'Phyllis' Lost A Golden Oppurtunity Not Making Linda Lavin A Series Regular - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 12-16-2010, 12:09 AM

I think the main problem with this spinoff was the supporting cast wasn't that strong. I recently saw an episode I DVR'd from ALN channel and Linda ('Alice') Lavin guest starred. MTM really missed the boat by not making her a series regular. Anybody agree about the cast? Disagree?

McGillicuddy · 12-16-2010, 12:24 AM

Somebody said the same thing about Charlotte Rae.

2 of the most popular supporting castmembers past away, Barbara Colby and Judith Lowery. I often wonder what could have been if they survived, particularly Colby, who filmed just 3 episodes.

Brian Damage · 12-16-2010, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by markway895

Somebody said the same thing about Charlotte Rae.

2 of the most popular supporting castmembers past away, Barbara Colby and Judith Lowery. I often wonder what could have been if they survived, particularly Colby, who filmed just 3 episodes.

Yeah, they really missed the boat on casting.

ThomasE · 12-23-2010, 02:17 AM

I think Linda Lavin was already a semi regular on Barney Miller and was probably preparing for "Alice" for the next season.

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ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	I think Linda Lavin was already a semi regular on Barney Miller and was probably preparing for "Alice" for the next season.
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12-16-2010, 12:24 AM	#2
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	Somebody said the same thing about Charlotte Rae. 2 of the most popular supporting castmembers past away, Barbara Colby and Judith Lowery. I often wonder what could have been if they survived, particularly Colby, who filmed just 3 episodes.