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Neutronman67 · 11-08-2013, 11:29 AM

I understand that The reason Bill Cosby gave lisa bonet a chance to make a better life for herself was to make a spin-off where the show is mostly about her and her college life but it backfired and she bailed out on the show and the other cast members on A Diff'rent World, its not uncommon to replace someone else it happened on Family Matters and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air another vivian and another harriet lol, Bill Cosby should have cast Halle Berry to play the Denise character she looks alot like lisa bonet.

ThomasE · 11-11-2013, 02:30 AM

Absolutely not! It was not that common to replace another actress plus Lisa Bonet has strong ties to "The Cosby Show". Halle Berry was not even on the canvas yet. She did not bail. It was decided that she would go back to "Cosby" plus she was pregnant. I never saw any resemblance between the two. Recasting Denise would not have worked.

Neutronman67 · 11-18-2013, 08:08 AM

Lisa and Halle are both light skinned Thomas E and they are both skinny dont that count for something, dude have you seen the major change in skin tone on The Fresh Prince of Bel where Vivian was once Dark-Skinned and the next season comes back light skinned i guess viewers were suppose to think her character had the Michael Jackson syndrome lol.

ThomasE · 11-18-2013, 08:15 AM

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Lisa and Halle are both light skinned Thomas E and they are both skinny dont that count for something, dude have you seen the major change in skin tone on The Fresh Prince of Bel where Vivian was once Dark-Skinned and the next season comes back light skinned i guess viewers were suppose to think her character had the Michael Jackson syndrome lol.

No chance since Denise was already known from its parent series "The Cosby Show". Lisa owned the "Denise" role.

Marvo301 · 11-18-2013, 02:52 PM

I think the producers made the right choice in turning ADW into more of ensemble show after Lisa bonet's departure. An ensemble lead by Kadeem Hardison and Jasmine Guy as Dwayne and Whitley!

FuriosityShell · 11-19-2013, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Neutronman67

I understand that The reason Bill Cosby gave lisa bonet a chance to make a better life for herself was to make a spin-off where the show is mostly about her and her college life but it backfired and she bailed out on the show and the other cast members on A Diff'rent World, its not uncommon to replace someone else it happened on Family Matters and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air another vivian and another harriet lol, Bill Cosby should have cast Halle Berry to play the Denise character she looks alot like lisa bonet.

First of all, Lisa Bonet did not abandon the show nor the cast members. Second of all, it wasn't as simple as replacing her. Fans saw Denise for four years of both The Cosby Show and A Different World and she was very popular. Popular enough to acquire her own spin-off. Even if the first season of ADW was mediocre, people still watched it as it was #2 and I'm thinking she had something to do with it. Third of all, they originally were going to bring her back for the third season of ADW, but after the success of the second season of the show they decided that she would go back to TCS. Fourth of all, Bill Cosby did not send her off to better her life. The negative relationship between her and Bill Cosby are mostly rumors (25 year old rumors lol). Fifth of all, why are so you obnoxious and ignorant?? I've seen you all over boards of my favorite TV shows clogging up the boards with ridiculous questions. You are very annoying, don't you know that?

ThomasE · 11-20-2013, 09:56 AM

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First of all, Lisa Bonet did not abandon the show nor the cast members. Second of all, it wasn't as simple as replacing her. Fans saw Denise for four years of both The Cosby Show and A Different World and she was very popular. Popular enough to acquire her own spin-off. Even if the first season of ADW was mediocre, people still watched it as it was #2 and I'm thinking she had something to do with it. Third of all, they originally were going to bring her back for the third season of ADW, but after the success of the second season of the show they decided that she would go back to TCS. Fourth of all, Bill Cosby did not send her off to better her life. The negative relationship between her and Bill Cosby are mostly rumors (25 year old rumors lol).

Thank you! Somebody that feels the way that I do to the tee!!! You said everything that I have been saying for years. Well thought out.

TMC · 07-18-2018, 05:21 AM

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It makes me wonder how things would've been different had ADA gone through its original concept (instead of initially being the "Denise Huxtable Goes to College" show), which was about a young white woman (which presumably explains Marisa Tomei's character) attending an historically black college.

TMC · 04-16-2020, 03:28 AM

The general opinion it seems is that A Diff'rent World actually became a better show when Whitley and Dwayne replaced Denise as the lead characters come Season 2. Not that it's really Lisa Bonet's fault, but it was like the producers were so preoccupied with keeping Denise a "good girl" that she ended up being a wet blanket in that setting. Whitley and Dwayne didn't have that "baggage", so they wound up being funnier and more interesting in comparison.

11-08-2013, 11:29 AM	#1
Neutronman67 Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 23, 2013 Location: Sarasota Posts: 2,538	Wouden't have been better to just replace Lisa Bonet with another actress I understand that The reason Bill Cosby gave lisa bonet a chance to make a better life for herself was to make a spin-off where the show is mostly about her and her college life but it backfired and she bailed out on the show and the other cast members on A Diff'rent World, its not uncommon to replace someone else it happened on Family Matters and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air another vivian and another harriet lol, Bill Cosby should have cast Halle Berry to play the Denise character she looks alot like lisa bonet.

11-18-2013, 02:52 PM	#5
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,461	I think the producers made the right choice in turning ADW into more of ensemble show after Lisa bonet's departure. An ensemble lead by Kadeem Hardison and Jasmine Guy as Dwayne and Whitley!
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11-11-2013, 02:30 AM	#2
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	Absolutely not! It was not that common to replace another actress plus Lisa Bonet has strong ties to "The Cosby Show". Halle Berry was not even on the canvas yet. She did not bail. It was decided that she would go back to "Cosby" plus she was pregnant. I never saw any resemblance between the two. Recasting Denise would not have worked.
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11-18-2013, 08:08 AM	#3
Neutronman67 Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 23, 2013 Location: Sarasota Posts: 2,538	Lisa and Halle are both light skinned Thomas E and they are both skinny dont that count for something, dude have you seen the major change in skin tone on The Fresh Prince of Bel where Vivian was once Dark-Skinned and the next season comes back light skinned i guess viewers were suppose to think her character had the Michael Jackson syndrome lol.

07-18-2018, 05:21 AM	#8
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,635	https://interviews.televisionacademy...nterview-clips It makes me wonder how things would've been different had ADA gone through its original concept (instead of initially being the "Denise Huxtable Goes to College" show), which was about a young white woman (which presumably explains Marisa Tomei's character) attending an historically black college.

04-16-2020, 03:28 AM	#9
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,635	The general opinion it seems is that A Diff'rent World actually became a better show when Whitley and Dwayne replaced Denise as the lead characters come Season 2. Not that it's really Lisa Bonet's fault, but it was like the producers were so preoccupied with keeping Denise a "good girl" that she ended up being a wet blanket in that setting. Whitley and Dwayne didn't have that "baggage", so they wound up being funnier and more interesting in comparison.