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Monica became so shrill that she's almost unwatchable and Chandler had somehow become neutered.
Yup. And Ross' awkward insecure shleprock act was endearing on a guy in his mid to late 20s who had just been left by his wife. But as a three times divorced father of 2 in his mid to late thirties? Pathetic. LOL Ditto Joey's dumb cute guy routine. By the time he left he looked like the father of a teenager still acting like a borderline imbecile. And don't me started on Rachel's self-absorbed princess act. She was somebody's mom in her thirties still playing teenage games in her love life.
I was ready for that show to end, as much as I loved it.
I think The Office is a good candidate for this, which is one of my top 3 favorite shows of all time. When Steve Carell left, he took the soul of that show with him(and that says alot because the main cast that had been there from the beginning brought ALOT to that show), and you could tell the writers didnt really know which direction to go, and as result, seasons 8 and 9 were pretty flat except for a handful of decent episodes. However, faithful viewers got one of the best series finales ever.
American Idol. Everydbody in front of and behind the camera has changed except Seacrest. They've messed with the format of the show too several times. It's nothing like the Kelly Clarkson days.
The result has been declining ratings and the next season being the last.
Gimme A Break! was originally the story of a widower/Police Chief (of Glenlawn, CA) with three teenaged girls who hires Nell, the best friend of his deceased wife to be a live-in housekeeper. Nell was always butting heads with The Chief because they had very different views of how to raise the girls.
Within a few years, the Chief was dead (the actor died), the oldest girl (?) moved away, the middle girl (Julie) got married, and Nell managed to adopt/take in a young boy, Joey. Nell's best friend Addy became more prominent in the series. Eventually Nell, Addy, the youngest girl (Samantha), and Joey packed up and moved to New York City. By the end of the series, the show was about Nell pursuing her music career and bickering with Addy a lot.
I liked Nell Carter, and she had great chemistry with both Dolph Sweet (the Chief) and of course with Telma Hopkins (Addy). But I liked Gimme a Break! a lot more before they moved the show to NYC.
What a great thread to bring back nostalgia! I loved "Roseanne" at first. The first 2 seasons were awesome, the 3rd season started going downhill and by the mid 90's I did not recognize any of them. I loved Jackie as the slacker sister, but by the end of the run she was a parody of sorts, like Gilligan on Gilligans's Island.
I loved "a different world" the first season, then the second season on they lost me, I even recorded the Christmas episode season 1 and still have it on VHS somewhere in my attic.
Oh and how can I forget "Designing Women". The first season was awful with the whining Mary Joe, but by the 2nd season she toned down the fake southern accent and until season 6 or so when Delta Burke and the Charlene character left the show just imploded, the last 2 seasons they brought in so many new characters I don't' remember who I just remember Julia and Anthony were about the only original cast members.
Yup. And Ross' awkward insecure shleprock act was endearing on a guy in his mid to late 20s who had just been left by his wife. But as a three times divorced father of 2 in his mid to late thirties? Pathetic. LOL Ditto Joey's dumb cute guy routine. By the time he left he looked like the father of a teenager still acting like a borderline imbecile. And don't me started on Rachel's self-absorbed princess act. She was somebody's mom in her thirties still playing teenage games in her love life.
I was ready for that show to end, as much as I loved it.
This is spot on! I never really got into "friend" anyway, It premiered my 1st year in college and I did not watch much tv but I somehow always watched the Thanksgiving show each year, they were awesome, but I agree by the time the series ended they all looked like washed up 30 something, well pushing the big 40!
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