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I wonder what the opening credits will be like - and will it be a theme song with lyrics sung by Tamara Tunie? I also wonder what the first week of episodes will be about. Will they kickoff with a big event like a wedding or even a political election? Or will it be more gradual and focused on setting up the domestic lives of these characters? A mix of both?

These old commercials are the gift that keeps on giving...

Would Watermelon Jello count?

Cheers kind of became the anti-timeslot hit. While Cosby brought eye balls to it, it later flourished on its own and had its own unique dedicated following.

The last 2 seasons were awful with Olivia and Cousin Pam overload. Too much cutesy kid sh!t with Olivia, and Pam had like no reason whatsoever to be on this show. In fact, I was so bored by Erika Alexander, and was surprised by how much I enjoyed her on Living Single later.

Yes, that opening sticks out, good or not, lol. Season 6 was TCS's last season at #1 (tied with Roseanne that season). This was the opening:

From what @Errol said, Rosalind and Crystal were likely an “audition names” that MVJ screenshotted off of her computer with images of the actresses.

Whether we like it or not, The Cosby Show created “Must See TV” on Thursday nights, which NBC ended up living off of for a good 20 years.

Tamara released a Jazzy Pop album (Dreamsville), and the cover is everything:

Yeah, neither TT or DD's character names are consistent with today's reports. Since MVJ is the creator, I am trusting her until she says it's a mistake and corrects herself, lol.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DAHMXLqT4jz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Hmm, MVJ's IG post has TT labeled as "Rosalind" and DD labeled as "Crystal" - I wonder if those character names changed again, lol. "Dani" for KM is at least consistent with today's reports.

MVJ is a master at writing monologues (like Luke’s confession to Lucky about raping Laura, which Geary gave her a special shout out for when he won the Emmy that year and didn’t do his typical ad-libbing with by most accounts). Assuming she can write some select scripts (in addition to her other responsibilities), I really look forward to hopefully seeing her give TT some killer monologues to act out.

Again, having a theatrically trained and veteran actress like TT is such a huge boon to this new show. She’s at the top of the cast list and sets the tone. I wonder if VR or DM for that matter were ever really in any consideration, but I think they made the right decision here. TT can sing and has a working class upbringing that really gels with the character description for Betty/Anita. To me, this is perfect casting.

Ah, so I guess Kim Taylor Coleman is the casting director, at least for the original/launch cast.

Tamara Tunie letting people know on her Facebook that she will continue doing other projects as well. Do not box this woman in!

Tamara Tunie letting people know on her Facebook that she will continue doing other projects as well. Do not box this woman in!

MVJ and PM were both unhappy (but didn't publicly say it in a strong way because they both actually like Brad Bell) with the way the Avant story ended on B&B. I have to think this partly impacted Mosley getting a role on MVJ's debut creation.

Several press articles/op-ed pieces have been written this week to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of ER's premiere (today is the actual 30th anniversary). ER’s 30th Anniversary: How George Clooney and Julianna Margulies Honor Doug and Carol Three Decades Later How ‘ER’ helped me confront death: A reflection on the medical drama’s 30th anniversary

MVJ is an active member in the WGA and “friends” with many writers she hasn’t worked directly with.

Did we always know Anita/Betty was from Chicago? THR’s article gives that tidbit - MVJ is from Chicago herself, so I am assuming that Anita is at least partially based on one or more of her relatives. Also a nice midwestern homage to the midwestern setting of the classic P&G soaps.

Since Anita is a singer, here’s some of Tamara Tunie in singing action and talking about a cabaret show she did a few years back. She’s also theatrically trained, which I always thought made sense for this role.

and Joseph’s new wife is Elizabeth, who many of us were excited about and she seemed to be in the early Brooke Logan/Jill Foster vein. I’d say that character would be a good contrast to Dani and Anita, both probably dislike her and have an adversarial relationship with her.

Hollywood insider, Jeff Sneider, says NAC is “electric” and gives a “star-making” performance in MONSTERS:

Anna Saalfeld, fyi, is another P&G executive. So P&G has 2 executives that are credited as EP’s on this show. Interesting…