Do You Think "Gordy" Spinoff Would've Worked Better Than "Phyllis?" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 07-13-2011, 09:18 PM

I am not sure how popular the Gordy Howard character was on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, but I was curious if you think a show centered around him after leaving Minneapolis would've worked better than say Phyllis did. Especially considering how abrasive Phyllis was.

Cloud9 Lorraine · 07-13-2011, 10:18 PM

I don't know.....spin offs don't usually work out very well with the exception of Maude and Good Times. I wonder if tv viewers would relate to John Amos more as James Evans than as Gordy if there was a Gordy spinoff. Two very different personalities. Interesting question though....

Brian Damage · 07-15-2011, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud9 Lorraine

I don't know.....spin offs don't usually work out very well with the exception of Maude and Good Times. I wonder if tv viewers would relate to John Amos more as James Evans than as Gordy if there was a Gordy spinoff. Two very different personalities. Interesting question though....

If I am not mistaken, didn't Amos leave to star in "Roots?"

glickmam · 07-16-2011, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

If I am not mistaken, didn't Amos leave to star in Roots?

Nope, Amos was fired over comments he made in Ebony magazine about the show's quality. What really pisses me off is that the producers responsible for his dismissal, Austin and Irma Kalish, practically escaped karma.

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Cloud9 Lorraine Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 10, 2007 Location: NY Posts: 342	I don't know.....spin offs don't usually work out very well with the exception of Maude and Good Times. I wonder if tv viewers would relate to John Amos more as James Evans than as Gordy if there was a Gordy spinoff. Two very different personalities. Interesting question though....