All 9 Season of Facts of Life to be released on DVD

['80sSitcoms]

ALF is hilarious. It's even funnier as an adult! He is such a character!

[valentina warner]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

ALF is hilarious. It's even funnier as an adult! He is such a character!

I guess i prefer dramas/family shows over comedies/jokes lol!

When ALF was on, i was watching WONDER YEARS, RAG FOR THE RICHES, FAMILY TIES etc...

[Bachu]

Originally Posted by valentina warner

Did you watch ALF???? I thought it was the most boring thing that ever came on TV and that it was for babies!!! (maybe i was too old for it back then lol, cos my younger sister did watch it and even had the cassettes)

Yes, I enjoyed it. Never found it boring. Different strokes for different folks.

[valentina warner]

Originally Posted by Bachu

Yes, I enjoyed it. Never found it boring. Different strokes for different folks.

:rotflmao

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Not a great episode, as Jo acts shockingly callous towards Blair. It feels out of character, IMO. With some tweaks, it could have been so much better.

I don't understand the Jo hate in this particular episode. In the episode, The Way We Were, Blair breaks Jo's carburetor looking for her pumps and never apologizes. She instead acts like a ditzy blonde explaining the situation to Jo and hands her a blank check. How come you guys never harp on Blair for her callous response to breaking Jo's property but crucify Jo for how she responded? It's the same thing. They both act like asses to each other but I get why Jo behaved the way she did. Blair didn't care when she broke Jo's property so why would Jo care when Blair just throws money around to replace things?

Originally Posted by Bachu

I impulse bought either season 7 or 8 today as it was the cheapest of the seasons I have yet to see and cheapest over all. Part of me hopes the PQ is the same and that it is all of you with bad eyesight.

I have watched many a dvd were folk have complained about the picture and I think, what are they on about, it looks fine.

TGG is a show where you could quite easily swap episodes about and it wouldn't be as obivios as it would be with FOL.

I definitely think Shout could have done better with the picture quality. The problem is they shove 8 or more episodes on a disc to keep it a 3 disc DVD set. Compare the quality of Shout's releases to Sony's releases of seasons 1 - 3 and you can see a huge difference in quality.

I don't care for The Golden Girls. It's just a rip off of The Facts of Life. The only reason TGG is so popular is because it's old ladies acting trashy.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by Christopher

I don't understand the Jo hate in this particular episode. In the episode, The Way We Were, Blair breaks Jo's carburetor looking for her pumps and never apologizes. She instead acts like a ditzy blonde explaining the situation to Jo and hands her a blank check. How come you guys never harp on Blair for her callous response to breaking Jo's property but crucify Jo for how she responded? It's the same thing. They both act like asses to each other but I get why Jo behaved the way she did. Blair didn't care when she broke Jo's property so why would Jo care when Blair just throws money around to replace things?

Blair does try to pay for her damages though.

Originally Posted by Christopher

I don't care for The Golden Girls. It's just a rip off of The Facts of Life. The only reason TGG is so popular is because it's old ladies acting trashy.

It's not a rip-off and they don't act trashy. There are some coincidences between this and GG and DW. TGG is so popular because of superb acting, writing, direction, and chemistry. It's a classic. And it will always be credited as the ultimate female sitcom, despite FOL doing it first in seasons 2 - 5.

But, I know, different strokes for different folks, lol. You don't like GG, Cheers, or Seinfeld, you never saw Sesame Street, you prefer Cloris over Betty. You're a rebel!

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Blair does try to pay for her damages though.

Jo was going to do the same. She said to Blair she would buy her a new watch and Blair said no, it's alright. So how is it different?

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

It's not a rip-off and they don't act trashy. There are some coincidences between this and GG and DW. TGG is so popular because of superb acting, writing, direction, and chemistry. It's a classic. And it will always be credited as the ultimate female sitcom, despite FOL doing it first in seasons 2 - 5.

But, I know, different strokes for different folks, lol. You don't like GG, Cheers, or Seinfeld, and you prefer Cloris over Betty. You're a rebel!

FOL is a show about girls going through real life situations in their younger years. TGG has older women going through real life situations in their older years. The FOL started the trend of female friends living together with a matriarch type friend. TGG has three friends living together and a matriarch to one of the women there as well. Dorothy and Blanche are complete rip offs of Jo and Blair. FOL had the girls go into business and the GG went into business in their spin off. They took so many things from FOL to make TGG work. It's overrated garbage IMO.

The only reason Betty is popular is because she looks like the sweet grandmother everyone wants. Betty is nowhere near the talented actress Cloris was.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by Christopher

Jo was going to do the same. She said to Blair she would buy her a new watch and Blair said no, it's alright. So how is it different?

I'd have to see the episode again to refresh myself. But I do remember just really disliking Jo's behavior there (and in the scoreboard show).

Originally Posted by Christopher

TGG has three friends living together and a matriarch to one of the women there as well. Dorothy and Blanche are complete rip offs of Jo and Blair.

I can't agree to that.

Originally Posted by Christopher

FOL had the girls go into business and the GG went into business in their spin off.

That's a different show though, not TGG.

Originally Posted by Christopher

It's overrated garbage IMO.

I think it's deserved every award it's gotten. Actually I'm currently re-watching the series on Saturday nights to bring back those '80s childhood Saturday nights.

Originally Posted by Christopher

The only reason Betty is popular is because she looks like the sweet grandmother everyone wants. Betty is nowhere near the talented actress Cloris was.

Well, we all have opinions. They're both very talented. Betty's range between Sue Ann, Ellen, and Rose alone is amazing (and it's often the Rose type of character who is the hardest to play to make it work just right).

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Blair does try to pay for her damages though.

Also, Blair didn't apologize! Jo did apologize and offered to buy a new watch. Blair never apologized. She treated Jo like the blank check she handed to her. Why doesn't Blair get crucified for this but Jo does for calling Blair out in that episode?

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by Christopher

Also, Blair didn't apologize! Jo did apologize and offered to buy a new watch. Blair never apologized. She treated Jo like the blank check she handed to her. Why doesn't Blair get crucified for this but Jo does for calling Blair out in that episode?

I don't know! She's just so much more sympathetic I guess. Again, I'd have to watch it again to see it all unfold, lol.

[RetroGuy2000]

Originally Posted by Christopher

I don't understand the Jo hate in this particular episode. In the episode, The Way We Were, Blair breaks Jo's carburetor looking for her pumps and never apologizes. She instead acts like a ditzy blonde explaining the situation to Jo and hands her a blank check. How come you guys never harp on Blair for her callous response to breaking Jo's property but crucify Jo for how she responded? It's the same thing. They both act like asses to each other but I get why Jo behaved the way she did. Blair didn't care when she broke Jo's property so why would Jo care when Blair just throws money around to replace things?

Blair calls it a "mistake" (at about 20 minutes in) and at least has the sense to feel bad. I don't remember Jo feeling bad at all, just handing Blair a broken watch.

Blair does her typical thing and throws money at the problem. Jo's callousness feels... out of character for her.

I don't care for The Golden Girls. It's just a rip off of The Facts of Life. The only reason TGG is so popular is because it's old ladies acting trashy.

I enjoy The Facts of Life more than The Golden Girls, but The Golden Girls is more than just old ladies acting trashy. In fact, Rose and Dorothy are rarely trashy, and Dorothy's role as the high-minded, well-educated, ethical one is a character rarely seen in 1980s sitcoms.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Blair calls it a "mistake" (at about 20 minutes in) and at least has the sense to feel bad. I don't remember Jo feeling bad at all, just handing Blair a broken watch.

Ah, thank you, no wonder Blair comes off as sympathetic, lol.

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Blair does her typical thing and throws money at the problem. Jo's callousness feels... out of character for her.

And Blair throwing money at a problem is fixing the problem. She could have never offered to pay for anything.

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

I'd have to see the episode again to refresh myself. But I do remember just really disliking Jo's behavior there (and in the scoreboard show).

I don't understand why Blair doesn't get criticized for her actions in The Way We Were. Blair's my favorite of the core four but even she can act like an ass in an episode.

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

I can't agree to that.

So it's a coincidence that Dorothy is strong and intimidating like Jo and that Blanche is a vain man hungry woman like Blair? It's also a coincidence both shows feature female friends living together?

Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

I think it's deserved every award it's gotten. Actually I'm currently re-watching the series on Saturday nights to bring back those '80s childhood Saturday nights.

I tried rewatching the show and it's just so over the top that I can't even get into it anymore. It was fun when I was a kid watching old ladies act like trashy sluts but now it's just eh. I see why kids in school like it so much. You see these old ladies act like they're in their 20's. They don't have any morals and that's the funny part of it.

['80sSitcoms]

Originally Posted by Christopher

I don't understand why Blair doesn't get criticized for her actions in The Way We Were. Blair's my favorite of the core four but even she can act like an ass in an episode.

Oh she definitely can--Cliff dumping her, for instance! lol

Originally Posted by Christopher

So it's a coincidence that Dorothy is strong and intimidating like Jo and that Blanche is a vain man hungry woman like Blair? It's also a coincidence both shows feature female friends living together?

It very well could be. Those are only surface characterizations. There are so many layers and nuances that are different (just one example, Blanche is from the deep south, something which Blair has no experience with).

Blair really isn't man-hungry. She's too "untouchable". She becomes so conservative it's hard to picture her doing much with a guy, lol.

I like the differences in girls being forced to live together eventually becoming friends, and strangers sharing a house by choice becoming friends.

Originally Posted by Christopher

I tried rewatching the show and it's just so over the top that I can't even get into it anymore. It was fun when I was a kid watching old ladies act like trashy sluts but now it's just eh. I see why kids in school like it so much. You see these old ladies act like they're in their 20's. They don't have any morals and that's the funny part of it.

There are lots of morals throughout. They're such a wonderful four-legged table of fights and friendships.

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

Blair calls it a "mistake" (at about 20 minutes in) and at least has the sense to feel bad. I don't remember Jo feeling bad at all, just handing Blair a broken watch.

Blair does her typical thing and throws money at the problem. Jo's callousness feels... out of character for her.

But Blair never apologized. Her whole point in the court case was that Jo didn't show her respect. How is it any more respectful to throw a blank check at someone (WHO SAYS REPEATEDLY NO) without apologizing for what they did? Blair overreacted in The Rich Aren't That Different. Jo didn't act anyway different than how Blair did towards her engine.

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

I enjoy The Facts of Life more than The Golden Girls, but The Golden Girls is more than just old ladies acting trashy. In fact, Rose and Dorothy are rarely trashy, and Dorothy's role as the high-minded, well-educated, ethical one is a character rarely seen in 1980s sitcoms.

IIRC, Rose had a running joke about men dying after having sex with her, right? There was more than one I remember that. Dorothy slept with almost every guy who was interested in her and I remember the episode where she slept with a teacher who had a wife. They were trashy at times.