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bliss · 03-24-2012, 02:52 PM

I wished they did shoot the film before Ted's death and tied up the unfulfilled ending of the series. Everyone was still alive except Lew Parker at that time. They waited too long now we'll never know whatever became of....

I'm not sure if it would've been a box office hit though.

D-Dey · 04-05-2012, 09:44 AM

I thought it was going to be a standard made-for-TV reunion thing.

I can just imagine a scene with Ann and Don in the bedroom with their clothes and hair all messed up and her saying something like "Can you belive I used to be afraid to do this?" Or her on another soap opera set imitating Susan Lucci.

bliss · 05-31-2012, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by D-Dey

I thought it was going to be a standard made-for-TV reunion thing.

I can just imagine a scene with Ann and Don in the bedroom with their clothes and hair all messed up and her saying something like "Can you belive I used to be afraid to do this?" Or her on another soap opera set imitating Susan Lucci.

So much potential for a film. A film could've work and not a quickie TV-movie reunion just saying.

installLSC · 04-28-2013, 11:32 PM

There was going to be a reunion movie? Could you tell us more Bliss?

edplattfan · 05-01-2013, 08:44 PM

Maybe I can help? Ted was ready to be Don again(something he came to terms with. after the show, and for many years, he resented the typcasting).Ted was producing and directing in the 90s and was part of a film production company. He was partners with Penny Marshall. In fact, HE directed some of the episodes of A League of Their Own when CBS tried to make it a series(Marshall was the film director). Marshall appeared in some eps of That Girl. Anyway, here's what Herbie Pilato wrote. BTW he interviewed Ted not too long before Ted's Death. BTW I'm working on a Ted Bessell website.

Had Ted Bessell lived, not only would the Bewitched feature film have taken quite a different turn, but the big-screen adaptation of That Girl - with Bessell and Thomas reprising their small-screen roles, would have become historic: It would have been the first time that a classic TV series would have transferred to the big screen with its original stars - in a sequel format.

Bessell was very much looking forward to the movie. "I wanted to see what happened to those characters," he told me. And though the original Girl sitcom completed its run with Don and Ann engaged to be wed, Bessell envisioned the couple finally exchanging vows. "They would have remained friends," he said. "And I think they would have gotten back together again. He probably would have married, and she might have done well as an actress."

Of his potential motion picture pairing with Thomas, Bessell relayed to TV Guide, "As long as we're still alive and kicking, I think it's a mistake not to do it."

PErsonally, I could never see what was wrong with Ann and Don getting married in the last ep. She could STILL have portrayed a strong woman who was also married. Not all women who married then became homemakers. My mom wasn't. She worked and marriage didn't stiffle her independence one bit. I find it unfathomable that Ann and Don WOULDN'T marry so a reunion movie where they separated and reunited seems unimaginable in itself.

03-24-2012, 02:52 PM	#1
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04-28-2013, 11:32 PM	#4
installLSC Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 19, 2013 Location: United States Posts: 271	There was going to be a reunion movie? Could you tell us more Bliss?

05-01-2013, 08:44 PM	#5
edplattfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 08, 2003 Location: USA Posts: 265	Maybe I can help? Ted was ready to be Don again(something he came to terms with. after the show, and for many years, he resented the typcasting).Ted was producing and directing in the 90s and was part of a film production company. He was partners with Penny Marshall. In fact, HE directed some of the episodes of A League of Their Own when CBS tried to make it a series(Marshall was the film director). Marshall appeared in some eps of That Girl. Anyway, here's what Herbie Pilato wrote. BTW he interviewed Ted not too long before Ted's Death. BTW I'm working on a Ted Bessell website. Had Ted Bessell lived, not only would the Bewitched feature film have taken quite a different turn, but the big-screen adaptation of That Girl - with Bessell and Thomas reprising their small-screen roles, would have become historic: It would have been the first time that a classic TV series would have transferred to the big screen with its original stars - in a sequel format. Bessell was very much looking forward to the movie. "I wanted to see what happened to those characters," he told me. And though the original Girl sitcom completed its run with Don and Ann engaged to be wed, Bessell envisioned the couple finally exchanging vows. "They would have remained friends," he said. "And I think they would have gotten back together again. He probably would have married, and she might have done well as an actress." Of his potential motion picture pairing with Thomas, Bessell relayed to TV Guide, "As long as we're still alive and kicking, I think it's a mistake not to do it." PErsonally, I could never see what was wrong with Ann and Don getting married in the last ep. She could STILL have portrayed a strong woman who was also married. Not all women who married then became homemakers. My mom wasn't. She worked and marriage didn't stiffle her independence one bit. I find it unfathomable that Ann and Don WOULDN'T marry so a reunion movie where they separated and reunited seems unimaginable in itself.