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Warm & Fuzzy · 11-25-2001, 10:20 PM

Well..I thought they were mean... (I found this at http://www.snarkcake.com)
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I watched all I could of the Facts of Life reunion movie last night, which is to say about 20 minutes. I might have stayed with it, but I found the whole Natalie has two lovers plot unbelievable and a bit offensive. Let's face Facts: Natalie is just not attractive enough to have two very good looking guys willing to debase themselves competing for her in a beauty contest. Blair's not even good looking enough, but she might be rich enough. You can insult me, but please don't insult my intelligence. However, if they want to build a series around Kim Fields and her daughter, go to it. She was great on Living Single and she was great in the parts I saw.

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ISmellFine · 11-25-2001, 10:49 PM

Grrrrrrrr. WTF?? Nat is pretty! So is Blair. INSANENESS.

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Kay Scarpetta · 11-26-2001, 07:49 PM

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Originally posted by Jo's the bomb:
Blair's not even good looking enough, but she might be rich enough.

GRRRR What the hell is wrong with him/her/them whatever?

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Mr. Garrett · 11-27-2001, 12:35 AM

Although I agree that Nat having 2 men fighting over her is a bit unbelievable I have to disagree with the crack about Blair.

Lisa is by far the oldest non adult on the FoL during it's 9 year run. (She's now 38 years of age, B. 1963.) Of all of the girls she probably aged better then any of them combined. Not to say the others didn't age well, (which they all have including Nancy but none can claim they look almost exactly the same as they did when the series left the air in 1988!) I think they could have still easily gone with a plot with Blair having 2 lovers because it is well established that Blair was the flirt of the show. Tootie's daughter would have also been a cool storyline but few times when the series is able to have an actual 'end' is there ever a decent reunion story per se. (Meaning that there is a situation in which the cast reunites ala Simon & Simon.) Personally I would have waited and done a Christmas special ala the second last Brady Bunch reunion. This would have made fans a bit more nostalgic and provided a more plausable plot in my opinion.

Still, until I actually see the movie for myself I won't go too far to critisize it.

L8

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Nancy McKeon fan! · 11-27-2001, 01:09 PM

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Originally posted by Jo's the bomb:
Well..I thought they were mean... (I found this at http://www.snarkcake.com)
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I watched all I could of the Facts of Life reunion movie last night, which is to say about 20 minutes. I might have stayed with it, but I found the whole Natalie has two lovers plot unbelievable and a bit offensive. Let's face Facts: Natalie is just not attractive enough to have two very good looking guys willing to debase themselves competing for her in a beauty contest. Blair's not even good looking enough, but she might be rich enough. You can insult me, but please don't insult my intelligence. However, if they want to build a series around Kim Fields and her daughter, go to it. She was great on Living Single and she was great in the parts I saw.

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thats just your opinion. i dont think nat was ugly. and blair is not ugly eather. but this is just my opinion too.

Cloris Leachman Fan · 11-27-2001, 01:19 PM

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Originally posted by Jo's the bomb:
Well..I thought they were mean... (I found this at http://www.snarkcake.com)
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I watched all I could of the Facts of Life reunion movie last night, which is to say about 20 minutes. I might have stayed with it, but I found the whole Natalie has two lovers plot unbelievable and a bit offensive. Let's face Facts: Natalie is just not attractive enough to have two very good looking guys willing to debase themselves competing for her in a beauty contest. Blair's not even good looking enough, but she might be rich enough. You can insult me, but please don't insult my intelligence. However, if they want to build a series around Kim Fields and her daughter, go to it. She was great on Living Single and she was great in the parts I saw.

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I hope they do a series on Tootie!! She was WONDERFUL!! Although I didn't much care for the girl who played her daughter. I can't believe this guy saying Blair isn't pretty!

Why do people have to be so mean!

ThomasE · 11-27-2001, 01:25 PM

I liked Tisha, Tootie's Daughter. I thought that she was really adorable and the actress who played Jaimee convinced me.

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-*Forever*- · 11-27-2001, 04:54 PM

MEANIE!!!!!!!!!!! if this dude ever says somethin' mean bout Patricia, ell me will ya? I'm hit em up style!

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Mrs. G.: Where is he?
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Max Whittaker · 11-27-2001, 06:51 PM

Where does this guy live? I'm going to have to have a little chat with this person who seems to have a problem with Facts of Life.

Beruche · 11-28-2001, 01:34 AM

What is this guys problem!?Natalie and Blair didn't look ugly to me!

This person really needs glasses if they thought Blair was ugly!

ThomasE · 11-28-2001, 08:41 AM

I didn't think that Blair was ugly either. Believe it or not a man can be attracted to a woman for her personality. Natalie does have an attractive personality. If you spend time getting to know a person you go beyond the looks factor. It's like with people that are black or white. When you get to know the individual, you forget about color. Natalie always seemed like a fun character, poeisitve and fun.

old fan · 11-28-2001, 04:39 PM

Wasn't that the original show's premise to go against the grain. Why not Nat? Natalie, for the most part, got the more dramatic and more diverse storylines - i.e. father's death, loss of virginity. She's always been the main comic relief of the show, so why not give her the comic situation in the movie. She's was always the one less suspect, but always in the middle. Remember the reputation episode, you're reacting the same way.

11-28-2001, 08:29 PM

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Originally posted by old fan:
Wasn't that the original show's premise to go against the grain. Why not Nat? Natalie, for the most part, got the more dramatic and more diverse storylines - i.e. father's death, loss of virginity. She's always been the main comic relief of the show, so why not give her the comic situation in the movie. She's was always the one less suspect, but always in the middle. Remember the reputation episode, you're reacting the same way.

Agreed. Anyhow I also agree with everyone else here- there's nothing ugly or unattractive about Nat.

Blair85 · 11-30-2001, 12:57 AM

So not to peeve everyone, I don't think Blair is at all ugly & Nat is cute, but I wished the movie would have been more about the characters & the school instead of their love lives. I agree w/ him in some parts, but just my opinion.

shelby1kenobi · 11-30-2001, 12:43 PM

i don't think the girls are any less attractive than they were on the show, i don't think there ugly either, but hello, they're gonna age! they just look older, this isn't Jenny Jones, they weren't gonna bust out from behind a stage with breast implants half naked like 'look at me now', they looked pretty much the way i pictured, except for tooties hair, that was a little different

11-25-2001, 10:20 PM	#1
Warm & Fuzzy Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 02, 2001 Posts: 10,254	Some mean comments about the Reunion Well..I thought they were mean... (I found this at http://www.snarkcake.com) ______ I watched all I could of the Facts of Life reunion movie last night, which is to say about 20 minutes. I might have stayed with it, but I found the whole Natalie has two lovers plot unbelievable and a bit offensive. Let's face Facts: Natalie is just not attractive enough to have two very good looking guys willing to debase themselves competing for her in a beauty contest. Blair's not even good looking enough, but she might be rich enough. You can insult me, but please don't insult my intelligence. However, if they want to build a series around Kim Fields and her daughter, go to it. She was great on Living Single and she was great in the parts I saw. 4:36 PM 2 comments \| link

11-25-2001, 10:49 PM	#2
ISmellFine Zim Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 13, 2001 Posts: 4,886	Grrrrrrrr. WTF?? Nat is pretty! So is Blair. INSANENESS. ------------------ -Queen Kaley Jinny Exstead: Prez of the ILOTI Club On April 24, 2008, Dana and I are going to handcuff ourselves to Nancy McKeon and Jay Harrington. Five Queens, one code: Hell Raising The one and only [dum dum dum]: Nancy McKeon Supersite!

11-27-2001, 12:35 AM	#4
Mr. Garrett Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 21, 2001 Location: Appleton, Wisconsin, USA Posts: 48	Although I agree that Nat having 2 men fighting over her is a bit unbelievable I have to disagree with the crack about Blair. Lisa is by far the oldest non adult on the FoL during it's 9 year run. (She's now 38 years of age, B. 1963.) Of all of the girls she probably aged better then any of them combined. Not to say the others didn't age well, (which they all have including Nancy but none can claim they look almost exactly the same as they did when the series left the air in 1988!) I think they could have still easily gone with a plot with Blair having 2 lovers because it is well established that Blair was the flirt of the show. Tootie's daughter would have also been a cool storyline but few times when the series is able to have an actual 'end' is there ever a decent reunion story per se. (Meaning that there is a situation in which the cast reunites ala Simon & Simon.) Personally I would have waited and done a Christmas special ala the second last Brady Bunch reunion. This would have made fans a bit more nostalgic and provided a more plausable plot in my opinion. Still, until I actually see the movie for myself I won't go too far to critisize it. L8 Mr. Garrett ------------------ I am NOT going to be known as Sexy Lingere! Jo

11-27-2001, 01:25 PM	#7
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	I liked Tisha, Tootie's Daughter. I thought that she was really adorable and the actress who played Jaimee convinced me. [This message has been edited by ThomasE (edited 11-27-2001).]

11-27-2001, 04:54 PM	#8
-Forever- <3333333333333333333 Forum Superstar Join Date: Nov 22, 2001 Location: Manlius, NY in reality. Deerfield Beach, FL in my heart. Posts: 28,001	MEANIE!!!!!!!!!!! if this dude ever says somethin' mean bout Patricia, ell me will ya? I'm hit em up style! ------------------ ¤°¤°Debra Barone°¤°**¤ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Jo, only twice in my life have I spoken in an arbitrary manner. Once when my ex-husband mortgaged out house to pay the bookees and now. GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE BEFORE I BEAT YOU WITH MY FRYING PAN!!!"~Mrs. Garrett, FOL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I believe VERY strongly that Debra Barone and Robert Barone belong together. If they got married, she would be Debra Barone Barone. Saves on monograms.(LOLZIES LIKE ON FOL!!!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mrs. G: I thought her boyfriend was Robert. Blair: He is. Mrs. G.: Where is he? Tootie: Upstairs. Mrs. G: Well, who's that? Blair: Harper. Mrs. G.: Who's he? Blair and Tootie: Her boyfriend. Mrs. G.: Of course. How silly of me. Got it. she slaps herself* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "When I was 16, I had a bad case of acne and I played the accordian in the marching band."~Dorothy Zbornac, The Golden Girls ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ hey allison DON'T CALL ME PERVERT!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Smooches! ^_^

11-27-2001, 06:51 PM	#9
Max Whittaker I want Serenity back Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 30, 2001 Posts: 6,180	Where does this guy live? I'm going to have to have a little chat with this person who seems to have a problem with Facts of Life.

11-28-2001, 01:34 AM	#10
Beruche Chicago Senior Member Join Date: Aug 27, 2001 Location: In anti land singing the lala song Posts: 2,613	What is this guys problem!?Natalie and Blair didn't look ugly to me! This person really needs glasses if they thought Blair was ugly!

11-28-2001, 08:41 AM	#11
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	I didn't think that Blair was ugly either. Believe it or not a man can be attracted to a woman for her personality. Natalie does have an attractive personality. If you spend time getting to know a person you go beyond the looks factor. It's like with people that are black or white. When you get to know the individual, you forget about color. Natalie always seemed like a fun character, poeisitve and fun.

11-28-2001, 04:39 PM	#12
old fan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 17, 2001 Location: Fort Worth,TX Posts: 18	Wasn't that the original show's premise to go against the grain. Why not Nat? Natalie, for the most part, got the more dramatic and more diverse storylines - i.e. father's death, loss of virginity. She's always been the main comic relief of the show, so why not give her the comic situation in the movie. She's was always the one less suspect, but always in the middle. Remember the reputation episode, you're reacting the same way.

11-30-2001, 12:57 AM	#14
Blair85 Emmaline Senior Member Join Date: Dec 05, 2000 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,076	So not to peeve everyone, I don't think Blair is at all ugly & Nat is cute, but I wished the movie would have been more about the characters & the school instead of their love lives. I agree w/ him in some parts, but just my opinion.

11-30-2001, 12:43 PM	#15
shelby1kenobi Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 29, 2001 Location: Woosta MA Posts: 7	i don't think the girls are any less attractive than they were on the show, i don't think there ugly either, but hello, they're gonna age! they just look older, this isn't Jenny Jones, they weren't gonna bust out from behind a stage with breast implants half naked like 'look at me now', they looked pretty much the way i pictured, except for tooties hair, that was a little different