I really don't want to hate on The Golden Girls and i'm glad they at least tried to continue the series rather than end it after Bea Arthur left. So i'm rating this pilot 4 stars solely for putting in the effort.
I just wish they didn't make such absurd and drastic changes like this. It's hard to believe Blanche would part with the home she lived in with her late husband George to become a Miami Beach hotel owner because we've heard her say in the series how much the house meant to her. I just can't believe this is something she would do. Sure she's a tramp, but with everything else, she's been shown to be pretty conservative tramp and wouldn't throw away her beloved home to run a beach hotel.
The Golden Girls could have easily gone on another few seasons by just adding a new roommate to fill the hole left by Dorothy and staying put. When Debbie Reynolds guest starred, I wondered how great it would've been with her taking Bea Arthur's place. I think she would've made a perfect replacement.
I remember they mercilessly shoved this show from it's very successful Saturday night time slot to Friday nights where moved shows go to die. I remember it moved from NBC to CBS so that was probably the reason for the schedule change, but you'd think CBS would've wanted to keep it's core Saturday night audience.
I don't recall much of this short series. I know I watched episodes here and there, but I remember nothing specific of it 30 years later, so it obviously didn't leave an impression on me.
I do recall watching when Bea Arthur made an appearance in this and i'm looking forward to seeing that again, but after watching the pilot tonight, I wish they had kept the characters in the home and just gotten a new roommate.
I'll watch the rest of these one season episodes, but mainly out of curiosity and nostalgia. Then it's back to The Golden Girls.
I just wish they didn't make such absurd and drastic changes like this. It's hard to believe Blanche would part with the home she lived in with her late husband George to become a Miami Beach hotel owner because we've heard her say in the series how much the house meant to her. I just can't believe this is something she would do. Sure she's a tramp, but with everything else, she's been shown to be pretty conservative tramp and wouldn't throw away her beloved home to run a beach hotel.
The Golden Girls could have easily gone on another few seasons by just adding a new roommate to fill the hole left by Dorothy and staying put. When Debbie Reynolds guest starred, I wondered how great it would've been with her taking Bea Arthur's place. I think she would've made a perfect replacement.
I remember they mercilessly shoved this show from it's very successful Saturday night time slot to Friday nights where moved shows go to die. I remember it moved from NBC to CBS so that was probably the reason for the schedule change, but you'd think CBS would've wanted to keep it's core Saturday night audience.
I don't recall much of this short series. I know I watched episodes here and there, but I remember nothing specific of it 30 years later, so it obviously didn't leave an impression on me.
I do recall watching when Bea Arthur made an appearance in this and i'm looking forward to seeing that again, but after watching the pilot tonight, I wish they had kept the characters in the home and just gotten a new roommate.
I'll watch the rest of these one season episodes, but mainly out of curiosity and nostalgia. Then it's back to The Golden Girls.