Why in the world would Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad??? - Page 3 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Jeek · 08-04-2005, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice

What the hell is it with you?

You're the official weight watcher of TV--you're always posting, this so and so actress has gained weight.

You're a real class act, Janice.

These actors are on TV worldwide, and that leaves them open to criticism. If they don't like it, too bad! They chose acting.

Ireneparalegal · 08-14-2005, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

I'm a TV Analyzer, and whether a comment is positive or negative, it supposed to be all in good fun-how can anyone take a message on here seriously-i just never seen two people married on two different shows

Right On Retro, I got your back!!!!!! LOL

Ireneparalegal · 08-14-2005, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DallasCowboysFanatic

I liked the show, not as much as I liked TCS though. I thought it might have been better if another actress played Hilton's wife but Phylicia didn't annoy me as much on this show as she did on TCS. I liked Madeline Kahn the best though. She was a great comic actress.

yeah, she kinda annoyed me too. it seems alot of late 90's sitcoms had the wife be the know-it-all and the husband got dumped on. It's funny once in a while, but not all the time. Just my opinion folks.

TVFactFan · 08-14-2005, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Right On Retro, I got your back!!!!!! LOL

At the Time when I made that statement, my screen name was TVShowAnalyzer-lol

tv star collector · 10-26-2005, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by SchuminWeb

I must admit that it was difficult at first to get used to the pair as Hilton and Ruth Lucas, but once you get used to the new names, it works out well, and the two do have good chemistry together.

Ben F. Schumin :-)

I have to agree with you on this one. Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad do have a
great chemistry, and I think each show can stand on its own merits. THE
COSBY SHOW was a tough act to follow, and to do anything remotely good is
comparable to when Paul McCartney left The Beatles and formed the new band
Wings.

TVFactFan · 10-26-2005, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by tv star collector

I have to agree with you on this one. Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad do have a
great chemistry, and I think each show can stand on its own merits. THE
COSBY SHOW was a tough act to follow, and to do anything remotely good is
comparable to when Paul McCartney left The Beatles and formed the new band
Wings.

Since they both did another show together as a married couple, that means the Cosby Show should have stayed on until Rudy went to College-lol So the Cosby would have ended in 1996 instead of 1992

Dr. Thong · 12-31-2005, 05:23 PM

I always thought it was cheating - creatively speaking - to have Bill and Phylicia once again playing husband and wife.

I remember thinking: What is the angle of this show...Cliff and Clair go slumming??

TVFactFan · 01-15-2006, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

I always thought it was cheating - creatively speaking - to have Bill and Phylicia once again playing husband and wife.

I remember thinking: What is the angle of this show...Cliff and Clair go slumming??

Makes you wonder why did the Cosby Show end in 92 if Bill and Phylicia starred in another show together-lol The Cosby Show could have ran until 96

Dr. Thong · 01-16-2006, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

Makes you wonder why did the Cosby Show end in 92 if Bill and Phylicia starred in another show together-lol The Cosby Show could have ran until 96

I'm guessing that maybe they couldn't find someone else and Phylicia took the offer because she probably wasn't working.

Actually, it really is Cliff and Clair Huxtable. They went into witness protection after Denise returned and went on a killing rampage. That show didn't have the staying power of the old Cosby - I think it got cancelled after four seasons.

Daffyfan2004 · 01-10-2007, 08:26 PM

I have to agree. Bill and Phylicia were great together on both the "The Cosby Show" and on "Cosby." I always thought they had good chemistry.

ladybug1980 · 12-29-2013, 09:22 PM

I like them as a couple on a different sitcom; they are almost like a real husband and wife, it's kind of cute, even.

I wish this series were on DVD. I'd be really happy to get it.

MacLeaper · 01-08-2014, 11:54 AM

I like it just fine- Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad have great chemistry together and I'm sure they were playing on the fans of The Cosby Show and hoping to draw them in to watching Cosby. (It certainly worked for me- lol.)
And maybe they just wanted to work together again. In any case, in some ways, I just viewed Cosby as a sequel series to The Cosby Show. Sure, the names are different and the jobs and house are different, but a lot of the interactions and relationship felt the same.
In any case, I think it's a great show- it'd be wonderful to see this out on DVD too. (I also loved Doug E. Doug on it- he did a great job on the show- along with Madeline Kahn. Both were funny characters.)

vampirevsrobot · 08-24-2014, 06:26 AM

I'm pretty sure Bill Cosby had full creative control, I was lazy and didn't view all the three previous threads, but I recall (only from memory) another actress was cast (and the pilot was shot) but something didn't work.

Cosby was okay and did just that...it was okay.

Besides, Murphy Brown was falling fast and then new Les Mooves took an unusual approach following the success of Letterman to reach out to old NBC stars of the 1980's.

Mr. Television · 08-24-2014, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by vampirevsrobot

I'm pretty sure Bill Cosby had full creative control, I was lazy and didn't view all the three previous threads, but I recall (only from memory) another actress was cast (and the pilot was shot) but something didn't work.

Cosby was okay and did just that...it was okay.

Besides, Murphy Brown was falling fast and then new Les Mooves took an unusual approach following the success of Letterman to reach out to old NBC stars of the 1980's.

Telma Hopkins.

vampirevsrobot · 08-24-2014, 07:30 AM

Thank you, that's her.

12-31-2005, 05:23 PM	#37
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	I always thought it was cheating - creatively speaking - to have Bill and Phylicia once again playing husband and wife. I remember thinking: What is the angle of this show...Cliff and Clair go slumming??
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01-10-2007, 08:26 PM	#40
Daffyfan2004 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 23, 2004 Posts: 565	I have to agree. Bill and Phylicia were great together on both the "The Cosby Show" and on "Cosby." I always thought they had good chemistry.
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01-08-2014, 11:54 AM	#42
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,359	I like it just fine- Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad have great chemistry together and I'm sure they were playing on the fans of The Cosby Show and hoping to draw them in to watching Cosby. (It certainly worked for me- lol.) And maybe they just wanted to work together again. In any case, in some ways, I just viewed Cosby as a sequel series to The Cosby Show. Sure, the names are different and the jobs and house are different, but a lot of the interactions and relationship felt the same. In any case, I think it's a great show- it'd be wonderful to see this out on DVD too. (I also loved Doug E. Doug on it- he did a great job on the show- along with Madeline Kahn. Both were funny characters.)
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12-29-2013, 09:22 PM	#41
ladybug1980 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 10, 2011 Posts: 130	I like them as a couple on a different sitcom; they are almost like a real husband and wife, it's kind of cute, even. I wish this series were on DVD. I'd be really happy to get it.

08-24-2014, 06:26 AM	#43
vampirevsrobot Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 24, 2014 Posts: 170	I'm pretty sure Bill Cosby had full creative control, I was lazy and didn't view all the three previous threads, but I recall (only from memory) another actress was cast (and the pilot was shot) but something didn't work. Cosby was okay and did just that...it was okay. Besides, Murphy Brown was falling fast and then new Les Mooves took an unusual approach following the success of Letterman to reach out to old NBC stars of the 1980's.

08-24-2014, 07:30 AM	#45
vampirevsrobot Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 24, 2014 Posts: 170	Thank you, that's her.