Was TGIF suppose to end during The 1998-1999 season ?

[icecream]

Originally Posted by howierules86

Yes, I can confirm that ABC brought back TGIF from 2003 to 2005 (I was much more fond of Hope and Faith than the other shows at that time).

Hope and Faith is very underrated, my favorite US sitcom from the 2000s decade. I wish it could have at least gotten a 4th and 5th season, and also that it would air somewhere in syndication, hasn't aired anywhere since WE dropped it several years ago.

[Lorimar Television]

Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

^I completely agree that abc should’ve picked up “Fuller House” and “Girl Meets World”. Being on an actual “real” network would’ve allowed “GMW” to be a lot better and it’d probably still be on today. I’ve yet to see an episode of “Fuller House”; not sure if it’s worth my time.

It’s absolutely worth your time. Best of all the episode running lengths are Atleast 24 minutes, some go all the way to 37 minutes!

[FHCastmember]

For the record Full House/ Fuller House was pitched in 2008, so by 2010 we were suppose to see it come back however ABC said no


LOL they made a huge mistake and it's evident when they brought back TGIF and Rosanne

[bh7812]

Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

^I completely agree that abc should’ve picked up “Fuller House” and “Girl Meets World”. Being on an actual “real” network would’ve allowed “GMW” to be a lot better and it’d probably still be on today. I’ve yet to see an episode of “Fuller House”; not sure if it’s worth my time.

When GMW premiered, the Boy/Girl Meets World producers had two goals for the show. One was to tackle more mature and serious topics/themes as the series went on. The second was to have the show last at least as long as BMW did. Though the Disney Channel team greatly admired and respected that, they couldn't stomach their wanting to do more serious shows from the beginning. Disney Channel targets a younger audience so I get it, I truly do. Also, Disney Channel policy/rule seems to be regardless of the kind of show it is, if it's on their network, regardless of how big of a hit it is 5 seasons is the most any of their shows will get. So out of the gate GMW didn't have the room it needed to grow, and wasn't going to get the several season run the team had envisioned for it. Though I have most of GMW on iTunes and plan to get to it soon I've heard as it went on they watered it down more and more which greatly disappointed and upset the fans.

The ratings at the end were definitely not that of a dying show. They were more than strong enough for and justified renewal. I think they should have tried moving it to ABC at that point. ABC could have done re-runs of all the existing episodes that summer and kicked off the revived TGIF that fall with new season 4 episodes. They could still have gotten their TGIF revival with the hit show they wanted. It's far too late to pick it up now. They could have paired both shows with Last Man Standing.

As Lorimar Television said, Fuller House is absolutely worth your time. Admittedly I'm not the biggest fan of the original Full House so when Season 1 premiered on Netflix I was hesitant to watch it. But I watched fully through Season 1 and liked it a lot. I really was pleasantly shocked. It's got that sorely missed TGIF magic, it's produced by Miller-Boyett, and almost all of the original Full House writers and directors are back too. I honestly like it better than the original show! I have to catch up with Seasons 2 and 3 yet-asked for Season 2 and 3 for Christmas! Season 3 comes out on DVD next month! Those girls haven't aged at all, Jesus! And just damn at John Stamos, same guy you remember too!

The whole not picking up both shows are a great candidate for the "Biggest mistakes/blunders ABC has made" thread on here that's for sure!

I just hope to God in May ABC will say they're going to re-try a rebooted TGIF next Fall with some of the projects rumored to possibly be happening. There's been buzz maybe Perfect Strangers may come back and Patrick Duffy still seems to want to bring back Step By Step so we'll see! There was buzz about possibly Family Matters too but Jaleel White said he couldn't do it without Michelle Thomas...who knows maybe they can get him to do a guest spot or something. Even if it's just limited series revivals for all three I'd be more than satisfied with that! Also, I just read they've decided to do The Jetsons reboot as a multi cam! I felt any chance that show had it needed to be multi cam so that's the right call there. So, next fall they could potentially do:

Step By Step
Perfect Strangers
Family Matters
The Jetsons

....there's also some talk of Sister, Sister coming back, Lord only knows if that'll still fly in 2019 but that's one possibility for them, Alf reboot maybe coming too so they could do that too. There's lots of different options and ways they can go, they just need to get TGIF finally rebooted correctly.

[bh7812]

Originally Posted by FHCastmember

For the record Full House/ Fuller House was pitched in 2008, so by 2010 we were suppose to see it come back however ABC said no


LOL they made a huge mistake and it's evident when they brought back TGIF and Rosanne

Thank you for the clarification/verifying! So I did have my info right, it was pitched to ABC first but I had the timeframe wrong. Sorry about that! Can you verify/clarify that Girl Meets World was also pitched to ABC first or don't know?

Also, have you heard anything more concrete on the Step By Step, Perfect Strangers and Family Matters potential revivals that are rumored? Does it seem like any or all of those will go ahead to series or limited series revival?

What IS going on with the Jetsons come to think of it!? They decided it will be multi cam but the last anything was said about it was last summer! Don't tell me it's dead, I'm much more intrigued for it now that it's multi cam!

[GDAWG]

I think that Fuller House and a lesser extent Girl Meets World is how a Family Matters reboot needs to be done. Make the focus be on Steve, Laura and their kids and every once in a while bring most of the old cast back. That's what Fuller House and Girl Meets World have done. Fuller House focuses on DJ, Stephanie and Kimmy and the kids of DJ and Kimmy but you'll see Danny, Joey, Jessie, Rebecca and even Nicki and Alex show up but not in every episode. In Girl Meets World, it's Corey, Topanga and their kids and the friends of those kids, but you'll see characters from Boy Meets World pop up every now and then. This is how you do a Family Matters reboot: bring back Carl, Harriet, Eddie, Rachael and Richie for guest appearances but keep the focus on Steve, Laura and their children.

Rosanne/The Connors did it wrong. Sure you have the children of the Conner children, but also Dan and Jackie back every episode. Before Rosanne's ouster, the show's return was basically a continuation of the old series, much like Will and Grace. I would have had the Connors focus on DJ, Darlene and Becky and their children.

I don't know if the Fuller House/Girl Meets World method could work on Step By Step. It could work for Perfect Strangers, focusing on the children of Balki and Larry.

[FHCastmember]

Originally Posted by bh7812

Thank you for the clarification/verifying! So I did have my info right, it was pitched to ABC first but I had the timeframe wrong. Sorry about that! Can you verify/clarify that Girl Meets World was also pitched to ABC first or don't know?

Also, have you heard anything more concrete on the Step By Step, Perfect Strangers and Family Matters potential revivals that are rumored? Does it seem like any or all of those will go ahead to series or limited series revival?

What IS going on with the Jetsons come to think of it!? They decided it will be multi cam but the last anything was said about it was last summer! Don't tell me it's dead, I'm much more intrigued for it now that it's multi cam!

Girl meets World was pitched to Abc First & they said no but passed it on to Disney.
^ If memory is correct

Netflix & Abc Family (at the time) were some of the other options looked at. Jacobs
even had a meeting with Netflix to continue GMW after it was canceled by Disney.
Netflix said no.


The Family Matters thing is not happening, too much work, Step by Step possibly
but there isn't enough fan base to bring it back, Step by Step does not have a caliber of legacy
as a "Full House" Networks & Netflix do not seem that interested in bringing it back.
Everyone including Duffy is on board tho, it's just they are going to need a lot of support.