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dawsongirl · 10-22-2007, 11:58 PM

List TV Show reunion movies that were good, horrible, ridiculous, better than the series, blah, etc. There seems to be soooo many reunion movies out there, some series doing more than one.

catlover79 · 10-23-2007, 12:05 AM

I really liked A Very Brady Christmas. Yes, it was pretty cheesy, but it had a warmth that couldn't be denied. Energetic performances by the cast helped a great deal.

Mary & Rhoda was a disappointment. Much as I love MTM and Valerie Harper, the rest of the cast (Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Cloris Leachman, Betty White, Georgia Engel) were sorely missed.

Kristen · 10-23-2007, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I really liked A Very Brady Christmas. Yes, it was pretty cheesy, but it had a warmth that couldn't be denied. Energetic performances by the cast helped a great deal.

Mary & Rhoda was a disappointment. Much as I love MTM and Valerie Harper, the rest of the cast (Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Cloris Leachman, Betty White, Georgia Engel) were sorely missed.

I agree on both counts. I'm not even a Brady fan, and yet I watch A Very Brady Christmas every year! LOL I admit, it does have its lame spots, and of course the "fake Cindy" doesn't help, but over it's good.

I loved Mary & Rhoda when it first aired, but now I have to admit it could have been better. It certainly didn't suck, (the scene where Mary and Rhoda first see each other makes up for a lot of the bad stuff!) but it def. doesn't live up to the series! I can understand not getting the whole cast back, but to not even MENTION anyone else was not right.

I also was really disappointed in The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited. There were way too many flashbacks! Why show what we've already seen? And only like 2 mins. of it took place in the Petries' original house!

Man, this post makes me sound like I'm not even a Mary Tyler Moore fan! LOL But I do want to go on record as saying I still love HER, just not these movies!

catlover79 · 10-23-2007, 12:22 AM

I didn't even see The Dick Van Dyke Show "reunion" but all the comments I've heard about it are negative. Such a shame, too.

treky · 10-23-2007, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I didn't even see The Dick Van Dyke Show "reunion" but all the comments I've heard about it are negative. Such a shame, too.

well; all the things I've heard about it say it was great! Which it was.

treky · 10-23-2007, 02:23 AM

the worst ones were RETURN TO GREEN ACRES and RETURN OF THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES. I never saw the one about Mary Richards and Rhoda, but I've heard it was pretty bad. There was one about Dobie Gillis in the 80s; called BRING ME THE HEAD OF DOBIE GILLIS; I've heard people say it was awful; but from what I remember it was pretty good. (at least to me, but when it aired I hadn't seen DOBIE GILLIS in over 20 years). There was another reunion movie of the show about 77 or 78, I only remember it vaguely; but I remember thinking that it was pretty bad.
I've also heard bad things about A VERY BRADY CHRISTMAS but I saw a little bit once and thought it was pretty good.
The first BONANZA one was AWFUL; and the second one was OK but that's all.

However; the 2 all-time BEST ones were RETURN TO MAYBERRY and THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW REVISITED.

friendsfan77 · 10-23-2007, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I didn't even see The Dick Van Dyke Show "reunion" but all the comments I've heard about it are negative. Such a shame, too.

I was kind of disappointed in it. I didn't think it was that bad, but I would rather them just sit and talk about the show if they were going to have that many flashbacks.

JT · 10-23-2007, 08:30 PM

I love all of the Brady reunion things. "The Brady Girls Get Married" and "The Brady Brides" were awesome, but those never get reaired anyway it seems. "A Very Brady Christmas" and all of the movies tied to "The Bradys" are favorites too. Those get showed in syndication every now and then.

"Mary & Rhoda" could have been much better, especially if the rest of the cast was there. "The Facts of Life Reunion" was great, even without Jo. "Dallas: JR Returns" was ****in AWESOME and so should have been a pilot for a new series. Would have been GREAT.

A.C. · 10-23-2007, 10:32 PM

The FACTS of LIFE movie was horrible.

No JO or any of the first season girls.

Eastland was going to be torn down (Blair reveals she sold it some time after buying it in the series finale)

Two guys fighting over Natalie...NATALIE?

Tootie goes by Dorothy now!

Agreed with the person who slammed the BEVERLY HILLBILLIES reunion...I waited years for it and when it get there...no mansion, no truck, Hathaway isn't a bank secretary anymore, Granny's Maw is alive going against canon where Granny said how her mother died once, Max Baer ducking out on the movie (now he embraces Jethro to make money off him) and NO FREAKING BEVERLY HILLS!

Rezny@gmail.com · 10-23-2007, 10:35 PM

The Twenty-six "Perry Mason" TV-movies were not very good(the only thing good about them is that they had Raymond Burr (Perry Mason from the original series)and Barbara Hale (Della Street from the original series)the only 2(at the time)remaining cast members of the ORIGINAL "Perry Mason" series).Anyway,The ORIGINAL "Perry Mason"series was FAR better than the movies.Also bad was "The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights"(the only thing good about this one,was that it had clips of the ORIGINAL series included),as was "The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited" ,"Return to Green Acres"(which was a bit mean-spirited),and "The Father Knows Best Reunion".The sequel "Father Knows Best:Home for Christmas" was FAR better.Also disappointing,and totally botched although it had a great premise of the castaways FINALLY getting off the island,was "Rescue from Gilligan's Island".In short,most reunion movies pale considerably in comparison to the ORIGINAL series.

Mr. Television · 10-23-2007, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JT

I love all of the Brady reunion things. "The Brady Girls Get Married" and "The Brady Brides" were awesome, but those never get reaired anyway it seems. "A Very Brady Christmas" and all of the movies tied to "The Bradys" are favorites too. Those get showed in syndication every now and then.

"Mary & Rhoda" could have been much better, especially if the rest of the cast was there. "The Facts of Life Reunion" was great, even without Jo. "Dallas: JR Returns" was ****in AWESOME and so should have been a pilot for a new series. Would have been GREAT.

J.R. Returns should have been the series finale instead they came back with the mediocre War of the Ewings.

treky · 10-24-2007, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JT

I love all of the Brady reunion things. "The Brady Girls Get Married" and "The Brady Brides" were awesome, but those never get reaired anyway it seems. "A Very Brady Christmas" and all of the movies tied to "The Bradys" are favorites too. Those get showed in syndication every now and then.

"Mary & Rhoda" could have been much better, especially if the rest of the cast was there. "The Facts of Life Reunion" was great, even without Jo. "Dallas: JR Returns" was ****in AWESOME and so should have been a pilot for a new series. Would have been GREAT.

that's right; I forgot about "DALLAS: J.R. RETURNS". Add that one to my list of the all-time best ones!

I heard though, that the 2nd one wasn't very good. I think it was called "DALLAS: WAR OF THE EWINGS".

I wish they'd put "DALLAS: J.R. RETURNS" on DVD.

Dean Winchester · 10-24-2007, 04:09 AM

considering Warner is putting out the two Dukes Of Hazzard reunion movies on DVD now that the series has been completed on DVD, I wouldn't put it past Warner to release the two Dallas reunion movies after they wrap it up on DVD

James · 10-24-2007, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JT

I love all of the Brady reunion things. "The Brady Girls Get Married" and "The Brady Brides" were awesome, but those never get reaired anyway it seems. "A Very Brady Christmas" and all of the movies tied to "The Bradys" are favorites too. Those get showed in syndication every now and then.

JT, I'm very surprised. I thought you HATED The Brady Bunch! Have you done a 180 and like it now?

tv star collector · 10-24-2007, 03:28 PM

Good: RETURN TO MAYBERRY
THE MUNSTERS' REVENGE
RETURN OF SAM McCLOUD
RETURN OF IRONSIDE
HOWDY DOODY: A 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (not exactly a TV-movie
but it did have a storyline)
GET SMART AGAIN!
STILL THE BEAVER

Poor: RETURN OF THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES

10-22-2007, 11:58 PM	#1
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Reunion Movies: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly List TV Show reunion movies that were good, horrible, ridiculous, better than the series, blah, etc. There seems to be soooo many reunion movies out there, some series doing more than one.

10-23-2007, 12:05 AM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I really liked A Very Brady Christmas. Yes, it was pretty cheesy, but it had a warmth that couldn't be denied. Energetic performances by the cast helped a great deal. Mary & Rhoda was a disappointment. Much as I love MTM and Valerie Harper, the rest of the cast (Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Cloris Leachman, Betty White, Georgia Engel) were sorely missed.
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10-23-2007, 08:30 PM	#8
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	I love all of the Brady reunion things. "The Brady Girls Get Married" and "The Brady Brides" were awesome, but those never get reaired anyway it seems. "A Very Brady Christmas" and all of the movies tied to "The Bradys" are favorites too. Those get showed in syndication every now and then. "Mary & Rhoda" could have been much better, especially if the rest of the cast was there. "The Facts of Life Reunion" was great, even without Jo. "Dallas: JR Returns" was ****in AWESOME and so should have been a pilot for a new series. Would have been GREAT.
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10-23-2007, 12:22 AM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I didn't even see The Dick Van Dyke Show "reunion" but all the comments I've heard about it are negative. Such a shame, too.

10-23-2007, 02:23 AM	#6
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Star Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	the worst ones were RETURN TO GREEN ACRES and RETURN OF THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES. I never saw the one about Mary Richards and Rhoda, but I've heard it was pretty bad. There was one about Dobie Gillis in the 80s; called BRING ME THE HEAD OF DOBIE GILLIS; I've heard people say it was awful; but from what I remember it was pretty good. (at least to me, but when it aired I hadn't seen DOBIE GILLIS in over 20 years). There was another reunion movie of the show about 77 or 78, I only remember it vaguely; but I remember thinking that it was pretty bad. I've also heard bad things about A VERY BRADY CHRISTMAS but I saw a little bit once and thought it was pretty good. The first BONANZA one was AWFUL; and the second one was OK but that's all. However; the 2 all-time BEST ones were RETURN TO MAYBERRY and THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW REVISITED.

10-23-2007, 10:32 PM	#9
A.C. Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 16, 2006 Location: Albany Posts: 99	The FACTS of LIFE movie was horrible. No JO or any of the first season girls. Eastland was going to be torn down (Blair reveals she sold it some time after buying it in the series finale) Two guys fighting over Natalie...NATALIE? Tootie goes by Dorothy now! Agreed with the person who slammed the BEVERLY HILLBILLIES reunion...I waited years for it and when it get there...no mansion, no truck, Hathaway isn't a bank secretary anymore, Granny's Maw is alive going against canon where Granny said how her mother died once, Max Baer ducking out on the movie (now he embraces Jethro to make money off him) and NO FREAKING BEVERLY HILLS!

10-23-2007, 10:35 PM	#10
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	The Twenty-six "Perry Mason" TV-movies were not very good(the only thing good about them is that they had Raymond Burr (Perry Mason from the original series)and Barbara Hale (Della Street from the original series)the only 2(at the time)remaining cast members of the ORIGINAL "Perry Mason" series).Anyway,The ORIGINAL "Perry Mason"series was FAR better than the movies.Also bad was "The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights"(the only thing good about this one,was that it had clips of the ORIGINAL series included),as was "The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited" ,"Return to Green Acres"(which was a bit mean-spirited),and "The Father Knows Best Reunion".The sequel "Father Knows Best:Home for Christmas" was FAR better.Also disappointing,and totally botched although it had a great premise of the castaways FINALLY getting off the island,was "Rescue from Gilligan's Island".In short,most reunion movies pale considerably in comparison to the ORIGINAL series.

10-24-2007, 04:09 AM	#13
Dean Winchester Member Forum Star Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	considering Warner is putting out the two Dukes Of Hazzard reunion movies on DVD now that the series has been completed on DVD, I wouldn't put it past Warner to release the two Dallas reunion movies after they wrap it up on DVD

10-24-2007, 03:28 PM	#15
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,487	Good: RETURN TO MAYBERRY THE MUNSTERS' REVENGE RETURN OF SAM McCLOUD RETURN OF IRONSIDE HOWDY DOODY: A 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (not exactly a TV-movie but it did have a storyline) GET SMART AGAIN! STILL THE BEAVER Poor: RETURN OF THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES