Key Casting Choices That Led to the Success of All In The Family
The iconic television show “All in the Family” owes much of its success to pivotal casting decisions, particularly regarding the roles of Gloria and Michael […]
The Real Reason Lisa Bonet Was Fired From A Different World
Even today, Lisa Bonet is still probably best known for her role as Denise Huxtable in “The Cosby Show” and “A Different World,” one of the […]
How “All in the Family” Completely Transformed Sally Struthers’ Life
The line between reality and fiction in television hasn’t always been obvious to people. Be it “Gilligan’s Island” viewers badgering the Coast Guard to rescue the S.S. […]
Spike Lee Claims Bill Cosby “Jacked” The Idea For ‘A Different World’ From His ‘School Daze’
Unfortunately, in the 1980s (and honestly, even today), there were very few examples of films and TV series focused on the Black experience in college. […]
Tim Allen Calls ‘Home Improvement’ Son Zachery Ty Bryan ‘Complex’ and ‘Corrupted’ in Troubled Recent Years
“At a certain point, he deviated from the guy I know to somebody who is reacting to situations that I had nothing to do with […]
Equal Pay Killed ‘Home Improvement’ as Tim Allen’s $2 Million Per Episode Payday is Revealed
Sitcom star Patricia Richardson revealed her hit 90s TV series Home Improvement was canned by bigwigs after she demanded equal pay with leading man Tim […]
Was A Different World Originally Going to Star a White Student?
In 1986-87, NBC found itself in an enviable position with its Thursday night lineup of comedies (this was before they started using the term “Must […]
Pamela Anderson Says Tim Allen “Has to Deny” He Allegedly Exposed Himself on ‘Home Improvement’: “Look at the Times We’re In”
Pamela Anderson has responded to Tim Allen‘s denial that he exposed himself to her while the duo was working on Home Improvement — an allegation […]
What Agents of SHIELD Villain Was Originally Promised to a Different Actor?
Shows like Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. inhabit a strange place in the world of comic book adaptations. Obviously, with some extremely rare exceptions, TV and […]
Debbie Allen Fought to Keep Lisa Bonet From Getting Fired From A Different World
As I pointed out in a recent TV Legends Revealed, A Different World was originally going to center on Maggie Lauten, a White character who […]
