When did you think the show lost that "spark" of energy? Which episodes? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Austin Tripper · 08-15-2001, 02:39 AM

I kinda feel when I watch the show .. I think maybe the last year.. when the character's got a REAL 1983-84ish Make-Over.. they look like they got clothes from the show Moonlighting.

* I seems to the actors, "acted" like hey.. I am 35 now.. and I can't be funny. I see it with john ritter & joyce dewitt

THE FUNNY thing is John today 2001 is MORE Silly then when he finished the show?? (lol)

Sean Snow · 08-15-2001, 01:14 PM

When Terri came. She was really unfunny. I would rather have cancelled the show then have her on it. By the end of her first season, I would of had her murdered and replaced her with Jenilee Harrison again.

callmetootie · 08-15-2001, 01:22 PM

The end of Season 7 was extremly terrible, and unfunny, and from there to the end of the show, it was bad,

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Andrew Carden

ros583 · 08-15-2001, 03:52 PM

I thought it was great throughtout. What the characters gained was maturity and a deeper love for each other which I wanted to see more than the silliness. I just wished Jack and Janet could have gotten together but that did ruin Moonlighting so it probably would have ruined TC as well.

08-15-2001, 06:58 PM

Ok I thought it was really good with Terri..except the writing for her was bad and she hardly got any attention and sometimes seemed to hardly appear on an episode. I think the show sort of, if at all, went downhill around the time when he got the bistro. Then after the episodes that seemed to be around the bistro for a little while, in my opinion I think it got better. The last few episodes of the show are classics i think! -Leslie

fizzyrox · 08-15-2001, 07:00 PM

sorry lol i posted the wrong username above. -leslie

Austin Tripper · 08-15-2001, 07:13 PM

Yeah I wouldn't BLAME Terri.. for anything.. Hey, She didn't write the scripts, and screw over half the staff of actors..

The producers were the problem.. it was going on for over 4 years.. behind the scenes.. and FINALLY we the viewers saw all the problems in that last year.. plus the john ritter spin-off..

* Terri was great!!

TV Guy · 08-16-2001, 12:22 AM

I think the show had a burst of energy when Terri joined, not because she was a great character (I think she was boring and Cindy was a better replacement), but because the cast and crew were finally able to put the Suzanne Somers mess behind them once and for all. I think this really showed on screen and season six was pretty strong.

I think the show started to get tired during the seventh season. First of all, the Bistro story was a big mistake. The show was about Jack and his two roommates, not Jack and his restaurant. They should have saved the restaurant for "Three's a Crowd", the way they did with the British version. But it seems like they brought in the bistro because they were running out of stories to do with the three roommates. Also, I thought it seemed a little strange that these three people in their early 30s, who were obviously becoming more successful in their careers, were still living together and struggling to pay the rent.

Austin Tripper · 08-16-2001, 03:42 AM

I agree with that statement Tv Guy..

The Resturant was a bad idea.. It made Jack more responsible.. and less silly,funny,ect.

Thats why they brought in EZ.

* I also didn't like to see how (the writers) made Jack talk like he didn't understand or like the "new" 1980's culture.. kinda making fun of the "valley girl talk" & Punk Bands.. It made Jack look and act old.and out of touch..

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ros583 · 08-16-2001, 10:21 AM

I agree about the bistro. Felipe, and the whole bistro thing was and is so boring to me that I still will fast forward through it today.

Sean Snow · 08-16-2001, 01:46 PM

I think they should have gotten a dumb blonde to replace Suzanne or Jenilee. The writer's were totally into writing for Chrissy when she left, and it turned out it was hard to have two "Janets". I always call Terri, Terri "Mixed Personalities" Alden, or Terri the Hamster Killer.....(It's the only explination I have for the disappearence of her hamster)

08-15-2001, 02:39 AM	#1
Austin Tripper Jack Tripper is GOD! Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 17, 2001 Location: United States Posts: 614	When did you think the show lost that "spark" of energy? Which episodes? I kinda feel when I watch the show .. I think maybe the last year.. when the character's got a REAL 1983-84ish Make-Over.. they look like they got clothes from the show Moonlighting. * I seems to the actors, "acted" like hey.. I am 35 now.. and I can't be funny. I see it with john ritter & joyce dewitt THE FUNNY thing is John today 2001 is MORE Silly then when he finished the show?? (lol)

08-15-2001, 06:58 PM	#5
oh ok Guest Posts: n/a	Ok I thought it was really good with Terri..except the writing for her was bad and she hardly got any attention and sometimes seemed to hardly appear on an episode. I think the show sort of, if at all, went downhill around the time when he got the bistro. Then after the episodes that seemed to be around the bistro for a little while, in my opinion I think it got better. The last few episodes of the show are classics i think! -Leslie
oh ok Guest Posts: n/a

08-15-2001, 01:14 PM	#2
Sean Snow moo Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,407	When Terri came. She was really unfunny. I would rather have cancelled the show then have her on it. By the end of her first season, I would of had her murdered and replaced her with Jenilee Harrison again.

08-15-2001, 01:22 PM	#3
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	The end of Season 7 was extremly terrible, and unfunny, and from there to the end of the show, it was bad, ------------------ Andrew Carden

08-15-2001, 03:52 PM	#4
ros583 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 21, 2001 Location: ga Posts: 49	I thought it was great throughtout. What the characters gained was maturity and a deeper love for each other which I wanted to see more than the silliness. I just wished Jack and Janet could have gotten together but that did ruin Moonlighting so it probably would have ruined TC as well.

08-15-2001, 07:00 PM	#6
fizzyrox john ritter is great Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 28, 2001 Posts: 121	sorry lol i posted the wrong username above. -leslie

08-15-2001, 07:13 PM	#7
Austin Tripper Jack Tripper is GOD! Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 17, 2001 Location: United States Posts: 614	Yeah I wouldn't BLAME Terri.. for anything.. Hey, She didn't write the scripts, and screw over half the staff of actors.. The producers were the problem.. it was going on for over 4 years.. behind the scenes.. and FINALLY we the viewers saw all the problems in that last year.. plus the john ritter spin-off.. * Terri was great!!

08-16-2001, 12:22 AM	#8
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	I think the show had a burst of energy when Terri joined, not because she was a great character (I think she was boring and Cindy was a better replacement), but because the cast and crew were finally able to put the Suzanne Somers mess behind them once and for all. I think this really showed on screen and season six was pretty strong. I think the show started to get tired during the seventh season. First of all, the Bistro story was a big mistake. The show was about Jack and his two roommates, not Jack and his restaurant. They should have saved the restaurant for "Three's a Crowd", the way they did with the British version. But it seems like they brought in the bistro because they were running out of stories to do with the three roommates. Also, I thought it seemed a little strange that these three people in their early 30s, who were obviously becoming more successful in their careers, were still living together and struggling to pay the rent.

08-16-2001, 03:42 AM	#9
Austin Tripper Jack Tripper is GOD! Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 17, 2001 Location: United States Posts: 614	I agree with that statement Tv Guy.. The Resturant was a bad idea.. It made Jack more responsible.. and less silly,funny,ect. Thats why they brought in EZ. * I also didn't like to see how (the writers) made Jack talk like he didn't understand or like the "new" 1980's culture.. kinda making fun of the "valley girl talk" & Punk Bands.. It made Jack look and act old.and out of touch.. [This message has been edited by Austin Tripper (edited 08-16-2001).]

08-16-2001, 10:21 AM	#10
ros583 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 21, 2001 Location: ga Posts: 49	I agree about the bistro. Felipe, and the whole bistro thing was and is so boring to me that I still will fast forward through it today.

08-16-2001, 01:46 PM	#11
Sean Snow moo Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,407	I think they should have gotten a dumb blonde to replace Suzanne or Jenilee. The writer's were totally into writing for Chrissy when she left, and it turned out it was hard to have two "Janets". I always call Terri, Terri "Mixed Personalities" Alden, or Terri the Hamster Killer.....(It's the only explination I have for the disappearence of her hamster)