Steve French, who did Ernie in 2019 for the second "Live Audience" special. He was also the announcer on the now-concluded Alec Baldwin "Match Game" reboot (decision made long before Baldwin's recent actions), where he did not try to imitate Johnny Olsen.
Mark Jeffries [email protected] On Wed, Dec 8, 2021 at 7:27 AM Diner <[email protected]> wrote: > I found it highly entertaining. > The scripts this time weren't nearly as good as the scripts used in the > previous specials - it was more obvious than ever what a comedown these > shows were for Lear at the time. (The Diff'rent Strokes script was almost > ridiculously simplistic.) But the cast was having so much fun (especially > Aniston, Hahn, Hart and Lithgow) that they overcame the scripts' > limitations. The show was also a nice reminder of how good Aniston can be > in a TV ensemble, when she's not trying to dominate a movie. Perhaps > director Jim Burrows, her original director on Friends, was an influence > there. > Too many commercial breaks interrupted the flow - I think Facts of Life > was broken into about 5 segments. On the plus side, though, those > '70s-style commercials with Alfonso Ribeiro were consistently clever. (And > who was the announcer doing the Ernie Anderson impression?) > All in all, not classic television, but a nice way to spend 90 minutes. > > On Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 4:25:13 AM UTC-5 Dave Sikula wrote: > >> The wife, who watched both shows as a kid, watched this and laughed and >> laughed. >> >> Myself, the only thing I found amusing was Bateman and Arnett having a >> silent argument in the background of one scene. >> >> All of these reboots have confirmed my feelings of how terrible the Lear >> shows were: preachy and sanctimonious. >> >> Bah. >> >> --Dave Sikula >> >> On Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 3:52:34 PM UTC-8 Brad Beam wrote: >> >>> Since Jon Stewart has already been pegged as a cameo for tonight's >>> show*, my money is on Molly Ringwald appearing - perhaps as Blair's mother. >>> >>> * >>> https://tvline.com/2021/12/02/jon-stewart-facts-of-life-live-in-front-of-a-studio-audience-cast/ >>> >>> On Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 4:57:34 PM UTC-5 PGage wrote: >>> >>>> The material is not substantial enough to justify either lazy or >>>> inspired. Brad chose the accurate word originally: Obvious. >>>> >>>> On Sun, 21 Nov 2021 at 12:23 PM M-D November <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have to admit, I'm not sure if Hart as Arnold is lazy, inspired, or >>>>> (somehow) a bit of both. >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 9:32:06 PM UTC-5 Brad Beam wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> "Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of Life" will be offered up on >>>>>> December 7 with Kevin Hart playing Arnold, obviously. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/jimmy-kimmel-norman-lear-live-in-front-of-a-studio-audience-diffrent-strokes-facts-of-life-1235115754/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _ _ >>>>>> >>>>>> |_>|_> Brad Beam- Belle WV >>>>>> >>>>>> |_>|_> http://www.facebook.com/74bmw >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/9d7e706c-a4ce-41d2-8484-20b5a3741a47n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/9d7e706c-a4ce-41d2-8484-20b5a3741a47n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/8eaae44d-48c3-4409-a32e-ecfdfd14f681n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/8eaae44d-48c3-4409-a32e-ecfdfd14f681n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi_JoY-WEkg1FJxnqgYXT37Zx%2B9mxhrLcMQ32UpGcB4Wtg%40mail.gmail.com.
