FOL character changes - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

faith27 · 03-15-2001, 09:53 PM

hey everyone...i've noticed since the later seasons have been airing, my character tastes are changing. lol. like, jo & blair used to be my favorite...but it seems lately nat is getting the really funny lines, and she's slowly turning into my favorite. is anyone else noticing that the characters seem to be changing a little? or does everyone still have the same "favorite character" they've had forever?

------------------
Blair: Another brilliant idea just popped into my head.
Jo: Oh, don't scare it! It's a lonely place up there.

Cokies · 03-15-2001, 10:17 PM

I know what you mean... cause' Nat was probably the most consistently funny person on the show for it's nine seasons...
Not my favorite character though.
See, my favorite character is Jo from seasons 2-5. She was just the coolest then. Then sadly, she just got predictable and boring AND buggy(gasp!) Blair was probably the one who least changed over the years(not fashion or hair-wise!). She sorta held the show together after it started to dwindle.
And Tootie... I don't know... she was cool before she got the braces.

------------------
"It was just like Saturday Night Fever, only it was a Friday."

[This message has been edited by Cokies (edited 03-15-2001).]

BlairW_2 · 03-15-2001, 11:04 PM

There are some changes on the show that I like and some I don't. For instance Blair's hair..well..the perm I just don't like that much..lol. However, I know some of you may disagree with me, but I find the show better with George and Andy -- but I just don't necessarily like Pippa and Beverly Ann that much. I would have perfered Mrs. Garett to stay. One of the other changes I did not like was the fact that (and I know some of you may not have noticed this) the jokes may have died down. In the 2nd - 5th season every second the laughing machine was going off..I don't hear it going of as MUCH anymore. But all of those above you just my opinions..

BlairandJo · 03-16-2001, 02:48 AM

When I frist saw the show In Oct on nick at Nite I loved Jo In the early years,Then When they showed the later years like oh say season 6or7 and up somewhere in there I started to like Blair, I still Like Jo But out of the 4 girls Blair is the best I don't know why I think she is the best but she is.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In order of my favorite characters.
~~~~~~~~~
1.Blair(I like her when she is older,From Season 6or7 and up)
2.Jo(I like her When she was younger,And had a poneytail)
3.Natalie(I like her in every season)
4.Mrs.G(Should have never left,Some of the best episodes are with her)
5.Andy(He was cuter when he was younger)
6.Tootie(I like her better when she is younger)

------------------
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Facts Of Life Rules!!
*************************
N:I can't belive it!
J:Well you did'nt have to yell!
N:Well I was mad!!!
J:A library Is like a church you are suppose to be nice and Quiet!!!!
B:Can you keep it down over there I'm tring to watch this.
J:Take a hike!!!!

coily2 · 03-16-2001, 09:41 AM

Good topic!

Let's see.... During the show's original run on NBC, I loved Jo. She was my favorite, hands down. My tastes have changed a little bit. I love her during the Eastland years. I love her when she is feuding with Blair. But in the post-Eastland years, she became "soft" and wasn't as much fun. The moments I liked with her in the later years were her more tender moments with Blair. I loved her and Blair in "Sisters" when they were giving their parents their blessings. But other than a few brief moments like that, she loses her rank as my favorite.

Blair. Consistently my favorite now. She's always been fake and shallow. Even as her character developed, they kept these identifying traits. Love her!

Natalie, from season 5 forward, is a crack up! I love her so much! Not to mention, you can tell at this point she is really beginning to shed a few pounds and is looking good!

Tootie, I don't like very much. She gets to me. As others have posted, once she gets the braces, it's all downhill.

ThomasE · 03-16-2001, 05:28 PM

Season 7 is when Tootie started to annoy me and her friends. LOL.

FOL-FAN · 03-16-2001, 06:56 PM

I used to like Blair and Jo (although Jo really needed to smile a little more) but the Jo became softer and began loosing some edge. So i guess I guess my favorite has to be Blair. I think she was the most consistent character throughout the entire run of the show. She always kept her shallowness although the writers allowed her to grow a lot too. I just love her. Natalie was great too and very consistent as well. But Tootie (as it's been said) really got on my nerves sometimes. Espesially after she got the braces. She was really cute on the first seasons though.

03-17-2001, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BlairW_2:
There are some changes on the show that I like and some I don't. For instance Blair's hair..well..the perm I just don't like that much..lol. However, I know some of you may disagree with me, but I find the show better with George and Andy -- but I just don't necessarily like Pippa and Beverly Ann that much. I would have perfered Mrs. Garett to stay. One of the other changes I did not like was the fact that (and I know some of you may not have noticed this) the jokes may have died down. In the 2nd - 5th season every second the laughing machine was going off..I don't hear it going of as MUCH anymore. But all of those above you just my opinions..

i agree. Blair has always been my fav. but so far she is kinda boaring. i have'nt seen all the eps. so my tast may change. And Jo doesn't even say that much anymore.

Lisa,Blair,GoodGirl · 03-17-2001, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BlairandJo:
When I frist saw the show In Oct on nick at Nite I loved Jo In the early years,Then When they showed the later years like oh say season 6or7 and up somewhere in there I started to like Blair, I still Like Jo But out of the 4 girls Blair is the best I don't know why I think she is the best but she is.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In order of my favorite characters.
~~~~~~~~~
1.Blair(I like her when she is older,From Season 6or7 and up)
2.Jo(I like her When she was younger,And had a poneytail)
3.Natalie(I like her in every season)
4.Mrs.G(Should have never left,Some of the best episodes are with her)
5.Andy(He was cuter when he was younger)
6.Tootie(I like her better when she is younger)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I agree but I think in like late season 8 and all of season 9 Jo gets better.
~~~~~
And Blair I always have loved Blair.

------------------
Crus'N Is The best Episode ever made.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I found a love a love you don't find every day.

03-17-2001, 11:12 PM

Back when I first saw the Jo episodes (season 2 - end) show in the marathons and up until a month or so ago I like Jo. Now..........I, just don't

Blair = shallow and self-obsessed. Blair was, uh, Blair.

Natalie is my new favorite. Especially in the later seasons. They new the show was getting stale, so they gave more lines and stuff to Natalie to keep the show popular. One of the only good moves of the later years

Tootie talks too much.

Ms. G, was great @ first, then kinda got stale like mst the other characters, eventually left.

The rest were little add-ons to keep the show from ending up like the first season (stinker)

Jeanie · 03-18-2001, 12:31 AM

Jo is my favorite has been since the NBC run. But now I am also starting to like Blair but she is my secoind favorite. Like those scences with Jo and Blair.

Jeanie

JMPolniaczek15 · 03-18-2001, 02:18 PM

Jo has always been my favorite character. I like the fact that she became "softer" as the show progressed. It's realistic. When she first came to Eastland, she was very tough and defensive. I think that as she began to feel more comfortable, she lightened up a bit and let down her guard. She's still tough, though.

factsofnatalie · 03-19-2001, 05:26 PM

Nat has ALWAYS been my fav. i think she's beautiful, inside and out. and shes soo funny! she's a great friend to tootie, and the rest of the girls

Josh9125 · 03-19-2001, 05:36 PM

ohhh....same here!!! First my favorite was Tootie in the first season. Then in the 2nfd it was Blair. It was Blair for a while then it became Jo, then toward the end of the show it was Nat! LOL, I love them all equally deep down though!

03-15-2001, 09:53 PM	#1
faith27 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 21, 2001 Location: jersey Posts: 74	FOL character changes hey everyone...i've noticed since the later seasons have been airing, my character tastes are changing. lol. like, jo & blair used to be my favorite...but it seems lately nat is getting the really funny lines, and she's slowly turning into my favorite. is anyone else noticing that the characters seem to be changing a little? or does everyone still have the same "favorite character" they've had forever? ------------------ Blair: Another brilliant idea just popped into my head. Jo: Oh, don't scare it! It's a lonely place up there.

03-17-2001, 11:12 PM	#10
Devastation26 Guest Posts: n/a	Back when I first saw the Jo episodes (season 2 - end) show in the marathons and up until a month or so ago I like Jo. Now..........I, just don't Blair = shallow and self-obsessed. Blair was, uh, Blair. Natalie is my new favorite. Especially in the later seasons. They new the show was getting stale, so they gave more lines and stuff to Natalie to keep the show popular. One of the only good moves of the later years Tootie talks too much. Ms. G, was great @ first, then kinda got stale like mst the other characters, eventually left. The rest were little add-ons to keep the show from ending up like the first season (stinker)
Devastation26 Guest Posts: n/a

03-15-2001, 10:17 PM	#2
Cokies Head Goonie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 28, 2000 Location: Benicia, CA USA Posts: 1,719	I know what you mean... cause' Nat was probably the most consistently funny person on the show for it's nine seasons... Not my favorite character though. See, my favorite character is Jo from seasons 2-5. She was just the coolest then. Then sadly, she just got predictable and boring AND buggy(gasp!) Blair was probably the one who least changed over the years(not fashion or hair-wise!). She sorta held the show together after it started to dwindle. And Tootie... I don't know... she was cool before she got the braces. ------------------ "It was just like Saturday Night Fever, only it was a Friday." [This message has been edited by Cokies (edited 03-15-2001).]

03-15-2001, 11:04 PM	#3
BlairW_2 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 13, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 860	There are some changes on the show that I like and some I don't. For instance Blair's hair..well..the perm I just don't like that much..lol. However, I know some of you may disagree with me, but I find the show better with George and Andy -- but I just don't necessarily like Pippa and Beverly Ann that much. I would have perfered Mrs. Garett to stay. One of the other changes I did not like was the fact that (and I know some of you may not have noticed this) the jokes may have died down. In the 2nd - 5th season every second the laughing machine was going off..I don't hear it going of as MUCH anymore. But all of those above you just my opinions..

03-16-2001, 02:48 AM	#4
BlairandJo PuRpLe~PrInCeSsEs Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2001 Location: TX I love this state Posts: 1,453	When I frist saw the show In Oct on nick at Nite I loved Jo In the early years,Then When they showed the later years like oh say season 6or7 and up somewhere in there I started to like Blair, I still Like Jo But out of the 4 girls Blair is the best I don't know why I think she is the best but she is. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In order of my favorite characters. ~~~~~~~~~ 1.Blair(I like her when she is older,From Season 6or7 and up) 2.Jo(I like her When she was younger,And had a poneytail) 3.Natalie(I like her in every season) 4.Mrs.G(Should have never left,Some of the best episodes are with her) 5.Andy(He was cuter when he was younger) 6.Tootie(I like her better when she is younger) ------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Facts Of Life Rules!! ************************* N:I can't belive it! J:Well you did'nt have to yell! N:Well I was mad!!! J:A library Is like a church you are suppose to be nice and Quiet!!!! B:Can you keep it down over there I'm tring to watch this. J:Take a hike!!!!

03-16-2001, 09:41 AM	#5
coily2 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 28, 2000 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 969	Good topic! Let's see.... During the show's original run on NBC, I loved Jo. She was my favorite, hands down. My tastes have changed a little bit. I love her during the Eastland years. I love her when she is feuding with Blair. But in the post-Eastland years, she became "soft" and wasn't as much fun. The moments I liked with her in the later years were her more tender moments with Blair. I loved her and Blair in "Sisters" when they were giving their parents their blessings. But other than a few brief moments like that, she loses her rank as my favorite. Blair. Consistently my favorite now. She's always been fake and shallow. Even as her character developed, they kept these identifying traits. Love her! Natalie, from season 5 forward, is a crack up! I love her so much! Not to mention, you can tell at this point she is really beginning to shed a few pounds and is looking good! Tootie, I don't like very much. She gets to me. As others have posted, once she gets the braces, it's all downhill.

03-16-2001, 05:28 PM	#6
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	Season 7 is when Tootie started to annoy me and her friends. LOL.

03-16-2001, 06:56 PM	#7
FOL-FAN Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 05, 2001 Posts: 434	I used to like Blair and Jo (although Jo really needed to smile a little more) but the Jo became softer and began loosing some edge. So i guess I guess my favorite has to be Blair. I think she was the most consistent character throughout the entire run of the show. She always kept her shallowness although the writers allowed her to grow a lot too. I just love her. Natalie was great too and very consistent as well. But Tootie (as it's been said) really got on my nerves sometimes. Espesially after she got the braces. She was really cute on the first seasons though.

03-18-2001, 12:31 AM	#11
Jeanie Jinny & Theodore Fan Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 12, 2000 Location: NE Posts: 910	Jo is my favorite has been since the NBC run. But now I am also starting to like Blair but she is my secoind favorite. Like those scences with Jo and Blair. Jeanie

03-18-2001, 02:18 PM	#12
JMPolniaczek15 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 16, 2001 Location: Amongst the cornfields in Indiana... Posts: 706	Jo has always been my favorite character. I like the fact that she became "softer" as the show progressed. It's realistic. When she first came to Eastland, she was very tough and defensive. I think that as she began to feel more comfortable, she lightened up a bit and let down her guard. She's still tough, though.

03-19-2001, 05:26 PM	#13
factsofnatalie Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 18, 2001 Posts: 51	Nat has ALWAYS been my fav. i think she's beautiful, inside and out. and shes soo funny! she's a great friend to tootie, and the rest of the girls

03-19-2001, 05:36 PM	#14
Josh9125 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 19, 2001 Location: Sunset Beach, NC Posts: 2,912	ohhh....same here!!! First my favorite was Tootie in the first season. Then in the 2nfd it was Blair. It was Blair for a while then it became Jo, then toward the end of the show it was Nat! LOL, I love them all equally deep down though!