Two Things Im Surprised They Never Did

[jasonbigley]

1. With Chrissy, I am surprised they didn't kill her character off. With all the behind the scenes problems, I am surprised they never went this route instead of going back to her home to take care of her sick mom. They never explained what happened to her after the phone calls. Its like she dropped off the face of the earth. They probably didn't mention her character ever again because of all the problems back stage.

2. They did not bring back 1 former cast member for the series finale wedding. They could have brought back the Ropers, Lana, or Cindy. They wouldn't bring back Chrissy because the producers would not want to work with Suzanne again. Some shows when doing a series finale, they bring back a former cast member.

[Mace Dolex]

1. The show never dealt with serious somber issues so the thought of killing off Chrissy even if off camera would change the show drastically.

2. Hmm yeah I guess even as a kid I never questioned as to why none of the former cast members bothered to show up or maybe the producers were too stingy to spring for their participation.

[JSP]

Originally Posted by jasonbigley

1. With Chrissy, I am surprised they didn't kill her character off. With all the behind the scenes problems, I am surprised they never went this route instead of going back to her home to take care of her sick mom. They never explained what happened to her after the phone calls. Its like she dropped off the face of the earth. They probably didn't mention her character ever again because of all the problems back stage.

2. They did not bring back 1 former cast member for the series finale wedding. They could have brought back the Ropers, Lana, or Cindy. They wouldn't bring back Chrissy because the producers would not want to work with Suzanne again. Some shows when doing a series finale, they bring back a former cast member.

1. Killing off anybody would have been a big no-no for this show back in the day. It was purely about keeping things light-hearted and amusing the audience. These days they probably would kill off a character they really hate, and they probably would have had Chrissy die in a humorous way, but in the early 1980s this dark kind of humor had not really come in fashion yet. It would have alienated the audience at the time to do something like that.

2. The producers I think on purpose didn't want to make a big deal about the Three's finale because they really were trying to lead the audience to think "Hey the show isn't ending! It's just shifting to Three's A Crowd! Keep watching us, please!" The producers were just thinking about keeping the cash cow going more than giving the show the proper final episode it deserved.

[TerriFan]

Originally Posted by jasonbigley

1. With Chrissy, I am surprised they didn't kill her character off. With all the behind the scenes problems, I am surprised they never went this route instead of going back to her home to take care of her sick mom. They never explained what happened to her after the phone calls. Its like she dropped off the face of the earth. They probably didn't mention her character ever again because of all the problems back stage.

I agree that it was wrong just to drop the character. At least they could have let us know what happened afterward and why she never came back.

Originally Posted by jasonbigley

2. They did not bring back 1 former cast member for the series finale wedding. They could have brought back the Ropers, Lana, or Cindy. They wouldn't bring back Chrissy because the producers would not want to work with Suzanne again. Some shows when doing a series finale, they bring back a former cast member.

With the ratings in the toilet, hey probably couldn't afford it, anyway. Suzanne couldn't come back because even the writers refused to work with her, and there was a dispute over whether the Ropers should have been brought back for season 6 that was revealed in the TV movie. Everyone forgot about Lana, so she's out. That leaves Jenilee, but then everyone else gets ticked off. So, bringing back anyone was a bad idea.

[JSP]

Originally Posted by TerriFan

With the ratings in the toilet, hey probably couldn't afford it, anyway. Suzanne couldn't come back because even the writers refused to work with her, and there was a dispute over whether the Ropers should have been brought back for season 6 that was revealed in the TV movie. Everyone forgot about Lana, so she's out. That leaves Jenilee, but then everyone else gets ticked off. So, bringing back anyone was a bad idea.

That's probably the best explanation.

[James28]

Originally Posted by jasonbigley

1. With Chrissy, I am surprised they didn't kill her character off. With all the behind the scenes problems, I am surprised they never went this route instead of going back to her home to take care of her sick mom. They never explained what happened to her after the phone calls. Its like she dropped off the face of the earth. They probably didn't mention her character ever again because of all the problems back stage.

Originally Posted by JSP

1. Killing off anybody would have been a big no-no for this show back in the day. It was purely about keeping things light-hearted and amusing the audience. These days they probably would kill off a character they really hate, and they probably would have had Chrissy die in a humorous way, but in the early 1980s this dark kind of humor had not really come in fashion yet. It would have alienated the audience at the time to do something like that.

Given the circumstances under which Suzanne Somers left Three's Company, killing-off the Chrissy Snow character shouldn't have been avoided, IMHO.

Let's say I would have been that vindictive ABC executive who wouldn't have cared about the tone of Three's Company and I've just had enough of Ms. Somers's ridiculous demands and insisted that Chrissy die upon Ms. Somers's firing, no matter what. I wouldn't have her just move back to Fresno and never be mentioned on the series again; That would leave the door open for a return in later episodes of TC. I would have just told the producers not to have Chrissy still be alive after Ms. Somers's departure and the introduction of Jennilee Harrison. What other option did the TC producers have? Have Chrissy join some strange religious order where you're not allowed to have contact with the outside world for a certain amount of years?

It's not like killing-off a sitcom character was unprecedented or anything: The producers of Good Times had James Evans, Sr. die in a car accident in the "The Big Move" episode because John Amos was fired from GT after creative disagreements with Norman Lear.

[SitcomsHeydayfan]

Originally Posted by jasonbigley

1. With Chrissy, I am surprised they didn't kill her character off. With all the behind the scenes problems, I am surprised they never went this route instead of going back to her home to take care of her sick mom. They never explained what happened to her after the phone calls. Its like she dropped off the face of the earth. They probably didn't mention her character ever again because of all the problems back stage.

2. They did not bring back 1 former cast member for the series finale wedding. They could have brought back the Ropers, Lana, or Cindy. They wouldn't bring back Chrissy because the producers would not want to work with Suzanne again. Some shows when doing a series finale, they bring back a former cast member.

1. This show is a comedy so there's no way in hell they'd deal with something so depressing as somebody dying young!

2. They should have brought them back but you know why they didn't? Probably due to money. They would've had to pay most of them probably around $20K or more for the episode especially for someone like Jenilee who was now on DALLAS!

If money wasn't the problem then there's no excuse for not bringing them back for the finale!

[rcbrad]

Many people love and have a fondness for the character of Chrissy Snow, so I cannot imagine the producers wanting to explain that she died for the good of the show.

[James28]

Originally Posted by SitcomsHeydayfan

1. This show is a comedy so there's no way in hell they'd deal with something so depressing as somebody dying young!

Oh-ho-ho, the "it's a comedy" excuse, huh? You think one simple excuse is going to stop a shows producers from killing off a character whose actor left over a pay dispute and personally don't want her back on the show at all? Valerie and Two and a Half Men are comedies, too, and they killed characters off when their actors left under unfortunate circumstances.

An episode of Three's Company where Chrissy dies would have brought in huge ratings! The aftermath of Chrissy's death would have lasted for around a quarter of its fifth season (like its last 4 episodes) before Terri arrived. Anyone who thinks Suzanne Somers deserved to be fired from TC thinks such an episode would be filmed no matter what anyone thinks.

Originally Posted by rcbrad

Many people love and have a fondness for the character of Chrissy Snow, so I cannot imagine the producers wanting to explain that she died for the good of the show.

Well, then, the Three's Company producers should have opened the door for a Chrissy return appearance/one-off guest spot at a later date, like TC's final episode.

[rcbrad]

Well, then, the Three's Company producers should have opened the door for a Chrissy return appearance/one-off guest spot at a later date, like TC's final episode.[/QUOTE]


That would have been nice to see, but at the time a good many of the cast and crew all had enough of Suzanne Somers. She did not leave on good terms at all-she was fired!

[TVFactFan]

TC was the true definition of ESCAPE FROM REALITY so they would have never had a story line like that

[thejasoomian]

I was surprised that Three's Company never did a lot of the "obvious things" like they did on the early episodes of " Who's The Boss" . For instance, the episode " Briefless Encounter" where Tony accidentally sees Angela nude in the bathroom. Especially since they had Ellen Guylas over at Three's Company as writer , producer. Ellen later went to "Who's The Boss" for their best seasons. Ellen wrote a lot of things that would happen when a guy and girl live together platonically on "Who's The Boss". And they were funny. I remember watching seasons 1 and 2 of "Who's" and thinking why didn't they do this at "3's" .

[DEH55]

Originally Posted by TerriFan

I agree that it was wrong just to drop the character. At least they could have let us know what happened afterward and why she never came back.



With the ratings in the toilet, hey probably couldn't afford it, anyway. Suzanne couldn't come back because even the writers refused to work with her, and there was a dispute over whether the Ropers should have been brought back for season 6 that was revealed in the TV movie. Everyone forgot about Lana, so she's out. That leaves Jenilee, but then everyone else gets ticked off. So, bringing back anyone was a bad idea.

I think you are insulting your audience when you don't explain what happened to a character or never mention them again. John Amos was fired from Good times. He physically threatened some of the writers on the show.lol but they still mentioned his character after he was gone. All they had to do was take 30 seconds to explain what happened to Chrissy. Or give an explanation why she isn't calling them anymore.lol

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by DEH55

I think you are insulting your audience when you don't explain what happened to a character or never mention them again. John Amos was fired from Good times. He physically threatened some of the writers on the show.lol but they still mentioned his character after he was gone. All they had to do was take 30 seconds to explain what happened to Chrissy. Or give an explanation why she isn't calling them anymore.lol

TC wasnt that type of show to include death. I dont think there was ever a serious episode which is why its a nice show to watch to escape reality

[SitcomsHeydayfan]

Originally Posted by thejasoomian

I was surprised that Three's Company never did a lot of the "obvious things" like they did on the early episodes of " Who's The Boss" . For instance, the episode " Briefless Encounter" where Tony accidentally sees Angela nude in the bathroom. Especially since they had Ellen Guylas over at Three's Company as writer , producer. Ellen later went to "Who's The Boss" for their best seasons. Ellen wrote a lot of things that would happen when a guy and girl live together platonically on "Who's The Boss". And they were funny. I remember watching seasons 1 and 2 of "Who's" and thinking why didn't they do this at "3's" .

But what happened after he saw her naked??

LOL..they should've done that both ways on TC. One episode Jack sees the girls naked then in a different episode the girls see Jack nekked!