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JamesG · 01-09-2018, 02:43 AM

"The Goldbergs" 1990s-Set Spin-off Pilot To Air as Episode of ABC Series
by Erik Pedersen
January 8, 2018

Remember that 1990s-set spin-off from "The Goldbergs" that ABC ordered to pilot last year? It’s about to air this month.

The network said today that the pilot, which was not picked up to series, will air at 8 PM January 24 as a regular episode of the fifth-year comedy created by Adam F. Goldberg. He also was behind the untitled spin-off, which will be titled 'The Goldbergs-1990 Something' for its “special event” airing.

The episode picks up where the Goldberg family leaves off at William Penn Academy in the 1990s as former teacher and now Head of School John Glascott (Tim Meadows) leads a faculty with wildly different views on how to mentor students and recruits his tough-as-nails-sister Lucy (Nia Long) to join his staff and enroll her teenage daughters Felicia and Gigi (Rachel Crow, Summer Parker) as new students.

Lucy is desperate to ensure they avoid the social pitfalls of high school and finds herself torn between Glascott’s nurturing and communicative approach to parenting and Coach Mellor’s (Bryan Callen) tough-guy belief that physical competition brings out the best in students. Even Beverly Goldberg (Wendi McLendon-Covey) comes to visit the school’s staff despite all her kids already having graduated. But she can’t help but meddle one last time.

http://deadline.com/2018/01/the-gold...es-1202238991/

KRW · 01-11-2018, 10:13 PM

This is the only episode I haven't been excited for.

TV Guy · 01-24-2018, 11:32 PM

Wow - it really sucked. No wonder it didn’t get picked up.

IllinoisTVFan · 01-25-2018, 12:33 AM

It had its moments and could have been a modest hit, but nowhere near as popular as the Goldbergs. The Goldbergs works because they have the right chemistry.

TMC · 01-25-2018, 08:57 PM

ABC may want to reconsider The Goldbergs’ 1990s-set spinoff
Last night’s “The Goldbergs-1990 Something” episode was the highest-rated show of the night.

Jamey Greek · 02-19-2018, 01:19 PM

I hope they pick it up and ABC can do an I love the 90s block on Tuesday nights. With this, FOTB, Roseanne, and Coach. (The latter two the reboots of course.)

icecream · 02-19-2018, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamey Greek

I hope they pick it up and ABC can do an I love the 90s block on Tuesday nights. With this, FOTB, Roseanne, and Coach. (The latter two the reboots of course.)

A Coach revival would really be pointless now that Jerry Van Dyke is dead. Shelley Fabares did not want to come back either, no Luther and no Christine would make the new Coach a pale shadow of its former greatness. I would settle for classic Coach coming back to multiple stations in syndication at good timeslots.

'80sSitcoms · 02-20-2018, 10:33 AM

It has been way too long since a new episode of "The Goldbergs", so that disappointing '90s attempt makes me miss new episodes even more!

KRW · 02-28-2018, 09:23 AM

After watching the 90's purposed spin-off I changed my tune a little. I will say it had potential to be good. However I hated the kids it centered around. If they do it as Adam's life in college I could really get behind a 90's Goldbergs. We all know there's enough material for at least a full two seasons for a 90's Adam version of the show.

TMC · 04-03-2018, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by KRW

After watching the 90's purposed spin-off I changed my tune a little. I will say it had potential to be good. However I hated the kids it centered around. If they do it as Adam's life in college I could really get behind a 90's Goldbergs. We all know there's enough material for at least a full two seasons for a 90's Adam version of the show.

Part of the problem with why 1990-Something didn't work because it simply felt like a hollow cash-in. It's kind of like how when Fox rolled out That '80s Show to go along with That '70s Show. The thing with The Goldbergs is that it isn't just an '80s nostalgia-fest, it's a warm, romanticized account of the real Adam Goldberg's actual childhood. It's kind of hard to do that with a '90s based spin-off if there isn't a heart and center beyond the pop culture references.

Also, it's kind of redundant right now for ABC to have a '90s nostalgia sitcom when we already have Fresh Off the Boat. Even without the existence of Fresh Off the Boat, you need to have characters to make me care about. And I just have a sense that Coach Mellor and Mr. Glasscott are good as supporting characters/comic foils only.

Jamey Greek · 04-03-2018, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by TMC

Part of the problem with why 1990-Something didn't work because it simply felt like a hollow cash-in. It's kind of like how when Fox rolled out That '80s Show to go along with That '70s Show. The thing with The Goldbergs is that it isn't just an '80s nostalgia-fest, it's a warm, romanticized account of the real Adam Goldberg's actual childhood. It's kind of hard to do that with a '90s based spin-off if there isn't a heart and center beyond the pop culture references.

Also, it's kind of redundant right now for ABC to have a '90s nostalgia sitcom when we already have Fresh Off the Boat. Even without the existence of Fresh Off the Boat, you need to have characters to make me care about. And I just have a sense that Coach Mellor and Mr. Glasscott are good as supporting characters/comic foils only.

Well, I would disagree about the redundancy. I mean between this, FOTB, and the Roseanne reboot, we could have a Tuesday 90s night with Rosenane back in its old time slot. Also Mellor and Glasscott could continue to make appearances on The Goldbergs. It would make sense since the show is set in the 80s.

Chocolate Moose · 04-04-2018, 11:40 AM

Too bad. Tim Meadows is very funny and talented.

TMC · 04-16-2018, 07:47 PM

ABC orders The Goldbergs' 1990s-set spinoff to series, starring AJ Michalka
The actress will continue her role as Barry’s ex-girlfriend Lainey Lewis on the untitled spinoff. ABC originally passed on The Goldbergs spinoff last year, but the rejected pilot aired in January to great ratings and producers have retooled the idea for the show.

IllinoisTVFan · 04-17-2018, 12:53 AM

That could work. I think the gym teacher is very underrated.

Jamey Greek · 05-02-2018, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TMC

ABC orders The Goldbergs' 1990s-set spinoff to series, starring AJ Michalka
The actress will continue her role as Barry’s ex-girlfriend Lainey Lewis on the untitled spinoff. ABC originally passed on The Goldbergs spinoff last year, but the rejected pilot aired in January to great ratings and producers have retooled the idea for the show.

Hope that Mellor and Glasscott continue to do Goldbergs as well.

01-09-2018, 02:43 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,125	Update: ABC Orders '90s "Goldbergs" Spin-off starring AJ Michalka *"The Goldbergs" 1990s-Set Spin-off Pilot To Air as Episode of ABC Series* by Erik Pedersen January 8, 2018 Remember that 1990s-set spin-off from "The Goldbergs" that ABC ordered to pilot last year? It’s about to air this month. The network said today that the pilot, which was not picked up to series, will air at 8 PM January 24 as a regular episode of the fifth-year comedy created by Adam F. Goldberg. He also was behind the untitled spin-off, which will be titled 'The Goldbergs-1990 Something' for its “special event” airing. The episode picks up where the Goldberg family leaves off at William Penn Academy in the 1990s as former teacher and now Head of School John Glascott (Tim Meadows) leads a faculty with wildly different views on how to mentor students and recruits his tough-as-nails-sister Lucy (Nia Long) to join his staff and enroll her teenage daughters Felicia and Gigi (Rachel Crow, Summer Parker) as new students. Lucy is desperate to ensure they avoid the social pitfalls of high school and finds herself torn between Glascott’s nurturing and communicative approach to parenting and Coach Mellor’s (Bryan Callen) tough-guy belief that physical competition brings out the best in students. Even Beverly Goldberg (Wendi McLendon-Covey) comes to visit the school’s staff despite all her kids already having graduated. But she can’t help but meddle one last time. http://deadline.com/2018/01/the-gold...es-1202238991/
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Jamey Greek Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 28, 2001 Location: Elba Alabama USA Posts: 877	I hope they pick it up and ABC can do an I love the 90s block on Tuesday nights. With this, FOTB, Roseanne, and Coach. (The latter two the reboots of course.)
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Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,899	Too bad. Tim Meadows is very funny and talented.
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01-11-2018, 10:13 PM	#2
KRW One Bad Mother Funker Forum Regular Join Date: May 23, 2017 Location: The Funk Dojo Posts: 899	This is the only episode I haven't been excited for.

01-24-2018, 11:32 PM	#3
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	Wow - it really sucked. No wonder it didn’t get picked up.

01-25-2018, 12:33 AM	#4
IllinoisTVFan Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 22, 2011 Location: South of Chicago Posts: 4,072	It had its moments and could have been a modest hit, but nowhere near as popular as the Goldbergs. The Goldbergs works because they have the right chemistry.

01-25-2018, 08:57 PM	#5
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,224	ABC may want to reconsider The Goldbergs’ 1990s-set spinoff Last night’s “The Goldbergs-1990 Something” episode was the highest-rated show of the night.

02-20-2018, 10:33 AM	#8
'80sSitcoms Member Forum Star Join Date: Jan 30, 2013 Posts: 12,474	It has been way too long since a new episode of "The Goldbergs", so that disappointing '90s attempt makes me miss new episodes even more!

02-28-2018, 09:23 AM	#9
KRW One Bad Mother Funker Forum Regular Join Date: May 23, 2017 Location: The Funk Dojo Posts: 899	After watching the 90's purposed spin-off I changed my tune a little. I will say it had potential to be good. However I hated the kids it centered around. If they do it as Adam's life in college I could really get behind a 90's Goldbergs. We all know there's enough material for at least a full two seasons for a 90's Adam version of the show.

04-16-2018, 07:47 PM	#13
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,224	ABC orders The Goldbergs' 1990s-set spinoff to series, starring AJ Michalka The actress will continue her role as Barry’s ex-girlfriend Lainey Lewis on the untitled spinoff. ABC originally passed on The Goldbergs spinoff last year, but the rejected pilot aired in January to great ratings and producers have retooled the idea for the show.

04-17-2018, 12:53 AM	#14
IllinoisTVFan Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 22, 2011 Location: South of Chicago Posts: 4,072	That could work. I think the gym teacher is very underrated.