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seventies_sitcoms · 08-12-2005, 10:43 PM

OK, I'm sure I read somewhere that Lisa Whelchel said there were never no plans to have a Blair spinoff. I did find a FOL fansite that was supposed have production photos of the spinoff pilot or something, but the link didn't work when I clicked it. Did they try filming a show and Lisa Whelchel doesn't want to admit it didn't work out?

Ags2000 · 08-13-2005, 12:03 AM

It's no mystery. THe pilot was actually the last 2 episodes of FOL> The series was going to have Blair as Headmistress of Eastland. Things fell through and it never went beyond the final episodes.

D

Mr. Television · 08-13-2005, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Ags2000

It's no mystery. THe pilot was actually the last 2 episodes of FOL> The series was going to have Blair as Headmistress of Eastland. Things fell through and it never went beyond the final episodes.

D

Yea it was reported in all the newspapers at that time.

seventies_sitcoms · 08-13-2005, 12:00 PM

Maybe the photos that website had were ones from that episode when Blair took over the school. I know Lisa Whelchel said she really did not want to do another series. I think she was making plans anyway to get married as the show started getting close to ending.

loveblossom · 09-25-2005, 11:32 PM

JULIETTE LEWIS WAS TO STAR ON THAT SHOW WITH LISA WHELCHEL.

Dean Winchester · 09-26-2005, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by loveblossom

JULIETTE LEWIS WAS TO STAR ON THAT SHOW WITH LISA WHELCHEL.

Seth Green too

maryfan5 · 09-26-2005, 02:08 PM

At the time, she wanted to do the spin-off -- in fact, she sent letters to all the members of her fan club urging them to write NBC expressing their diasappointment that the show was not picked up for the fall '88 season. It was after the fact that she was glad the series didnt work out because she was able to be a full-time mom...

KristinHerreraFan · 09-26-2005, 09:23 PM

I think it would've been a bad idea if they were to make this spin-off

I'm glad they didn't!!!!

Classicshowsgurl15 · 09-27-2005, 12:50 AM

I think that it would have been too. It probably wouldn't have lasted very long because Lisa was going to be married and have kids so it would have been hard.

TVFactFan · 09-27-2005, 10:58 AM

can anyone tell me if Blair was the only one seen in the LAST episode of FOL? That's usually how you can tell if a character is going to be spinned off if the others are nowhere to be seen and just one of the characters with new characters you never seen before

Brian Damage · 09-27-2005, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

can anyone tell me if Blair was the only one seen in the LAST episode of FOL? That's usually how you can tell if a character is going to be spinned off if the others are nowhere to be seen and just one of the characters with new characters you never seen before

No the other cast was in the episode as well, but she was the main focus of it and had the most screen time.

Wildchats · 10-09-2005, 06:54 PM

Yeah, the final scene really sucked big time. I mean, they took a picture with everyone, but Natalie was in SoHo at the time.

Natalie had a small scene I believe over the phone, where Tuti was like "Where is it you are living at again?" and Nat is like "SoHo". Then Everyone takes a picture when Boner comes home in a chicken outfit. Yuck! I think Jo, Blair, Berverly Ann and Tuti were in the pic (Don't remember if Pipa and Andy were", but Boner took the pic, and Blair was like "My hair is a mess, no wait, Jo is here, I'll stand next to her." And those were the final lines (or a phrase simmilar to that.

Overall, it was an okay last episode, but it lacked one thing. NATALIE. No Nat. I hated how they had her move out before the last episode. I think the final scene should have been re-written in a way that Blair would be moving out, Jo would be moving out, Nat would be moving out, and Tuti would be moving out, and Beverly Ann, taking care of Pipa and Andy in the house that would be too big for them. That's how I would have ended it. I mean, at the beginning have Nat and Tuti start packing in Part 1, and by the beginning of Pt 2, have them sad, while Blair is dealing with her own problems, then end it as I mentioned above. I think that would have made much better closure.

Natalie1969 · 03-12-2010, 12:23 PM

If they did the spin off then they would be back to a huge cast like in season 1 and they found that that didn't work as well.

08-12-2005, 10:43 PM	#1
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	Lisa Whelchel spin-off mystery OK, I'm sure I read somewhere that Lisa Whelchel said there were never no plans to have a Blair spinoff. I did find a FOL fansite that was supposed have production photos of the spinoff pilot or something, but the link didn't work when I clicked it. Did they try filming a show and Lisa Whelchel doesn't want to admit it didn't work out?

08-13-2005, 12:03 AM	#2
Ags2000 Red 2/13/90 -1/5/06 Forum Veteran Join Date: May 02, 2001 Location: Candyland Posts: 5,544	It's no mystery. THe pilot was actually the last 2 episodes of FOL> The series was going to have Blair as Headmistress of Eastland. Things fell through and it never went beyond the final episodes. D
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09-26-2005, 09:23 PM	#8
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09-27-2005, 12:50 AM	#9
Classicshowsgurl15 Happy Days Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2004 Location: California Posts: 2,088	I think that it would have been too. It probably wouldn't have lasted very long because Lisa was going to be married and have kids so it would have been hard.
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10-09-2005, 06:54 PM	#12
Wildchats Me Senior Member Join Date: Jul 15, 2001 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,076	Yeah, the final scene really sucked big time. I mean, they took a picture with everyone, but Natalie was in SoHo at the time. Natalie had a small scene I believe over the phone, where Tuti was like "Where is it you are living at again?" and Nat is like "SoHo". Then Everyone takes a picture when Boner comes home in a chicken outfit. Yuck! I think Jo, Blair, Berverly Ann and Tuti were in the pic (Don't remember if Pipa and Andy were", but Boner took the pic, and Blair was like "My hair is a mess, no wait, Jo is here, I'll stand next to her." And those were the final lines (or a phrase simmilar to that. Overall, it was an okay last episode, but it lacked one thing. NATALIE. No Nat. I hated how they had her move out before the last episode. I think the final scene should have been re-written in a way that Blair would be moving out, Jo would be moving out, Nat would be moving out, and Tuti would be moving out, and Beverly Ann, taking care of Pipa and Andy in the house that would be too big for them. That's how I would have ended it. I mean, at the beginning have Nat and Tuti start packing in Part 1, and by the beginning of Pt 2, have them sad, while Blair is dealing with her own problems, then end it as I mentioned above. I think that would have made much better closure.
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08-13-2005, 12:00 PM	#4
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	Maybe the photos that website had were ones from that episode when Blair took over the school. I know Lisa Whelchel said she really did not want to do another series. I think she was making plans anyway to get married as the show started getting close to ending.

09-25-2005, 11:32 PM	#5
loveblossom flawlessangel Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 25, 2005 Posts: 41	JULIETTE LEWIS WAS TO STAR ON THAT SHOW WITH LISA WHELCHEL.

09-26-2005, 02:08 PM	#7
maryfan5 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 23, 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 116	At the time, she wanted to do the spin-off -- in fact, she sent letters to all the members of her fan club urging them to write NBC expressing their diasappointment that the show was not picked up for the fall '88 season. It was after the fact that she was glad the series didnt work out because she was able to be a full-time mom...

09-27-2005, 10:58 AM	#10
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,073	can anyone tell me if Blair was the only one seen in the LAST episode of FOL? That's usually how you can tell if a character is going to be spinned off if the others are nowhere to be seen and just one of the characters with new characters you never seen before

03-12-2010, 12:23 PM	#13
Natalie1969 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 11, 2009 Location: MD Posts: 187	If they did the spin off then they would be back to a huge cast like in season 1 and they found that that didn't work as well.