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    Susan has decided to go back to the "Partridge Family"
    
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      \_/  Ben

    Well, they can't cancel the show, Jay Thomas needs the job.
    He was fired last week for being habitually late to work to
    his Los Angeles radio DJ job.
    
    Jodi-
    

    I read somewhere, TV Guide probably, that the show's
    producer Diane English said that Susan Dey just wasn't
    funny. Ouch, that must have hurt!  Though Dey wasn't
    the funniest character on the show, she was ok, as
    long as her lines were funny.  But she stretched them out
    too long, so her timing wasn't all that great, most of
    the time.
    
    Annie Potts is so different, physically and emotionally,
    that I would think they're going to make it so that her
    character buys the restaurant/bar from the Dey character,
    and it will provide an opportunity for the Thomas character
    to start a relationship over again.  Unfortunately, this
    show is mostly about the differences between men and women, so
    even with a new female lead, the jokes will probably
    be pretty much along the same lines.
    
    I do like Annie Potts, so I will probably give it a look.
    
    Richard

    I like it!!! (I know I'm sure your all glad to hear that :^})
    
    Susan Dey drove me crazy (on both here and LA Law), so I decided to
    gove this show another shot when I heard Annie Potts was her
    replacement.
    
    The fight scene/storyline was lame last week, but last night's episode
    was very good.                                                
    I like how they 'let us into' Dana's home, it helped to describe and
    explain the character......though someone who doesn't bother to buy a tv
    is pretty foriegn to me ;^), I liked it.
    
    I was wonder what others thought of the chemistry between the 2 lead
    characters now?
    
    Jt

    anyone watch last nite (Dec. 6th) ? what was the conection between LAW
    and Sienfeld ? (I know that the writer at the table was writting a
    script, but ... well Im confused) Jerry was also mentioned on Northern
    Exposure too....
    
    Chris

  The connection is that Hollywood has figured out that when characters or
actors on one show mention characters or actors on another show it generates
incredible excitement which presumably boosts the ratings. 

  This is even more dramatic on Star Trek where all they have to do is have
someone from one of the new series mention Captain Kirk and fans will go wild
with excitement, sacrifice their 1st born, and dance in the street for days.

  If there is any reason for this behavior it defies logic but it is real and
repeatable so no doubt producers will continue to take advantage of it.

  George

    I noticed it right away too....LaW is on CBS and I knew Sienfeld was on
    NBC - and yes - a half hour later Seinfeld was mentioned on Northern
    Exposure.  I remember a long time ago characters would mention other
    characters - but on the same networks and say things like 'whats her
    name" when referring to a character from another network.
    
    I think the first time I noticed 'cross network referencing' was on
    Murphy Brown, the way she would mention other women journalists etc..
    
    Jt

    Don't forget, Kramer was "on" "Murphy Brown" (on "Seinfeld").
    
    It's an easy way to give verisimilitude (don't often get to use
    that word!) to tv shows which are often supposed to be about real life.
    And as George said, it gets laughs, and boosts ratings.
    
    Richard

re: .15

To answer Chris' question :-), the link was: the writer at the restaurant was
writing a script for Seinfeld.  The plot was "Does Kramer Sleep with Elaine?". 
This was funny because the restaurant gang thought he was working on a serious
story, and they were all trying to become characters in the story (he writes
about real-life experiences).

Then, they show Seinfeld and Larry David(?, producer of Seinfeld) looking
through a pile of scripts, and they see the one by the famous writer.  They
acknowledge that he's well known, but they ignore it because the plot is
stupid.  Then later, they come back to it after thinking it might work.  End of
show.

adam

ps. could actually turn out to be a plot line in the future :-)

    I am looking for a tape of the 3 JAN 94 episode for a friend.  I am in
    LJO and my husband is in the Mill (and sometime BXB).  Thanks.
    
    /Sandy

    Did anyone watch the season opener last night?  I thought it was great!
    Meg (aka Mary Margaret), Ray, and Nadine where hilarious.  Jack and
    Dana were a little boring but the rest of the cast made up for them.  I 
    think this was one of the best shows they've done.
    
    Carol