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Nedrta · 12-26-2002, 10:37 AM

That Denise Miller did a pretty good job on ABP.Like O'Connor's character hers was kinda strong too.

KayEn78 · 12-26-2002, 11:54 PM

Yeah, I thought the strongest characters were Archie, Murray, Stephanie, Barney, and Billie.
-Kristi

sm95fan · 06-18-2023, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DarleneIllyria

Thanks for the info. I was wondering why Martin left too. So do you guys think they made a good decision when they brought Denise and Barry on board, or do you think they should've kept Martin?

I can't really make a concrete decision since I haven't seen every ep, but if that last episode was similar to everything after the Murray years- I'd say they were better off keeping Murray. jmo

Archie and Murray were envisioned as being 1 and 1A on ABP. But the Murray character really never found consistent footing and was relegated to being 2nd banana. And by the second season he probably slipped to 3rd behind a lovely and suddenly grown up Danielle Brisebois. Even though I also wish he would have stayed it's no surprise Martin Balsam's days on the show were numbered.

12-26-2002, 11:54 PM	#17
KayEn78 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 23, 2002 Location: Rolling Meadows, Illinois Posts: 201	Re: Murray Leaving/Billie Yeah, I thought the strongest characters were Archie, Murray, Stephanie, Barney, and Billie. -Kristi
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12-26-2002, 10:37 AM	#16
Nedrta Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 14, 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 151	That Denise Miller did a pretty good job on ABP.Like O'Connor's character hers was kinda strong too.