Members Vee Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 I think the show was on the wane, but the lottery crap - which was all Roseanne's idea, which she did because ABC did not buy her planned remake of Absolutely Fabulous and she decided to refit her show into a version of it instead - destroyed it completely. It could've gone out with dignity in Season 8, which IIRC is what John Goodman and Lecy Goranson and most of the cast had expected when they signed for that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcar03 Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 I had forgotten that Catherine Hickland is married to Todd Fisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 The 8th season was 100% supposed to be it's last. At least the finale made up for the trash of Season 9. And look what she did to the Dan character. That really pissed me off at the time. Clearly being punished for running for the hills. Anyway, back to Debbie Reynolds.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 I thought the finale was awful. People confuse it being memorable with it being good. The ending was (IMO) a ludicrous betrayal of the entire show and all of its characters just so Roseanne could be punitive about a handful of castmembers and creative battles she lost both recently and years prior, like her onscreen sister being gay like her RL one. She undid the hated lottery season that only she liked, but did so by ripping the entire show's guts out to prove a point to the audience. I also thought her entire monologue and the terrible final Phoebe Snow song was dreadful and so not the show. I mean, ending it on a D.H. Lawrence quote? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 Killing off Dan was shocking and awful to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 Yes back to Debbie. She was pretty much the last cast member of Singing in the Rain still alive, right? I think the only (credited) one left is Rita Moreno. *crosses self* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 The man who took the photo of a young Carrie watching Debbie performing that has gone viral was interviewed. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/movies/debbie-reynolds-carrie-fisher-photo.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 Sunday at 3:30 MeTV will air the Laverne & Shirley episode that Carrie Fisher guest starred in if anyone wants to see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roman Posted December 30, 2016 Author Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 Just to add this one thing.....I actually read, truthfully, that Roseanne wanted to reboot the series, and one of her ideas...was to say that DAN DIDN'T DIE...HE FAKED HIS DEATH SO HE ENDED UP IN THE WP PROGRAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 and the episode of The Love Boat that Debbie guest starred on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members KMan101 Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 Here's the lineup “TCM Remembers Debbie Reynolds,” airing Friday, Jan. 27, features: 6 am | It Started With A Kiss (1959): After a whirlwind courtship, an Army officer and his wacky wife try to make their marriage work 7:45 am | Bundle Of Joy (1956): A shop girl is mistaken for the mother of a foundling 9:30 am | How The West Was Won (1963): Three generations of pioneers take part in the forging of the American West 12:30 pm | The Tender Trap (1955): A swinging bachelor finds love when he meets a girl immune to his line 2:30 pm | Hit The Deck (1955): Sailors on leave in San Francisco get mixed up in love and show business 4:30 pm | I Love Melvin (1953): A photographer’s assistant promises to turn a chorus girl into a cover girl 6 pm | Singin’ In The Rain (1952): A silent-screen swashbuckler finds love while trying to adjust to the coming of sound 8 pm | The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964, pictured above): A musical biography of the backwoods girl who struck it rich in Colorado and survived the Titanic 10:30 pm | The Mating Game (1959): A tax agent falls for a farm girl whose father he’s investigating 12:30 am | The Catered Affair (1956): A working-class mother fights to give her daughter a big wedding whether the girl wants it or not 2:15 am | The Singing Nun (1965): Fanciful biography of the Belgian nun who briefly made the hit parade 4 am | How Sweet It Is! (1968): A married couple’s working vacation in Paris turns into a battle to stay faithful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 Gawd I can't wait for this! I love classic movies and Debbie was in some of the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted December 30, 2016 Members Share Posted December 30, 2016 Don't forget the Will & Grace Logo marathon! It will repeat in the morning though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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