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TVFactFan · 09-09-2005, 10:41 AM

Mad Dog from Good Times as the Son, of course not being a member of a Gang, and Esther Rolle has the Mother, it would have been so so much better. It was nothing wrong with the storyline of the show, a son who took over a barber shop and living with his mother in D.C, it was just that the two lead characters were not entertaining. The difference is Theresa Meritt played a mother like she was on TV, Esther Rolle played a mother like she was not in front of a camera.

vashti1999 · 09-09-2005, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

Esther Rolle played a mother like she was not in front of a camera.

What do you mean by that?

TVFactFan · 09-09-2005, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by vashti1999

What do you mean by that?

she just played a TV Mom like she was really home. Not on a stage in front of a camera

vashti1999 · 09-09-2005, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by RetroTVCollector

she just played a TV Mom like she was really home. Not on a stage in front of a camera

So you mean she seemed more natural and the mother on That's My Mama was more of a sitcom-y mother?

dlemond · 09-09-2005, 11:18 AM

I don't know why you guys kill Clifton Davis as the lead.

I find him entertaining and quite comfortable in his character.

That's good for me, I suppose, since he is the main guy.

And did you know (from his IMDB page) he wrote "Never Can Say Goodbye", recorded and made famous by The Jackson 5?

vashti1999 · 09-09-2005, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by dlemond

I don't know why you guys kill Clifton Davis as the lead.

I find him entertaining and quite comfortable in his character.

That's good for me, I suppose, since he is the main guy.

And did you know (from his IMDB page) he wrote "Never Can Say Goodbye", recorded and made famous by The Jackson 5?

I've only made it through the first disc of season 1 so far, but based on those episodes it's just not so easy to warm up to his character. Maybe I've got his "Amen" character in the back of mind and would rather see him that way. On TMM, at least so far, Clifton isn't that appealing.

But yeah, I knew he wrote Never Can Say Goodbye.

TVFactFan · 09-09-2005, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by vashti1999

So you mean she seemed more natural and the mother on That's My Mama was more of a sitcom-y mother?

She was the only natural TV MOM in sitcom History.

09-09-2005, 10:41 AM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,002	If this show had........... Mad Dog from Good Times as the Son, of course not being a member of a Gang, and Esther Rolle has the Mother, it would have been so so much better. It was nothing wrong with the storyline of the show, a son who took over a barber shop and living with his mother in D.C, it was just that the two lead characters were not entertaining. The difference is Theresa Meritt played a mother like she was on TV, Esther Rolle played a mother like she was not in front of a camera.

09-09-2005, 11:18 AM	#5
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,751	I don't know why you guys kill Clifton Davis as the lead. I find him entertaining and quite comfortable in his character. That's good for me, I suppose, since he is the main guy. And did you know (from his IMDB page) he wrote "Never Can Say Goodbye", recorded and made famous by The Jackson 5?