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ahafan02 · 03-29-2007, 12:29 AM

I'm sure everyone is aware that ALICE is starting on ION Monday (2nd)...it has been confirmed that the episodes will be shown in order starting with the rare PILOT episode. I have also heard that depending on the amount of viewers they might start showing two episodes a day in mid May.

JAlanRuss72 · 03-29-2007, 12:54 PM

The PILOT episode is a very good one, and it's interesting to see a different actor (Alfred Lutter III, from the movie) playing Tommy. Mel's Diner looks very different in that episode too.

ahafan02 · 03-29-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JAlanRuss72

The PILOT episode is a very good one, and it's interesting to see a different actor (Alfred Lutter III, from the movie) playing Tommy. Mel's Diner looks very different in that episode too.

I believe the pilot episode hasn't been shown in a very, very long time...maybe someone can either confirm or deny that when the E! channel and TNN showed the series the first episode was "Alice Gets A Pass".

Chuck89 · 03-29-2007, 10:37 PM

The pilot episode is still at the AOL In2TV site,which can be found by doing a search for it there. Not only did the diner look different,but Alice's apartment had a different front door.
The pilot was taped at CBS Television City,not the Warner Brothers Burbank Studios,where Alice was taped for all of its run.

FredScuttle · 04-03-2007, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ahafan02

I believe the pilot episode hasn't been shown in a very, very long time...maybe someone can either confirm or deny that when the E! channel and TBS showed the series the first episode was "Alice Gets A Pass".

I don't know if TBS ever showed Alice (they may have many years ago), but the last one to show it was TNN (and before that, E!). I know at least one of those two showed the pilot, and I'm pretty sure both did. WGN showed Alice many years ago (mid-late 80's, if I remember correctly), and I remember seeing the pilot then. It was the first time I'd seen it.

ahafan02 · 04-03-2007, 01:11 PM

I meant TNN and not TBS and no TNN nor E! showed the pilot episode..someone said on another board it's been at least 20 years since it was shown.

fordamian · 04-03-2007, 01:47 PM

I envy you very much american friend's becouse you can see alice in your television

http://utenti.lycos.it/alicetelefilm/alice01.htm

FredScuttle · 04-03-2007, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ahafan02

I meant TNN and not TBS and no TNN nor E! showed the pilot episode..someone said on another board it's been at least 20 years since it was shown.

I beg to differ...I have all of them on tape from both TNN and E! Just went out and dug out some of them, and found the pilot I taped from E! (it has the E! bug in the corner of the screen). I'm pretty sure it was on TNN too, but I don't have all the tapes handy to find it.

ahafan02 · 04-03-2007, 03:14 PM

hmmm...I recorded all of TNN's broadcasts..it's possible I missed it. As for E! I'm only going by information on other forums so differ all you want..I didn't get the E! channel until they stopped showing it I can only go by info presented by other people no need to make a fuss about it...we're talking about a TV show not global warming..sheesh some people just don't have lives beyond TV!!!

FredScuttle · 04-03-2007, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ahafan02

hmmm...I recorded all of TNN's broadcasts..it's possible I missed it. As for E! I'm only going by information on other forums so differ all you want..I didn't get the E! channel until they stopped showing it I can only go by info presented by other people no need to make a fuss about it...we're talking about a TV show not global warming..sheesh some people just don't have lives beyond TV!!!

no biggie...just wanted to make sure that "rumor" didn't keep getting propogated, since I knew otherwise

JAlanRuss72 · 04-03-2007, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by fordamian

I envy you very much american friend's becouse you can see alice in your television

http://utenti.lycos.it/alicetelefilm/alice01.htm

I sent you a pm.

JT · 04-05-2007, 08:51 PM

The pilot was most definitely shown at least once on TNN. I remember it distinctly. If I remember correctly, the last episode aired at 5pm that evening and then the pilot came on at 5:30. This was sometime in late 1999.

Chuck89 · 04-10-2007, 10:46 PM

Why did they choose to replace Alfred Lutter as Tommy? Of course Philip McKeon was the better choice,but I always wondered why they didn't continue with Lutter,since he was so good in the movie,IMO.

03-29-2007, 12:29 AM	#1
ahafan02 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 18, 2006 Location: Midwest Posts: 108	APRIL 2nd On ION "Pilot" I'm sure everyone is aware that ALICE is starting on ION Monday (2nd)...it has been confirmed that the episodes will be shown in order starting with the rare PILOT episode. I have also heard that depending on the amount of viewers they might start showing two episodes a day in mid May.

03-29-2007, 12:54 PM	#2
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JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	The pilot was most definitely shown at least once on TNN. I remember it distinctly. If I remember correctly, the last episode aired at 5pm that evening and then the pilot came on at 5:30. This was sometime in late 1999.
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03-29-2007, 10:37 PM	#4
Chuck89 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 07, 2003 Location: Hobart,Indiana Posts: 175	The pilot episode is still at the AOL In2TV site,which can be found by doing a search for it there. Not only did the diner look different,but Alice's apartment had a different front door. The pilot was taped at CBS Television City,not the Warner Brothers Burbank Studios,where Alice was taped for all of its run.

04-03-2007, 01:11 PM	#6
ahafan02 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 18, 2006 Location: Midwest Posts: 108	I meant TNN and not TBS and no TNN nor E! showed the pilot episode..someone said on another board it's been at least 20 years since it was shown.

04-03-2007, 01:47 PM	#7
fordamian Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 27, 2006 Location: italy Posts: 74	I envy you very much american friend's becouse you can see alice in your television http://utenti.lycos.it/alicetelefilm/alice01.htm

04-03-2007, 03:14 PM	#9
ahafan02 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 18, 2006 Location: Midwest Posts: 108	hmmm...I recorded all of TNN's broadcasts..it's possible I missed it. As for E! I'm only going by information on other forums so differ all you want..I didn't get the E! channel until they stopped showing it I can only go by info presented by other people no need to make a fuss about it...we're talking about a TV show not global warming..sheesh some people just don't have lives beyond TV!!!

04-10-2007, 10:46 PM	#13
Chuck89 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 07, 2003 Location: Hobart,Indiana Posts: 175	Why did they choose to replace Alfred Lutter as Tommy? Of course Philip McKeon was the better choice,but I always wondered why they didn't continue with Lutter,since he was so good in the movie,IMO.