Members DRW50 Posted November 11, 2013 Members Share Posted November 11, 2013 Angela goes into more detail here. The People article is very selective and harsh. http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/11/11/angela-lansbury-murder-she-wrote-remake-its-a-mistake/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 11, 2013 Members Share Posted November 11, 2013 One minor issue: in the EW article, Angela Lansbury says MSW will always be about Cabot Cove -- and theoretically, that's true. However, while watching the entire series again recently (thanks, Netflix!), it struck me that as time went on, Jessica appeared to spend less and less time IN Cabot Cove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted November 11, 2013 Members Share Posted November 11, 2013 On Wikipedia they said when the ratings began falling at the end of the 80s, new producers moved her more into New York for new material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted November 11, 2013 Members Share Posted November 11, 2013 Which isn't accurate when you look at the Neilsen ratings, the program was consistently successful until CBS decided to kill it by putting it up against NBC's Must See TV comedy lineup in its final (12th!) season. Though, it's true that Lansbury pointedly moved Jessica between Cabot Cove and New York City and international destinations to keep the show fresh and increase its appeal for international syndication. She is 100% in the right, whatever she says about the reboot, she WAS the show and she owns her version of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ReddFoxx Posted November 11, 2013 Members Share Posted November 11, 2013 Lansbury was the only main lead, so Murder, She Wrote is clearly associated with her. Sure, there was the recurring Cabot Cove cast, but Lansbury still carried the program mostly herself and had the ability to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted November 11, 2013 Members Share Posted November 11, 2013 http://tv.yahoo.com/news/lansbury-mistake-recycle-murder-she-160851064.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted November 12, 2013 Members Share Posted November 12, 2013 Nice to know she's still alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted January 22, 2014 Author Members Share Posted January 22, 2014 NBC drops the idea http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=113826 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhinohide Posted January 23, 2014 Members Share Posted January 23, 2014 But they're resurrecting some variation of The Cosby Show http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/bill-cosby-nbc-sitcom-1201066631/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breakingnewsalert# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted January 23, 2014 Members Share Posted January 23, 2014 Starring Kevin Hart. For once, wisdom and logic prevailed. NBC says they might try again with a MSW reboot down the road...but I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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