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chris jacob · 08-29-2005, 01:47 PM

why did james eveans sr leavethe show?

Ireneparalegal · 08-29-2005, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by chris jacob

why did james eveans sr leavethe show?

He was fired after he talked negatively abt the JJ character and the way the overall show was going. He gave an interview that the producer/creator didn't like.

Brieannas21 · 08-29-2005, 10:16 PM

He also had a big fight over his contract, I think that's the reason he was let go from the show. I don't know if talking badly about the character JJ had anything to do about it.

But who really knows, only John and Lear and some producers really know what happened.

Ireneparalegal · 08-29-2005, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Brieannas21

He also had a big fight over his contract, I think that's the reason he was let go from the show. I don't know if talking badly about the character JJ had anything to do about it.

But who really knows, only John and Lear and some producers really know what happened.

John Amos did talk abt it. There were also articles abt that being the reason. The fight abt his contract was because of the things he said in the interview.

Brieannas21 · 08-29-2005, 11:58 PM

No one other then the people that I named really and truly know why he was fired and what happened. I think it's a combination of the two. I believe that if he could have worked out the whole contract thing, then he wouldn't have been fired.

Esther also did an interview and said almost the same thing that John said and wasn't fired. I personally believe the contract dispute is what did it.

Ireneparalegal · 08-30-2005, 12:01 AM

Well, Retro would know. He researches all these things and besides, he is the one that stated the above thing i posted. I was just reiterating what he said. Others say the same thing. I recall even reading abt this very thing when it occurred. I read the actual article and the articles after he was fired. I don't have a copy but Soloman is working on it as we speak.

Brieannas21 · 08-30-2005, 12:05 AM

Well when he was fired I wasn't born or even thought of, I've read some things also. And I've seen him talk about it. Its just my personal opinion, If John was fired over an interview then Esther should have been fired also.

Ireneparalegal · 08-30-2005, 12:08 AM

You have to remember that Norman Lear didn't even want a father on the show. So it was no big deal for him to easily get rid of him. He just needed a valid excuse.

Brieannas21 · 08-30-2005, 12:26 AM

Yeah I know, and that came back and bit him on the ass. You don't know what you have until it's gone, and I know he hated that he let John go.

Ireneparalegal · 08-30-2005, 12:28 AM

Oh hell yeah, I missed John when he was gone. I like the episodes after his "death" but it wasn't the same. Norman got what he wanted, a fatherless black family, but then the ratings started to take a dive after that.

TVFactFan · 08-30-2005, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Brieannas21

No one other then the people that I named really and truly know why he was fired and what happened. I think it's a combination of the two. I believe that if he could have worked out the whole contract thing, then he wouldn't have been fired.

Esther also did an interview and said almost the same thing that John said and wasn't fired. I personally believe the contract dispute is what did it.

John Amos had an interview by himself in a 1976 Ebony, which angered Norman Lear. Esther Rolle was not involved in that interview which is why she wasn;t fired

Brieannas21 · 08-30-2005, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

John Amos had an interview by himself in a 1976 Ebony, which angered Norman Lear. Esther Rolle was not involved in that interview which is why she wasn;t fired

If you reread my post, I never said that she did an interview with John. What I said was she did an interview with a magazine, either Jet or Ebony. And she said the same things that John said pretty much and she wasn't fired.

If your going to fire someone for something that another person did then they both should have been fired.

TVFactFan · 08-30-2005, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Brieannas21

If you reread my post, I never said that she did an interview with John. What I said was she did an interview with a magazine, either Jet or Ebony. And she said the same things that John said pretty much and she wasn't fired.

If your going to fire someone for something that another person did then they both should have been fired.

What she said in 1975 Ebony was ok. What i'm trying to explain to you is we don;t know what John Amos said to get fired because I'm still searching for the 1976 magazine with his interview. I read what esther said in 1975 and apparently she didn't say the same things as john because she was still on the show. So that's is the current mystery we are talking about, what did joh say to get fired?

Brieannas21 · 08-30-2005, 02:25 PM

And if you read my above post I also said that no one really knows why John was fired, The real reason I mean. I believe he was fired over his contract, And he wanted more screen time. I could careless why he was fired, I know that the show went to Hell after he left.

The only people who really know why he was fired is Lear and John.

TVFactFan · 08-30-2005, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Brieannas21

And if you read my above post I also said that no one really knows why John was fired, The real reason I mean. I believe he was fired over his contract, And he wanted more screen time. I could careless why he was fired, I know that the show went to Hell after he left.

The only people who really know why he was fired is Lear and John.

Right which is why I'm on the hunt for the 1976 ebony interview which will answer a lot of questions

08-29-2005, 01:47 PM	#1
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08-29-2005, 10:16 PM	#3
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	He also had a big fight over his contract, I think that's the reason he was let go from the show. I don't know if talking badly about the character JJ had anything to do about it. But who really knows, only John and Lear and some producers really know what happened.

08-29-2005, 11:58 PM	#5
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	No one other then the people that I named really and truly know why he was fired and what happened. I think it's a combination of the two. I believe that if he could have worked out the whole contract thing, then he wouldn't have been fired. Esther also did an interview and said almost the same thing that John said and wasn't fired. I personally believe the contract dispute is what did it.

08-30-2005, 12:01 AM	#6
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Well, Retro would know. He researches all these things and besides, he is the one that stated the above thing i posted. I was just reiterating what he said. Others say the same thing. I recall even reading abt this very thing when it occurred. I read the actual article and the articles after he was fired. I don't have a copy but Soloman is working on it as we speak.

08-30-2005, 12:05 AM	#7
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	Well when he was fired I wasn't born or even thought of, I've read some things also. And I've seen him talk about it. Its just my personal opinion, If John was fired over an interview then Esther should have been fired also.

08-30-2005, 12:08 AM	#8
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	You have to remember that Norman Lear didn't even want a father on the show. So it was no big deal for him to easily get rid of him. He just needed a valid excuse.

08-30-2005, 12:26 AM	#9
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	Yeah I know, and that came back and bit him on the ass. You don't know what you have until it's gone, and I know he hated that he let John go.

08-30-2005, 12:28 AM	#10
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Oh hell yeah, I missed John when he was gone. I like the episodes after his "death" but it wasn't the same. Norman got what he wanted, a fatherless black family, but then the ratings started to take a dive after that.

08-30-2005, 02:25 PM	#14
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	And if you read my above post I also said that no one really knows why John was fired, The real reason I mean. I believe he was fired over his contract, And he wanted more screen time. I could careless why he was fired, I know that the show went to Hell after he left. The only people who really know why he was fired is Lear and John.