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Lady T · 07-28-2003, 03:00 AM

I am curious if anybody out there has seen the New Odd Couple with Demond Wilson
(Lamont from Sanford and Son) and Ron Glass (Det. Harris of Barney Miller)
Was it as bad as people said it was?

I am Roboto · 07-28-2003, 04:30 PM

I've seen it, and it wasn't that it was bad, it was that they recycled the scripts from the original Odd Couple for 8 of the 13 episodes. By the time the came up with new plots, people didn't care, and the show was cancelled.

Chris.

Zoneboy · 07-28-2003, 04:56 PM

It was terrible but I've never liked the Odd Couple to begin with.

*PinkLady* · 07-28-2003, 11:34 PM

I'd like to see it, but the chances of anyone showing it are pretty much nil.

Zoneboy · 07-28-2003, 11:38 PM

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Originally posted by *~PinkLady59~*
I'd like to see it, but the chances of anyone showing it are pretty much nil.

Tvland aired it about 3 years or so ago.

I am Roboto · 07-29-2003, 12:44 AM

You might search on eBay if you are really interested in it. Look for the later episodes (9-13) as the first eight use recycled scripts from the original Odd Couple.

Chris.

jatm27 · 08-11-2003, 10:40 PM

It was unreal how they copied the original "Odd Couple" shows word for word. The IRS episode comes to mind. What was the purpose of copying something that was genius to begin with and then ruined by them???

I am Roboto · 08-14-2003, 03:09 AM

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Originally posted by jatm27
It was unreal how they copied the original "Odd Couple" shows word for word. The IRS episode comes to mind. What was the purpose of copying something that was genius to begin with and then ruined by them???

Well, at the time, I believe the show writers were on strike. The later episodes did use new plots, but it was too late to salvage the show.

Crimson and Clover · 08-14-2003, 03:10 AM

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Originally posted by foxyhonky1975
I am curious if anybody out there has seen the New Odd Couple with Demond Wilson
(Lamont from Sanford and Son) and Ron Glass (Det. Harris of Barney Miller)
Was it as bad as people said it was?

Ive never seen it. But Im sure you know I want to.

TJL · 08-14-2003, 05:33 AM

While it was good to see Demond Wilson play a character different from grumpy Lamont, a remake of such a classic show like "Odd Couple" was not a good idea.

Brian Damage · 08-14-2003, 10:30 AM

I saw it when it debuted on network TV, I hated it. Wilson and Glass are no Klugman and Randall.

treky · 08-18-2003, 03:48 AM

I remember it. It was allright, but not that good.

Lady T · 08-28-2003, 02:38 AM

if anybody has a copy of the New Odd Couple please e-mail me
dancingdivasd@yahoo.com

thank you

07-28-2003, 03:00 AM	#1
Lady T Member Forum Star Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Posts: 17,360	The New Odd Couple? I am curious if anybody out there has seen the New Odd Couple with Demond Wilson (Lamont from Sanford and Son) and Ron Glass (Det. Harris of Barney Miller) Was it as bad as people said it was?

07-28-2003, 04:30 PM	#2
I am Roboto wtfmate Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 17, 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,224	New Odd Couple I've seen it, and it wasn't that it was bad, it was that they recycled the scripts from the original Odd Couple for 8 of the 13 episodes. By the time the came up with new plots, people didn't care, and the show was cancelled. Chris.

07-28-2003, 04:56 PM	#3
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07-29-2003, 12:44 AM	#6
I am Roboto wtfmate Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 17, 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,224	Where to find TNOC You might search on eBay if you are really interested in it. Look for the later episodes (9-13) as the first eight use recycled scripts from the original Odd Couple. Chris.

08-14-2003, 05:33 AM	#10
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,591	While it was good to see Demond Wilson play a character different from grumpy Lamont, a remake of such a classic show like "Odd Couple" was not a good idea.
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07-28-2003, 11:34 PM	#4
PinkLady Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 04, 2002 Posts: 7,457	I'd like to see it, but the chances of anyone showing it are pretty much nil.

08-11-2003, 10:40 PM	#7
jatm27 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 11, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 32	It was unreal how they copied the original "Odd Couple" shows word for word. The IRS episode comes to mind. What was the purpose of copying something that was genius to begin with and then ruined by them???

08-14-2003, 10:30 AM	#11
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	I saw it when it debuted on network TV, I hated it. Wilson and Glass are no Klugman and Randall.

08-18-2003, 03:48 AM	#12
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	I remember it. It was allright, but not that good.
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08-28-2003, 02:38 AM	#13
Lady T Member Forum Star Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Posts: 17,360	if anybody has a copy of the New Odd Couple please e-mail me dancingdivasd@yahoo.com thank you
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