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TVFactFan · 06-26-2004, 05:03 PM

I choose Rhoda because i never could get into Mary tyler Moore. I don't know if it was the cast but Rhoda just seemed to make me laugh More.

Mr. Television · 06-26-2004, 05:24 PM

Mary Tyler Moore. I liked that show all the way through. I liked Rhoda but after she and Joe got divorced I lost interest.

TVFactFan · 06-26-2004, 05:30 PM

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Originally posted by mr roper
Mary Tyler Moore. I liked that show all the way through. I liked Rhoda but after she and Joe got divorced I lost interest.

I was reading a TV guide last week from 1976, and the TV ritic was saying that the show is better since her divorce from Joe.

spunkygirl · 06-26-2004, 06:17 PM

MTM, as much as I like Valerie Harper, I could never get into Rhoda.

Kristen · 06-26-2004, 09:00 PM

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Originally posted by Topanga
MTM, as much as I like Valerie Harper, I could never get into Rhoda.

Yeah, ditto. It's not that I hate "Rhoda," it's just that I missed the chemistry between Valerie Harper and Mary Tyler Moore. The MTM cast will never be equalled, IMO.

Mr. Television · 06-26-2004, 09:06 PM

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Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I was reading a TV guide last week from 1976, and the TV ritic was saying that the show is better since her divorce from Joe.

Half the time I don't understand what critics are thinking. I've barely watched any episode after the third season and judging by what happened to the show ratings wise a lot of people did the same thing.

TVFactFan · 06-26-2004, 09:14 PM

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Originally posted by mr roper
Half the time I don't understand what critics are thinking. I've barely watched any episode after the third season and judging by what happened to the show ratings wise a lot of people did the same thing.

The Critic explained that the problem with Rhoda by season 3 was playing the theme of BRAVE NEW WOMAN.

spunkygirl · 06-26-2004, 09:57 PM

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Originally posted by Kristen
Yeah, ditto. It's not that I hate "Rhoda," it's just that I missed the chemistry between Valerie Harper and Mary Tyler Moore. The MTM cast will never be equalled, IMO.

MTM and VH were great together, and as great of an actress as VH is, it just wasn't the same.

mstewart · 06-27-2004, 10:09 AM

MTM. The show stayed consistently funny until the final season when it was showing signs of tiredness. She bowed out at the right time before being forced off the air and/or the show became unwatchable.

Rhoda, on the other hand, was good in its first season. The problem was that her and David Groh was not compatible as husband and wife. They weren't sure what direction the show should go and with Rhoda married they immediately ran out of ideas. The separation was not good because there was a lack of direction. Too bad for such a talented cast that Rhoda had that it suffered from lack of direction.

One thing I miss from MTM was Mary, Rhoda and Phyllis together in their scenes. Those three actresses knew how to play off each other and bring the best out in the other.

TVFactFan · 06-27-2004, 10:16 AM

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Originally posted by mstewart
MTM. The show stayed consistently funny until the final season when it was showing signs of tiredness. She bowed out at the right time before being forced off the air and/or the show became unwatchable.

Rhoda, on the other hand, was good in its first season. The problem was that her and David Groh was not compatible as husband and wife. They weren't sure what direction the show should go and with Rhoda married they immediately ran out of ideas. The separation was not good because there was a lack of direction. Too bad for such a talented cast that Rhoda had that it suffered from lack of direction.

One thing I miss from MTM was Mary, Rhoda and Phyllis together in their scenes. Those three actresses knew how to play off each other and bring the best out in the other.

I still don't know how the spinoff Phyllis finished #6 after it's first season. Damm that was a bad show.

mstewart · 06-27-2004, 04:35 PM

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I still don't know how the spinoff Phyllis finished #6 after it's first season. Damm that was a bad show.

I thought it was funny in the first season. The show was not good in the second season when they changed Phyllis' job and gave her new co-workers. They were not likable people. Plus Cloris Leachman did not seem too interested in playing Phyllis anymore.

Sean Snow · 06-27-2004, 05:01 PM

The Mary Tyler Moore Show. I haven't seen that much of Rhoda, but I couldn't really get into it.

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mstewart mstewart Senior Member Join Date: Jan 25, 2002 Location: California Posts: 1,780	MTM. The show stayed consistently funny until the final season when it was showing signs of tiredness. She bowed out at the right time before being forced off the air and/or the show became unwatchable. Rhoda, on the other hand, was good in its first season. The problem was that her and David Groh was not compatible as husband and wife. They weren't sure what direction the show should go and with Rhoda married they immediately ran out of ideas. The separation was not good because there was a lack of direction. Too bad for such a talented cast that Rhoda had that it suffered from lack of direction. One thing I miss from MTM was Mary, Rhoda and Phyllis together in their scenes. Those three actresses knew how to play off each other and bring the best out in the other.