January 2012 Looks Like The Return & Reemergence Of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show!' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 01-02-2012, 02:05 PM

Good news for fans of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” – January is bursting forth with a plethora of programming that has the potential to, well, turn your world on with a smile. NBC’s 90th Birthday Celebration for AARP’s own Betty White airs Jan. 16 — followed by a preview of Betty’s older-folks-prank-younger-folks reality show, “Betty White’s Off Their Rockers.” Betty’s birthday event will mark a mini-reunion of the MTM gang. Come Jan. 29, Mary will be honored with the Screen Actors Guild’s Life Achievement award. Look for an encore run of the 1970-1977 series to begin soon on the Hallmark Channel. And, first up in the Moore-athon, we have “Fixing Pete,” a Hallmark Channel confection with Valerie Harper, debuting Saturday night (1/7).

Ever the feminist, Valerie says she was thinking of the Washington Post’s late Katharine Graham when playing a newspaper chief in the movie. “They also wanted that feeling of The Devil Wears Prada’ — at least the haircut,” notes Valerie with a laugh. She looks just smashing with an Anna Wintour bob – stylish and full of energy. It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly four decades since the funny lady rose to fame as MTM sidekick Rhoda Morgenstern and had her own hit spin-off.

“Fixing Pete” is a reverse Pygmalion story with Brooke Burns as a fashion editor assigned by Valerie’s character to do a makeover on the paper’s star sports writer, Dylan Bruno. “He’s kind of a crusty mess of a guy, and she’s this elegant, lovely woman,” Valerie notes. The romantic comedy features John Ratzenberger, plus George Clooney’s girlfriend, Stacy Keibler.

http://blog.aarp.org/2012/01/02/vale...tv-this-month/

An 80s Guy · 01-03-2012, 07:53 PM

It's coming to Hallmark?

Brian Damage · 01-03-2012, 08:59 PM

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It's coming to Hallmark?

It's weird, but it sure sounds like that lol

TVFactFan · 01-03-2012, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

It's weird, but it sure sounds like that lol

If it can't air between 5pm and 12am then it's no point. I would love to sample that show too

Brian Damage · 01-03-2012, 10:42 PM

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If it can't air between 5pm and 12am then it's no point.

Why?

TVFactFan · 01-03-2012, 10:50 PM

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Why?

Because I rather sample a show that I can set a reminder for not program my DVD recorder. If I have to program the recorder that means it comes on between 3am and 9am

Brian Damage · 01-03-2012, 10:54 PM

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Because I rather sample a show that I can set a reminder for not program my DVD recorder. If I have to program the recorder that means it comes on between 3am and 9am

Well, I do not watch much Hallmark Channel, so I really don't know what kind of programming they have in prime hours. If I was a guessing man, I would guess they would be paired with The Bob Newhart Show considering they are both from the same production company. That's IF it actually comes to Hallmark in the 1st place.

PGood97041 · 01-04-2012, 03:22 PM

What a great picture of the old gang!

Is that recent, or from a few years back?

MichaelKeith · 01-17-2012, 05:55 PM

That picture is great, but alas it is from several years ago, probably between 1985 and 1990. Nobody looked near that good on last nights' Betty White's 90th Birthday Special on NBC.

Family Ties Forever! · 01-18-2012, 04:35 AM

The mini reunion was good.

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That picture is great, but alas it is from several years ago, probably between 1985 and 1990. Nobody looked near that good on last nights' Betty White's 90th Birthday Special on NBC.

Was that picture taken a fwe years after Ted Knight passed away? I'm not sure what year he died.

Kristen · 01-18-2012, 05:17 AM

The pic in this thread is from the 1991 reunion, which explains Ted's absence. I had no idea TMTMS was coming to Hallmark! Hopefully they'll show it at a time I can actually watch it. FamilyNet shows it at 4:30pm, which isn't good when you have to be at work at 5! Grr!

Leigh Ann · 01-20-2012, 10:15 AM

I wish I had Hallmark...Grr. I have all the DVDs, but it's awesome it's coming to TV!

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PGood97041 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 03, 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 747	What a great picture of the old gang! Is that recent, or from a few years back?

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MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	That picture is great, but alas it is from several years ago, probably between 1985 and 1990. Nobody looked near that good on last nights' Betty White's 90th Birthday Special on NBC.

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Leigh Ann Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2002 Posts: 2,189	I wish I had Hallmark...Grr. I have all the DVDs, but it's awesome it's coming to TV!