House" on The Wild Wild West change it to a dream sequence because they thought a haunted house would scare children. That was in 1966.
I think it got worse as broadcast network TV declined and the executives became more desperate to hang onto the audience. I remember Carol Burnett saying that in the earlier days of television, executives were less hands on.
I know that the networks did a lot of interference with casting, particularly after pilots. Jim Walsh on 90210 was originally played by the actor who played Ferris Bueller’s dad. He was recast (and parts of the pilot reshot) strictly at the network’s insistence. The original female lead on JAG was recast after the pilot, with a younger blonde the producers didn’t like, at NBC’s insistence. When the show moved to CBS, the first thing the producers did was dump the blonde.
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I always love seeing Bebe Neuwirth but I also can’t accept the premise that Lilith and Frasier can’t be in the same room together. That contradicts everything we saw in the previous two series. They’ve always had a great deal of affection for each other.
Why didn’t Lilith know that Freddy is living with Frasier? She lives in the same city and he’s her only child. Doesn’t she ever come over to visit?
The actor who plays Freddy is a dud. I don’t think the character is particularly well written or defined to begin with. But this guy adds nothing to the show. It reminds me of Tim Daly in Wings, another situation where a bland actor with limited comedy chops was cast, when a better comic actor could have helped the show rise to the next level.
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1 hour ago, Gemma Violet said:
It could have maybe at least another season or two if Carl Reiner hadn't quit because of CBS refusing to air the daughter-walks-in-on-her parents episode. I remember him leaving being a big story at the time.
I saw the episode in syndication and it was handled pretty tastefully. CBS was being silly.
What was funny was that DVD signed a three year contract for the 70s DVD Show and it was a ratings disappointment for the first few seasons; CBS only renewed it because they had to. It was revamped for the final season and Carl Reiner, the creator, came in to produce (he had only been a consultant initially because it was shot in Arizona for the first two seasons).
The revamp worked and CBS wanted a fourth year, but as you said, Reiner quit and DVD didn’t want to go on without him. Also, Hope Lange was unhappy and didn’t want to do another year.
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They were smart to end it when they did - it’s super consistent over its five seasons. I’ve found that even the best sitcoms decline when they hit season 7 and beyond. Rose Marie said she thought they could have done another three seasons in color - I’m glad they didn’t.
The finale is also very clever and brought the show full circle. Most shows didn’t have concluding chapters back then.
DVD and Carl Reiner reunited for another Dick Van Dyke Show in the 1970s, with Hope Lange as his wife. It ran for three seasons - not a bad run - but it wasn’t the same.
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Sam sexually harassing Rebecca (and yep - it was sexual harassment) during her first season has aged poorly. I’m sure there are some things that he said to Diane during the earlier years that wouldn’t pass muster today. But during season 6, he’s constantly hitting on Rebecca when she’s always making it clear she’s not remotely interested.
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Shelley Long was the comic center of the show during its first five seasons. When she left, at times, the writers thought that Sam could be the new comic center of the show (re: Sam being horny). It reminded me of the times when, following Dick York’s departure from Bewitched, the producers thought that Elizabeth Montgomery could now be the funny one. Samantha was better as the straight man, as was Sam Malone.
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Was watching “Her Sister’s Shadow” this morning. Why in the world did Mrs Watson feel the need to announce in front of the entire school, “The winner of the essay contest is NOT Jan Brady.” First of all, the point of the assembly was to announce the winner. Why announce who isn’t the winner? Also, you’d think that since Mrs. Watson has failed basic math when calculating final scores, she’d want to double check the number before announcing Nora Coombs as the new winner.
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That’s quite a list. But no Jason Bateman?
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I also didn’t buy the rushed Niles/CC marriage. I would have written a more subtle ending for them - with a hint at a potential romance to come. But subtlety was never a hallmark of The Nanny.
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There should have been some individual character spinoffs right after the show ended. How about:
- Big Man on Campus follows Greg as he goes to college and deals with juggling his multiple girlfriends: Rachel, Jennifer Nichols, and Linette Carter.
- Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. Alice decides to give up her job at the Bradys and goes back to work at the diner from “Goodbye Alice, Hello.” She becomes close to her two fellow waitresses, ditzy Myrna Carter and a floozy (Abbe Lane, who payed Beebe Gallini in “Mike’s Horrorscope”).
- Cindy Brady, Lady. Carol’s snooty mother decides Cindy is too unrefined and pays to send Cindy to an elite New England finishing school, in this precursor to “The Facts of Life.” Co-starring Molly Dodd (the dress shop saleslady in “Brace Yourself” and Mrs Payne in “Kelly’s Kids”) as the school’s headmistress.
- Tell It Like It Is. Bored with her housework, Carol takes a job as a writer at Tomorrow’s Woman magazine in this workplace comedy. There, she deals with her tough boss, Mr. Delafield, and her colleagues: snooty Nora Maynard, and neurotic Wally Witherspoon.
- Love and the Older Man. After graduating high school, Marcia marries widowed Dr. Vogel and becomes stepmother to his three bratty children while also helping out at his dental practice.
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I agree that Long’s departure ultimately extended the life of the series. The first season after she left is very strong. The showrunners were David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee, who also ran the last two seasons with Long. Those three seasons are the strongest of the series, IMHO.
After that trio left at the beginning of season 7, there was a decline in writing. There were still some great episodes, but the show never had the same kind of consistency as it had in earlier years. The change in showrunners hurt the series more than Long’s departure.
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I remember Valerie Harper interviewed when the dog on her show “Valerie” disappeared after season 1. She claimed it was too difficult to work with him.
And later on, Valerie herself disappeared after season 2. The producers claimed it was too difficult to work with her.
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What is...In the Media?
in Jeopardy!
Yeah, I thought that was odd wording. Still, I’ll be surprised if she shows up again on the syndicated version. She may have a contract for this season but perhaps they’ll rework it and apply it to the ABC specials.