Friends and Lovers-part 1 and part 2-which were the pilot episodes for Three's a Crowd. Something to look forward to in 2010-LOL We all know season 8 won;t be out no time soon.

I totally don't agree... perhaps they were meant to be the "pilot" for the new series by the producers, but for any fan (and also for every episode guide) they will always be the finale for the best sitcom of all time!

And I also don't think, that the 8th season on DVD will take so long... I would say, they will come out in 2006/07!

Originally posted by Mykoon
I totally don't agree... perhaps they were meant to be the "pilot" for the new series by the producers, but for any fan (and also for every episode guide) they will always be the finale for the best sitcom of all time!

And I also don't think, that the 8th season on DVD will take so long... I would say, they will come out in 2006/07!


What don't you agree with? And believe me the last season will not be released before 2008. Forget it.

You have your opinion, I have mine... let's just stick with that!

Originally posted by Mykoon
You have your opinion, I have mine... let's just stick with that!


I thought you were saying that the episode Friends and Lovers was not the pilot for Three's a Crowd. As far as the 8th season release, no one really knows i'm just guessing.

You're right with the guessing, I am ok with that! But it is not correct to say that the last episodes of Three's Company ARE the pilots for Three's A Crowd... they served their purpose for introducing the new characters for the spin off, but the last two episodes are definately episodes (the series finale of) of Three's Company!

Originally posted by Mykoon
You're right with the guessing, I am ok with that! But it is not correct to say that the last episodes of Three's Company ARE the pilots for Three's A Crowd... they served their purpose for introducing the new characters for the spin off, but the last two episodes are definately episodes (the series finale of) of Three's Company!


Part 2 was defintely the Three's a Crowd Pilot according to the end of the episode when the Three's Company Logo was PUSHED aside by the Three's a Crowd logo.

Originally posted by Mykoon
I totally don't agree... perhaps they were meant to be the "pilot" for the new series by the producers, but for any fan (and also for every episode guide) they will always be the finale for the best sitcom of all time!

And I also don't think, that the 8th season on DVD will take so long... I would say, they will come out in 2006/07!


I agree! Those episodes were a part of TC to the fans! I hope they do include them in the last season!:D

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Originally posted by Janet Tripper
I agree! Those episodes were a part of TC to the fans! I hope they do include them in the last season!:D

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Of they will be included, i'm just if season 8 was to be released, those two episodes will be the pilot eps for the THree's a Crowd Spinoff.

They definately will! They are part of the 8th season and belong to Three's Company! Janet, Terri and the others weren't part of Three's A Crowd! Both episodes do belong to Three's Company and I am 100% sure that they will be on the 8th season DVDs!

There might be a chance that the entire first season of Three's a Crowd will see release on DVD. It's doubtful, but it could happen. Nowadays shows that only had 13 episodes or fewer are seeing release. Examples of this are shortlived shows like Firely, The Ben Stiller Show and My Big Fat Greek Life.

Of course, shortlived shows are only released when the producers and DVD companies know that they're going to make $$$ off of it.

Given John Ritter's ultimely death, and the fact that Three's a Crowd is practically NEVER shown in syndication, chances are good that it might happen eventually. They would figure that fans would buy the show out of curiousity and loyalty to John Ritter or Three's Company. Even if the show sucks and people end up not liking it, it's a one shot deal since there was only one season.

I think the same could happen for The Ropers as well. Again, it's a long shot but stranger things have happened.

The only way this would be is if sales are decent with other Three's Company season sets. If sales sag on later seasons, the powers-that-be would probably figure that the spin-offs are not likely to sell when the parent show failed to sell.

Again, I'm only saying it's a possibility. Don't some of you start hammering saying that it will never happen. You're probably right that it won't but my reasons for saying that it's not an impossibility are just as plausible...

Ed

I hope that The Ropers make it b/c I would def. buy that:D I bet they were adorable in the show! But I really don't think I would get TAC! :D

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Maybe you wouldn't, but maybe you would, especially if you had all 8 seasons of Three's Company and the one or two season set of The Ropers. The fan in you would probably buy it so that your collection would be complete, but it's hard to say right now in 2004 when only season 1 of Three's Company is out.

Ed

Originally posted by Edster2973
Maybe you wouldn't, but maybe you would, especially if you had all 8 seasons of Three's Company and the one or two season set of The Ropers. The fan in you would probably buy it so that your collection would be complete, but it's hard to say in 2004 when only season 1 of Three's Company is out.

Ed

It's TC fans who never seen the Ropers and has no interest in seeing the Ropers spinoff so i know the DVD would probably not be pulled off the shelf.

Look, that is just speculation on your part. You don't know for sure that TC wouldn't check out The Ropers. Would all of them? No, of course not, but some definitely would.

Anyway, as I said, it *probably* won't happen, but there are other shows I would have argued that were even less likely and they did see release, so it is possible. Not probable, but possible. The bottom line is $$. If all 8 seasons sell like hotcakes, then the producers and DVD companies are going to want to milk the TC & John Ritter connection to death, and that would include The Ropers.

That is all I'm trying to say...

Ed

Originally posted by Edster2973
Look, that is just speculation on your part. You don't know for sure that TC wouldn't check out The Ropers. Would all of them? No, of course not, but some definitely would.

Anyway, as I said, it *probably* won't happen, but there are other shows I would have argued that were even less likely and they did see release, so it is possible. Not probable, but possible. The bottom line is $$. If all 8 seasons sell like hotcakes, then the producers and DVD companies are going to want to milk the TC & John Ritter connection to death, and that would include The Ropers.

That is all I'm trying to say...

Ed




Very True. So it will defintely depend on how the TC DVD sell that will determine if the first spinoff would be released.

I know I am not getting TAC! Unless the last 2 epis of TC is on that! Which I hope they aren't!!!!! But I would def. get The Ropers! I think they are adorable and so cute and funny!:D

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Very True. So it will defintely depend on how the TC DVD sell that will determine if the first spinoff would be released.


Indeed. And for the record, I hope that is what ultimately happens. The fan in me wants everything under the sun that is Three's Company related. Hell, I'd want some of the British episodes thrown in for good measure. I think it'd be fun to make comparisons with the American versions, especially with episodes that had similar plotlines.

But hey, I'm a greedy Three's Company SOB. I want it all, blast it, I want it all!!!

Ed

Originally posted by Edster2973
Very True. So it will defintely depend on how the TC DVD sell that will determine if the first spinoff would be released.


Indeed. And for the record, I hope that is what ultimately happens. The fan in me wants everything under the sun that is Three's Company related. Hell, I'd want some of the British episodes thrown in for good measure. I think it'd be fun to make comparisons with the American versions, especially with episodes that had similar plotlines.

But hey, I'm a greedy Three's Company SOB. I want it all, blast it, I want it all!!!

Ed

I agree! I would like to compare the British version to the American one! That would be cool! I just don't want TAC b/c I so believed that Janet should of been the girl friend! :D

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First, I have to agree that both parts of "Friends and Lovers" are definitely Three's Company episodes. While they did serve to further introduce Vicky and her father, they were the episodes which brought closure to the show. I believe Three's a Crowd was already green lit by the time the episode was taped, so there was no need for a pilot.

If the TC DVDs sell well, Anchor Bay may want to put more Three's Company related merchandise on the market. The most obvious answer to this, after all the seasons of TC have been released, would be to put the spin-offs on DVD. IMO, many diehard fans would buy it, along with some casual fans who bought the TC DVDs or who are curious about the spin-offs.

I, personally, hope that they come out, since I'd love to have both spin-offs on DVD. From the 10 episodes I've seen of The Ropers and the 1 episode I've seen of Three's a Crowd, both shows were enjoyable. Sure, they weren't as good as Three's Company, but I wasn't expecting them to be. Both have their own charm about them.

Originally posted by Sean Snow
First, I have to agree that both parts of "Friends and Lovers" are definitely Three's Company episodes. While they did serve to further introduce Vicky and her father, they were the episodes which brought closure to the show. I believe Three's a Crowd was already green lit by the time the episode was taped, so there was no need for a pilot.

If the TC DVDs sell well, Anchor Bay may want to put more Three's Company related merchandise on the market. The most obvious answer to this, after all the seasons of TC have been released, would be to put the spin-offs on DVD. IMO, many diehard fans would buy it, along with some casual fans who bought the TC DVDs or who are curious about the spin-offs.

I, personally, hope that they come out, since I'd love to have both spin-offs on DVD. From the 10 episodes I've seen of The Ropers and the 1 episode I've seen of Three's a Crowd, both shows were enjoyable. Sure, they weren't as good as Three's Company, but I wasn't expecting them to be. Both have their own charm about them.

Just curious, how were you able to complete the Ropers Episode guide and you only saw 10 episodes? Was it from TV Guides?

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
Just curious, how were you able to complete the Ropers Episode guide and you only saw 10 episodes? Was it from TV Guides?

For the remaining episodes at TV Tome, I put together some bits of information I've read in both the Come and Knock On Our Door book and in various places online.

Originally posted by Sean Snow
For the remaining episodes at TV Tome, I put together some bits of information I've read in both the Come and Knock On Our Door book and in various places online.


Oh ok. I oompleted the first season of the Ropers now i'm in the process of completing the 2nd season. I'm one episode away from Completng Three's A Crowd.

I recall seeing the British and American version of the pilot episode "A Man About The House" some time ago. I think it was on TNN, and they aired them back-to-back. The dialog and plot were almost 100% identical! Darn, I wish I had taped them!

Originally posted by brasspounder
I recall seeing the British and American version of the pilot episode "A Man About The House" some time ago. I think it was on TNN, and they aired them back-to-back. The dialog and plot were almost 100% identical! Darn, I wish I had taped them!

That was on TV Land's Three's Company 25th Anniversary special, which aired in 2002. They aired the first episode MATH along with five episodes from Three's Company (the first episode, "Moving On," "The New Landlord," and the two-part finale).

Yeah, I was surprised by how much of the dialogue and plot from the first TC episode was taken directly from the MATH episode. The only noteable difference between the versions, I beleve, was the addition of the character of Patricia.

Originally posted by Sean Snow
Yeah, I was surprised by how much of the dialogue and plot from the first TC episode was taken directly from the MATH episode. The only noteable difference between the versions, I beleve, was the addition of the character of Patricia.

No, actually there was a girl looking for the apartment... her name was just different!

The biggest difference between the 2 series is the gay issue... I've watched most of the MATH episodes, and the gay thing was never ever mentioned again after the first few episodes! The british Mr. Roper didn't seem to care that much...

Originally posted by Mykoon
No, actually there was a girl looking for the apartment... her name was just different!

Really? Ah, I must've forgotten. I haven't seen the episode since sometime last year, so my memory of it isn't the best it could be.