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wiseguy182 · 01-23-2014, 08:28 AM

As great a show as this is, I can't blame JTT for leaving. The kids really didn't have that much scenes/dialogue in the later years. JTT in particular should have had a lot since he was a huge teen idol at the time. But it seemed the writers just didn't know what to do with the kids once they got older. They kept changing Mark.

JO Sweet Heart · 07-28-2014, 12:03 AM

I get why Mark wore all of the black clothes in season 7 since he was always getting picked on by Brad and Randy, but I was glad that he was back to normal in the final season.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

Setiawan071 · 08-22-2014, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by wiseguy182

As great a show as this is, I can't blame JTT for leaving. The kids really didn't have that much scenes/dialogue in the later years. JTT in particular should have had a lot since he was a huge teen idol at the time. But it seemed the writers just didn't know what to do with the kids once they got older. They kept changing Mark.

The show just jumped the shark, when Randy and Brad became young adults. They were a main reason for the show`s strong humour with their snide, ironic comments and childish pranks. As they got older there characters became too serious, which was probably a realistic developement but it took away so much of the fun. So JTT leaving didn`t change that much.

Blackout · 10-01-2014, 11:26 PM

the pot episode was cool until cokehead tim allen turned into a strict parent

Will and Grace Fanatic · 10-04-2014, 12:03 PM

Very true the early episodes when the kids were very young were the best.

HauntedThunderman94 · 10-16-2016, 07:47 PM

Not a fan of the later episodes. The show went downhill when the boys became grown teenagers. Brad became a meathead jock, Randy a tree hugging liberal hippie, and Mark a Goth outcast. Bleh!

The writers had no idea how to write for teenagers.

01-23-2014, 08:28 AM	#1
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	I don't blame Jonathan Taylor Thomas for leaving As great a show as this is, I can't blame JTT for leaving. The kids really didn't have that much scenes/dialogue in the later years. JTT in particular should have had a lot since he was a huge teen idol at the time. But it seemed the writers just didn't know what to do with the kids once they got older. They kept changing Mark.

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JO Sweet Heart Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 11, 2012 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 7,875	I get why Mark wore all of the black clothes in season 7 since he was always getting picked on by Brad and Randy, but I was glad that he was back to normal in the final season. God bless you always!!! Holly
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Blackout Sart Bimpson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Location: where the sun rises Posts: 2,235	the pot episode was cool until cokehead tim allen turned into a strict parent
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Will and Grace Fanatic be happy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 15, 2002 Location: seattle, washington Posts: 2,746	Very true the early episodes when the kids were very young were the best.
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10-16-2016, 07:47 PM	#6
HauntedThunderman94 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 09, 2013 Posts: 495	Not a fan of the later episodes. The show went downhill when the boys became grown teenagers. Brad became a meathead jock, Randy a tree hugging liberal hippie, and Mark a Goth outcast. Bleh! The writers had no idea how to write for teenagers.