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Three's Company (1976)
One of the Best! Could have been more interesting....
I loved Three's Company, along with the spinoffs, The Ropers and Three's A Crowd. They were just a hoot! All the misunderstandings, all the innuendo, the sexual tension, the gags, the laughs! Hoo boy! Whenever anyone of those shows comes on, I drop everything (sometimes my pants! oops! haha), get some popcorn, and watch. And then I laugh and giggle, giggle and laugh, sometimes so hard, I can't seem to catch my breath. I'm a heavy, heavy smoker, and breathing and laughing can be difficult at times. But for these shows? it's totally worth it! The only thing I wish the writers had done, was add more adult, serious content or situations. Life is not always a laugh, I can tell you that. Not long ago I wrote to the producers of Three's Company, asking if any of my ideas just might have been used. I'll tell you at the end how they responded!
Chrissy was poorly written out of the show, due to a contract dispute. I had suggested all of the following:
a) Chrissy began dabbling with narcotics; became a junkie
b) Chrissy fled with Rama Mageesh, the cult leader/guru, never to be heard from again
c) Chrissy became fat; Jack, Janet, Larry, and the Ropers (and William Conrad from Cannon who is in this episode and the instigator), not liking her for being fat, ask that she move out immediately. Cannon asks to move in
d) Chrissy gets abducted by Bigfoot and Wildboy in the mountains
e) Chrissy is murdered by Dean Travers and Jason DeFarge
Some other storylines I mentioned:
*Jack finally gives in to the advances of Lana; Lana gets pregnant; Furley, Larry, Mike the Bartender, Mr. Roper, and Teabag McGee all think they are the father
*The Ropers never leave; destitute, they move into the basement after Bart Furley purchases the building
*Cuddles the kitten is carrying a virus that everyone gets; the virus causes paralysis, foaming of the mouth, delirium, and severe fevers. Larry loses his left foot due to the virus
*Janet is running drugs out of the flowershop
*After moving in, Cannon is mysteriously electrocuted to death in the bathtub
I have many, many, many more ideas. And I submitted them all iun letter form to the old producers of Three's Company. I am still waiting for a reply.
Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
Cute, funny, could have been better
A wonderful sequel to a wonderful film! I watched the film in hospital bed when I had a bad reaction to a pickle (allergic to dill). Kept my spirits up! I laughed a lot, and I'm from northern Germany. The addition of Roseanne to the cast was brilliant choice! The chemistry between Travolta and Alley was superb! I guess I would have liked a different ending though, something spectacular! Like if Travolta owed a massive amount of money to nepherious people due to a bad gambling habit. Desperate, maybe he dabbles in voodooitry and brings upon the city a terrible curse where all of a sudden, instantly, all babies die and become carnivorous and vicious. Stillborns, infants, and deformed toddlers rip into their families with serrated fangs and razor sharp claws. And they are on the move, all congregating to a certain location, Times Square. Meanwhile, after realizing what he has caused, Travolta sits down and calls Sylvester Stallone. Kirstie Alley has been disemboweled by Mikey in the kitchen by then, blood pooling around her corpse, like a crimson halo. After talking with Sylvester Stallone, Travolta turns on the television and watches a breaking news report that is claiming that thousands upon thousands of dead babies are amassing in Times Square, and are beginning to fuse together, becoming one giant dead baby that somewhat resembles Jimmy Durante. Something like that would have left movie goers shocked and satisfied.
The Jeffersons (1975)
Awesome; could have been more interesting
I loved the show immensely! Great writing, great chemistry between the actors. I just wish more interesting story lines were involved. Perhaps, issues like international intrigue, contagious diseases that threaten to wipe out New York, maybe George accidentally kills Tom, and has to hide the body in the ceiling but the blood pools and drips on Weezie's head while she's sleeping in bed. Just some heavier issues. Like if George sold his business and converted the penthouse into a worm growing farm. Harry Bently suggests mental health issues (sadly, an issue not covered). Maybe he electrocutes George with his idea of shock therapy, which leads to a long prison sentence for Harry when caught, and subsequent jail house suicide. Just stuff like that.