TV Movies - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Squeaky Clean · 04-02-2015, 04:03 PM

Does anyone know why NBC gave The Facts of Life the opportunity to produce two TV movies during its original run? The only other sitcom I know that made two TV movies during its run was Sabrina The Teenage Witch. It's not very common for sitcoms to receive that kind of opportunity. I'm sure it cost quite a bit to produce. The Facts of Life was never NBC's highest rated sitcom, right? Wouldn't NBC and other networks want to give their top rated shows that kind of special treatment?

MrCleveland · 04-02-2015, 05:16 PM

Well...another show that had Tv Movies were Saved by the Bell.

80schild.com · 04-14-2015, 08:47 AM

NBC had initially wanted the 1987 movie to take place in Rome. I just picked this out from a March 1986 broadcast magazine :

tvfan25 · 05-11-2015, 09:12 PM

Family Ties had a movie where they went to Europe I think.

king of comedy · 05-12-2015, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tvfan25

Family Ties had a movie where they went to Europe I think.

Yes they did. It was hilarious!

TV Guy · 07-15-2015, 08:19 PM

There was an elevated terrorism threat in Europe at the time, which is why they ended up going to Australia instead.

04-02-2015, 04:03 PM	#1
Squeaky Clean Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 05, 2006 Posts: 36	TV Movies Does anyone know why NBC gave The Facts of Life the opportunity to produce two TV movies during its original run? The only other sitcom I know that made two TV movies during its run was Sabrina The Teenage Witch. It's not very common for sitcoms to receive that kind of opportunity. I'm sure it cost quite a bit to produce. The Facts of Life was never NBC's highest rated sitcom, right? Wouldn't NBC and other networks want to give their top rated shows that kind of special treatment?

04-02-2015, 05:16 PM	#2
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,228	Well...another show that had Tv Movies were Saved by the Bell.
	__________________ Thank God for kids that love Obscure Things. Lee Hazlewood (1929-2007) You ARE Special to God! Rev. Ernest Angely (August 1921-May 2021)

04-14-2015, 08:47 AM	#3
80schild.com Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 23, 2002 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 354	Facts of life: Rome Vacation NBC had initially wanted the 1987 movie to take place in Rome. I just picked this out from a March 1986 broadcast magazine : Attached Images

05-11-2015, 09:12 PM	#4
tvfan25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 10, 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 634	Family Ties had a movie where they went to Europe I think.

07-15-2015, 08:19 PM	#6
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	There was an elevated terrorism threat in Europe at the time, which is why they ended up going to Australia instead.