Would FM Have Lasted As Long If They Kept Steve a Side Character? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

GCW · 07-18-2005, 12:12 PM

Do you guys think that Family Matters would have lasted as long as it did if they just kept Steve a side character like they did in seasons 1 & 2?

SimpsonsFan · 07-19-2005, 09:59 AM

Without him, it wouldn't have, but with him simply as a side character, I'm pretty sure it would have.

PrettyinPink55 · 07-19-2005, 10:00 AM

I seriously doubt it! The show revolved around Steve!

SimpsonsFan · 07-25-2005, 09:54 AM

FM did much better in the ratings during seasons 2/3, when Steve was only getting a descent amount of attention, as opposed to the huge amount of attention he got the last few yrs.

GCW · 07-25-2005, 11:23 AM

Yeah because in seasons 2/3 although Steve was getting more attention, it still felt like a family show because the rest of the characters were getting a decent amount of attention.

SimpsonsFan · 07-26-2005, 10:13 AM

Watching the last few seasons, and seeing how Steve got so much attention and most of the others characters were ignored because of him, I always think it's hard to believe how that all came from one small guest appearance.

07-18-2005, 12:12 PM	#1
GCW Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 14, 2004 Posts: 708	Would FM Have Lasted As Long If They Kept Steve a Side Character? Do you guys think that Family Matters would have lasted as long as it did if they just kept Steve a side character like they did in seasons 1 & 2?

07-19-2005, 09:59 AM	#2
SimpsonsFan Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 22, 2004 Location: Buford, GA Posts: 838	Without him, it wouldn't have, but with him simply as a side character, I'm pretty sure it would have.
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07-19-2005, 10:00 AM	#3
PrettyinPink55 Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 24,601	I seriously doubt it! The show revolved around Steve!
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07-25-2005, 09:54 AM	#4
SimpsonsFan Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 22, 2004 Location: Buford, GA Posts: 838	FM did much better in the ratings during seasons 2/3, when Steve was only getting a descent amount of attention, as opposed to the huge amount of attention he got the last few yrs.

07-25-2005, 11:23 AM	#5
GCW Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 14, 2004 Posts: 708	Yeah because in seasons 2/3 although Steve was getting more attention, it still felt like a family show because the rest of the characters were getting a decent amount of attention.

07-26-2005, 10:13 AM	#6
SimpsonsFan Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 22, 2004 Location: Buford, GA Posts: 838	Watching the last few seasons, and seeing how Steve got so much attention and most of the others characters were ignored because of him, I always think it's hard to believe how that all came from one small guest appearance.