I noticed that Robin Williams is going to headline a comedy this coming season. I will try it and hopefully like it.

My question is, why is Robin Williams doing television? He has been a Hollywood "A" lister for over 30 years. Even though I think he is getting older and he does not headline films, he is still in films almost every year, he is in a new one now playing a priest in a film with Robert DeNiro.

Seems to me that movies stars make much more money with less work involved. It also seems to me that working in television is a "step down" from films, but even Kevin Spacey has his own show. This question can also be directed at Dustin Hoffman when he did that HBO horse racing show that was cancelled last year.

I cannot help thinking that Robin Williams is incredibly wealthy and just doesn't need the work. My only explanation is that these kind of celebrities live this very expensive lifestyle and they have to work to keep the lifestyle up. Robin also has an ex wife or two and is probably stuck with paying high alimony. Or not.

So why is Mr. Williams doing a sitcom??

i think it is because he is getting tired of playing priests marrying people in movies.

It's not always about the money. He probably wants to do TV because he can settle down in one spot for awhile. Doing movies usually involved traveling and being away from loved ones.
Or maybe he just likes the show.
But also having a TV show doesn't automatically mean he'll stop making movies.

Robin Williams has done television work before when he did "Mork & Mindy"- that was more toward the start of his career though. He's well into his TV and movie career- maybe this offer just worked out right for him. Perhaps he wanted to be in one place for a while and wanted the challenge of performing often for a TV show. Or maybe the money was right and he just needed the work. I don't know. In any case, it's nice to see Robin Williams back on TV.:) :cool:

Maybe this article below will provide some better insight on to where Robin Williams' career as gone in recent years:
http://lebeauleblog.com/2013/04/25/what-the-hell-happened-to-robin-williams/

I saw a preview of the new show and it doesn't look too bad. It reminds me of a movie I saw from the 80s called "Crazy People" starring Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah playing much the same roles as Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar are in the TV show. Dudley Moore plays an ad man who takes the idea of truth in advertising a little too far. In one scene, he proposes putting a warning label on cigarettes that says something like "If you smoke, you will get lung cancer and die." Now just imagine what Robin Williams can do with a concept like that! :lol:

my faavorite robion williams moives are
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Is current movie career is ok. Nothing like it was in the 90's. Alot of movie actors and singers as well have tried tv. Reba for instance. He may just want to go back to his roots where he got his start.

I saw a preview of the new show and it doesn't look too bad. It reminds me of a movie I saw from the 80s called "Crazy People" starring Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah playing much the same roles as Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar are in the TV show. Dudley Moore plays an ad man who takes the idea of truth in advertising a little too far. In one scene, he proposes putting a warning label on cigarettes that says something like "If you smoke, you will get lung cancer and die." Now just imagine what Robin Williams can do with a concept like that! :lol:
that movie was hilarious - to this day I still tell people about the bit with the guy and his Saab, " they aren't supposed to start every time."

that movie was hilarious - to this day I still tell people about the bit with the guy and his Saab, " they aren't supposed to start every time."

:rofl:

I like Mork n Mindey, Popeye and Miss Doubt Fire

"Nannoo Nannoo!" :lol: :wave:

Before "Mork & Mindy", which is still one of my favourite 70s sitcoms, Robin Williams appeared in a revised, short-lived version of the classic series "Laugh-In". It was this plus his great stand-up work that led to him playing Mork.

Yes, that would have been right around the time he got noticed by Garry Marshall and brought on to Happy Days to play Mork, and then the spinoff was born.

A TV show, if it's successful, can be an extremely lucrative job...it's a steady pay that could last you forever if your show makes it to syndication. The idea of film actors sticking their nose up at TV is sort of a thing of the past. Lots of successful film actors have transitioned to TV - Kevin Bacon, Zooey Deschanel, Alec Baldwin, Danny DeVito, ect

I noticed that Robin Williams is going to headline a comedy this coming season. I will try it and hopefully like it.

My question is, why is Robin Williams doing television? He has been a Hollywood "A" lister for over 30 years. Even though I think he is getting older and he does not headline films, he is still in films almost every year, he is in a new one now playing a priest in a film with Robert DeNiro.

Seems to me that movies stars make much more money with less work involved. It also seems to me that working in television is a "step down" from films, but even Kevin Spacey has his own show. This question can also be directed at Dustin Hoffman when he did that HBO horse racing show that was cancelled last year.

I cannot help thinking that Robin Williams is incredibly wealthy and just doesn't need the work. My only explanation is that these kind of celebrities live this very expensive lifestyle and they have to work to keep the lifestyle up. Robin also has an ex wife or two and is probably stuck with paying high alimony. Or not.

So why is Mr. Williams doing a sitcom??
As much money as he gets for doing stand up, it can't be money. Maybe he can't do movies he really wants.

A TV show, if it's successful, can be an extremely lucrative job...it's a steady pay that could last you forever if your show makes it to syndication. The idea of film actors sticking their nose up at TV is sort of a thing of the past. Lots of successful film actors have transitioned to TV - Kevin Bacon, Zooey Deschanel, Alec Baldwin, Danny DeVito, ect

Not to mention Hugh Laurie, Glenn Close, Kyra Sedgewick (aka Mrs. Kevin Bacon), Kiefer Sutherland, Lawrence Fishburne, etc., etc. Besides the steady pay, if your show is really good you also can find yourself up for Emmy awards and the like. Also, if you want a break from location shooting and want to develop a character week after week - that's probably a huge factor.

People in the business take television more seriously than they used to. It's become more of a respected art form in its own right, whereas 20 years ago or so it was basically the trash of the creative world.

He might actually need the money. Yes he's made a lot of money but celebrities have an expensive lifestyle. I notice he has also done a commercial recently, I saw it on last night.

I noticed that Robin Williams is going to headline a comedy this coming season. I will try it and hopefully like it.

My question is, why is Robin Williams doing television? He has been a Hollywood "A" lister for over 30 years. Even though I think he is getting older and he does not headline films, he is still in films almost every year, he is in a new one now playing a priest in a film with Robert DeNiro.

Seems to me that movies stars make much more money with less work involved. It also seems to me that working in television is a "step down" from films, but even Kevin Spacey has his own show. This question can also be directed at Dustin Hoffman when he did that HBO horse racing show that was cancelled last year.

I cannot help thinking that Robin Williams is incredibly wealthy and just doesn't need the work. My only explanation is that these kind of celebrities live this very expensive lifestyle and they have to work to keep the lifestyle up. Robin also has an ex wife or two and is probably stuck with paying high alimony. Or not.

So why is Mr. Williams doing a sitcom??
Some actors who use to do movies are now doing TV like Dennis Quade even though his show got canceled, Kevin Bacon.

I saw a preview of the new show and it doesn't look too bad. It reminds me of a movie I saw from the 80s called "Crazy People" starring Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah playing much the same roles as Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar are in the TV show. Dudley Moore plays an ad man who takes the idea of truth in advertising a little too far. In one scene, he proposes putting a warning label on cigarettes that says something like "If you smoke, you will get lung cancer and die." Now just imagine what Robin Williams can do with a concept like that! :lol:

Claim: Sarah Michelle Gellar is so awful on "The Crazy Ones" it could kill her career (Claim: Sarah Michelle Gellar is so awful on "The Crazy Ones" it could kill her career Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#3V1oVhFfMemkoliZ.99)
Even Kelly Clarkson, who cameos in the pilot, proves to be a better comedic actress than Gellar, according to Lisa de Moraes, who says Gellar is "brittle and awful in this." She adds: "'The Crazy Ones' could be her career killer...."


Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#3V1oVhFfMemkoliZ.99

Claim: Sarah Michelle Gellar is so awful on "The Crazy Ones" it could kill her career (Claim: Sarah Michelle Gellar is so awful on "The Crazy Ones" it could kill her career Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#3V1oVhFfMemkoliZ.99)
Even Kelly Clarkson, who cameos in the pilot, proves to be a better comedic actress than Gellar, according to Lisa de Moraes, who says Gellar is "brittle and awful in this." She adds: "'The Crazy Ones' could be her career killer...."



Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#3V1oVhFfMemkoliZ.99

I've always been a fan of Robin Williams but the Trailer of The Crazy One's didn't look promising to me. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+crazy+ones+trailer&qpvt=the+crazy+ones+trailer&FORM=VDRE

He might actually need the money. Yes he's made a lot of money but celebrities have an expensive lifestyle. I notice he has also done a commercial recently, I saw it on last night.
If that's true, it wouldn't surprise me.

It will be interesting to see Sarah Michelle Gellar in a series again.

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