A Different World (TV Series)

[Eric83]

Yikes! HELL NO to BET! They will ruin it.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

TV One?

Edited January 29, 2013 by Y&RWorldTurner

[Cheap21]

Then no one would watch it...lol

[SFK]

Season 1 episodes make me sleepy. There's something quiet and hollow and dim about them.

[DRW50]

The stories are too trite, too college cliche focused, dated as well, but I like the vibe Lisa Bonet brought, I like early Whitley, I liked Jaleesa, and loved Stevie.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Honestly, I think that could apply to the show as a whole, not just the first season (which despite its flaws, I think is judged way too harshly).

The show never really had really amazing sitcom writing, it was so wildly erratic, even during the seasons it was most interesting (2-5).

Edited January 29, 2013 by Y&RWorldTurner

[SFK]

Watching the show right now, and Diahann Carroll is as stunning as ever. She is, imo, television's greatest beauty.

[Cheap21]

Season 1 overall had bland characters. The characters on the show really started to develop concrete and colorful personalities in season 2 and the additions that year were phenomonal. Im talking main and recurring cast. Look at Whitley, Ron and Dwayne between seasons and the changes to their personalities was very apparent. I think all the characters stood out and werent bland at all. I think thats the main reason why I didnt enjoy season 1 as much.

[VirginiaHamilton]

Speaking of recurring characters, I always had a special place in my heart for the sarcastic Randall.

[ChitHappens]

S1's only problem was the writing for Marissa Tomei's character. The high strung goofy sure to stand out in the middle of all of those black students? She was a mess and not needed. I would not have written the only [featured] white student the way whatserface was written - Maggie, was it?

[VirginiaHamilton]

Yep, her name was Maggie Laughton (sp?).

As for S1's flaw, there was no indication that this was the HBCU that Dr. and Mrs. Huxtable talked up on The Cosby Show. Denise's college years could've taken place at Random-University USA, though I do think that it was a shame that she* didn't get to reap the benefits of Debbie Allen's vast improvements to the show like the rest of her castmates did.

*I've always have a soft spot for Denise Huxtable, as she was my favorite Cosby kid.

[Cheap21]

remind me again who that isIts a damn shame she was dimissed and never was brought back to the show. I hated how Cosby handled LB. I did like that Dwayne and Whitley at least got to reunite with her a few years later in that one episode. Cant even recall if it was on The Cosby Show or A Different World Edited January 30, 2013 by Cheap21

[Eric83]

It was on ADW. I liked the episode where Claire and Vanessa went to Hillman and Vanessa and her friend got dates with Ron and Dwayne lmao

ETA: Just thought about that fine ass man Whitley dated in Season 3. Julian? Boy I used to have a crush on him

Edited January 30, 2013 by Eric83

[ChitHappens]

You have to understand that Cosby wanted to maintain a very wholesome image for TCS and he wanted the show well represented by the actors/performers, especially since the show was the first in a long time, if ever, to introduce a successful black family with values. LB's porn debut was the total opposite of that goal. That was not art, and I understand wny BC had a problem with it. Perhaps LB was rebelling, but she picked a sucky time to do it.

[VirginiaHamilton]

Randall was the guy that used to make snarky comments in class (mostly directed at Freddie, though sometimes at Whitley)...

That Denise reunion was on A Different World. I liked the fact that they allowed Dwayne to say goodbye to her while putting his crush on her to bed.

Bill Cosby vs. Lisa Bonet is a whole other can of worms, though I'm honestly trying to figure whether it was truly impossible to keep her on for Season 2 (while she was pregnant with Zoe) of the show or if they could've tried (albeit with potted plants) to hide her pregnancy (since I know that he would've never entertained the thought of writing in an unwed college student - especially if she were a Huxtable).