There was no particular order to it...

Joey
Phyllis
AfterMASH
Joanie Loves Chachi
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Three's a Crowd
The Tortellis
Baywatch Nights
The Lone Gunmen
Living Dolls
Time Of Your Life
The Brady Brides
Models Inc.

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Three's a Crowd and Saved by the Bell the College Years does not belong on that list

Three's a Crowd and Saved by the Bell the College Years does not belong on that list


Three's A Crowd wasn't that strong, neither was SBTB in my opinion

Personally I wouldn't have put Aftermash on the list. Sure it pales in comparison to the show it spun off from but looked at on its own it's really not a bad show. I enjoy period pieces and Aftermash took place in the 50's shortly after the end of the Korean War. The story telling was very good on this show. And they also were accurate to the time period in terms of costumes and props and set decoration. Personally I found the show very watchable.

About the Brady Brides, Sherwood and Lloyd Schwartz never intended this to be a series. It was supposed to be a 2 hour movie. But NBC was desperate for programming and asked that the movie be re-edited into four 30 minute episodes so they could fill a time slot for four consecutive weeks. Paramount would only agree to that if NBC would commit to ordering six additional 30 minute episodes and turning the Brady Brides into a series.

Personally I wouldn't have put Aftermash on the list. Sure it pales in comparison to the show it spun off from but looked at on its own it's really not a bad show. I enjoy period pieces and Aftermash took place in the 50's shortly after the end of the Korean War. The story telling was very good on this show. And they also were accurate to the time period in terms of costumes and props and set decoration. Personally I found the show very watchable.

About the Brady Brides, Sherwood and Lloyd Schwartz never intended this to be a series. It was supposed to be a 2 hour movie. But NBC was desperate for programming and asked that the movie be re-edited into four 30 minute episodes so they could fill a time slot for four consecutive weeks. Paramount would only agree to that if NBC would commit to ordering six additional 30 minute episodes and turning the Brady Brides into a series.


Interesting

Phyllis, TAC, and Trial by Jury shouldn't be on that list. Call me crazy but I actually liked Joanie Loves Chachi and watched it every week. lol

I thought The Lone Gunmen had potential and really hated when the
producers killed off the characters later on The X-Files.

'The Brady Bunch Variety Hour' and 'The Bradys' were a lot worse than 'The Brady Brides'.

Also, where's 'The Hee Haw Honeys' and 'Gomer Pyle'????

I think it was just time for the Saved by the Bell to end. The couple chemistry on The Brady Brides and Three's a Crowd wasn't very good.

Kind of surprised "The Colbys" wasn't listed.

"Phyllis" was funny, not as good at MTM but has no business on this list, IMO.

Kind of surprised "The Colbys" wasn't listed.


The spaceship! :lol:

The spaceship! :lol:

Yeah, wth was that all about? :crazy:

I'll go even further than Marvo,and say AfterMash is a very good show.Yes it's not as good as MASH,however it still is an entertaining show.And it's also quite different than MASH in a number of ways,so even if someone never really liked like MASH,they may still enjoy AfterMASH.---If they still made tv shows even 1/2 as good as AfterMash,modern tv would not be the un-viewable mess it is now.

Yeah, wth was that all about? :crazy:

Yeah, Fallon (Emma Samms) was taken hostage onto a UFO and transported back to Denver (and Dynasty)!!!! :eek: :crazy: :lol:

Saved by the Bell the College Years does not belong on that list

I agree. It had a lot of potential and a great cast.

Also, where's 'The Hee Haw Honeys' and 'Gomer Pyle'????

Hee Haw Honey's I agree with but Gomer Pyle USMC was one of the best spinoffs ever.

Three's A Crowd wasn't that strong, neither was SBTB in my opinion

I assume (and correct me if I'm wrong, Sol) that Solomon meant that these two shows are considered Continuations as opposed to being straight out spin-offs. That's why he said they don't belong on the list.

Much like The Golden Palace and Archie Bunker's Place are Continuations of The Golden Girls and All in the Family. But we've had this conversation before. ;)

Hee Haw Honey's I agree with but Gomer Pyle USMC was one of the best spinoffs ever.

Wasn't Kathie Lee Gifford a Hee Haw Honey?

Wasn't Kathie Lee Gifford a Hee Haw Honey?

Yes she was.

Yes she was.

Thanks! I knew for sure the other one was Misty Rowe.

...and some of their choices in this particular list reflect their snottiness:

"PHYLLIS" wasn't a bad series. It just needed time to grow and develop- which CBS didn't have when the ratings went sour in season two. Same situation with "AfterMASH".

Just as ABC is currently considering a "CASTLE" spin-off series starring Adrian Pasdar, they wanted to extend "HAPPY DAYS" in 1982 with "JOANIE LOVES CHACHI". Some people still remember it fondly, while others groan at the mere mention of it. In the end, not enough people were watching to keep it on. Same with "THREE'S A CROWD", which is to "THREE'S COMPANY" what "ROBIN'S NEST" was in England to the original "MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE". John Ritter was good in that spin-off, and HAD the network given him more time, that would have lasted another two or three seasons. I think "EW"'s editors claim it's "terrible" simply because it wasn't "THREE's COMPANY".

And yes, Kathie Lee {Johnson} was one of the "Honey" family members, 'catlover'. As origially envisioned, "THE HEE HAW HONEYS" was supposed to be the "CHARLIE'S ANGELS" of country music- three gorgeous girls touring cross-country by bus as "The Honeys", with comedic and romantic story lines inbetween the musical numbers- but there were no takers for the show, so the producers reworked it so that it finally involved a somewhat dysfunctional family {the Honeys} running a country road house/restaurant, with comedic story lines inbetween the musical numbers. That lasted one season in syndication (1978-'79); WNBC-TV in New York used to carry it locally on Sunday mornings at 1:30am, following the "NBC LATE NIGHT MOVIE". What "HEE HAW" fan was going to stay up that late to watch it??

"THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E."- now there was a good spin-off. But it was seen by less viewers than its competition- CBS' "DAKTARI". Which goes back to what I've said about most of "EW"'s writers and critics being somewhat snotty. They NEVER grew up with it {what were they doing in their cribs? Watching Joe Pyne??}.

:tv:

Speaking of which, Kathie Lee originally auditioned for Charlie's Angels for the role of Tiffany Welles, but was beaten out by Shelley Hack (per The Charlie's Angels Casebook by David Hofstede and Jack Condon). I think the producers made the right choice!!

The mental picture I have of Kathie Lee chasing crooks while wearing high heels cracks me up. :lol:

I guess I'm the only one that liked "Models Inc" then huh?