David Kane Staying for the Entire Duration of "One Day at a Time"? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

James28 · 06-10-2024, 11:56 AM

To the fans of the original One Day at a Time (especially Bonniegirl and Opus)? Would you have wanted David Kane to stay for the entire duration of the original One Day at a Time? Or was David Kane just a flat-out terrible character?

During season one of the original One Day at a Time, Ann Romano was dating her divorce lawyer, David Kane. They would become engaged, but on the day of their wedding, David says that he wants kids. Ann, however, does not, so they call off the wedding, and they split for good when David takes a job at Los Angeles. Richard Masur stated in a 2016 interview with the A.V. Club, Ann was always refusing David's marriage proposals. Mr. Masur became even more frustrated when Norman Lear insisted that David and Ann's relationship be unconsummated. His role was relegated to being a confidante to Julie and Barbara and an adversary to Schneider. This was an indication right there that the direction of the David Kane character wasn't going to be executed very well. In the end, after several disagreements with the direction Mr. Masur's character took, it was agreed that David Kane would be written off from ODaaT after the seventh episode of its second season. Mr. Masur, as David Kane, would return as a guest star in ODaaT's sixth-season finale.

If you asked me, I would definitely not have wanted David's Andre the Giant a$$ to stick around for the duration of the original ODaaT myself.

Bonniegirl · 06-11-2024, 02:19 AM

Nah , I think it's good he left. Not that I disliked him , but I feel Ann needed to move on. And I liked Sam better, the man she ended up marrying .

opus · 06-11-2024, 11:40 AM

The big difference between David and Sam is the timing. If the concept of your show is supposed to be an at the time groundbreaking one of a divorced single mom, you can't immediately have her in another committed relationship. The character of David was ill conceived from the get go.

If you wanted David and Masur to work, I wouldn't make him Ann's divorce lawyer. I'd put him as a tenant in the building, he's attracted to Ann, but they're just friends in the beginning as she eventually starts to date others. Over the first 3-4 years you slowly bring them closer and closer together.

James28 · 06-13-2024, 11:56 PM

On that "David's New Job" episode, what was the deal with David coercing Ann into a pregnancy with the kid he (and only he) wants? As a person in his early 30s, coercing an older woman (say, after the age of 50) into getting pregnant (and shushing her into submission while doing so) is the last thing I'd want to do, especially if she already has kids who are past the average college age. Ann should have at the very least told David he'll just have to settle for adoption or surrogacy, and that's it.

I would have just had Ann, Julie, and Barbara beat David up on his last (regular) appearance for such a coercion. This is why I'm glad David, the coercive bitch that he was, got expelled from the original One Day at a Time after season 1.

Mimi2022 · 10-15-2024, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by James28

I would have just had Ann, Julie, and Barbara beat David up on his last (regular) appearance for such a coercion. This is why I'm glad David, the coercive bitch that he was, got expelled from the original One Day at a Time after season 1.

What happened to that woman? She was only in that one episode and I never saw her again.

06-10-2024, 11:56 AM	#1
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,976	David Kane Staying for the Entire Duration of "One Day at a Time"? To the fans of the original One Day at a Time (especially Bonniegirl and Opus)? Would you have wanted David Kane to stay for the entire duration of the original One Day at a Time? Or was David Kane just a flat-out terrible character? During season one of the original One Day at a Time, Ann Romano was dating her divorce lawyer, David Kane. They would become engaged, but on the day of their wedding, David says that he wants kids. Ann, however, does not, so they call off the wedding, and they split for good when David takes a job at Los Angeles. Richard Masur stated in a 2016 interview with the A.V. Club, Ann was always refusing David's marriage proposals. Mr. Masur became even more frustrated when Norman Lear insisted that David and Ann's relationship be unconsummated. His role was relegated to being a confidante to Julie and Barbara and an adversary to Schneider. This was an indication right there that the direction of the David Kane character wasn't going to be executed very well. In the end, after several disagreements with the direction Mr. Masur's character took, it was agreed that David Kane would be written off from ODaaT after the seventh episode of its second season. Mr. Masur, as David Kane, would return as a guest star in ODaaT's sixth-season finale. If you asked me, I would definitely not have wanted David's Andre the Giant a$$ to stick around for the duration of the original ODaaT myself.
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06-13-2024, 11:56 PM	#4
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,976	On that "David's New Job" episode, what was the deal with David coercing Ann into a pregnancy with the kid he (and only he) wants? As a person in his early 30s, coercing an older woman (say, after the age of 50) into getting pregnant (and shushing her into submission while doing so) is the last thing I'd want to do, especially if she already has kids who are past the average college age. Ann should have at the very least told David he'll just have to settle for adoption or surrogacy, and that's it. I would have just had Ann, Julie, and Barbara beat David up on his last (regular) appearance for such a coercion. This is why I'm glad David, the coercive bitch that he was, got expelled from the original One Day at a Time after season 1.
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06-11-2024, 02:19 AM	#2
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,601	Nah , I think it's good he left. Not that I disliked him , but I feel Ann needed to move on. And I liked Sam better, the man she ended up marrying .

06-11-2024, 11:40 AM	#3
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,275	The big difference between David and Sam is the timing. If the concept of your show is supposed to be an at the time groundbreaking one of a divorced single mom, you can't immediately have her in another committed relationship. The character of David was ill conceived from the get go. If you wanted David and Masur to work, I wouldn't make him Ann's divorce lawyer. I'd put him as a tenant in the building, he's attracted to Ann, but they're just friends in the beginning as she eventually starts to date others. Over the first 3-4 years you slowly bring them closer and closer together.