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Plbrown

03-22-2005, 06:18 PM

I liked A Different World up until Denise left...Although she came back to The Cosbys from time to time,she was a
total flake in the later Cos episodes..Couldn't stand her...
Or the show as a matter of fact...it was totally unrealistic.

hatwink

09-08-2005, 11:33 AM

Too an extent, I liked Denise on A Different World, but the show got better after she left, and Denise as a character was always somewhat flaky, so she didn't really fit into Cosby either.

Brian Damage

09-08-2005, 11:35 AM

I liked ADW with Denise better.

Ireneparalegal

09-08-2005, 11:40 AM

Ohhhhh, I couldn't stand the character. I loved ADW when she was GONE. I guess Bill wanted to show that all his kids aren't perfect. Well, he succeeded in doing that.

hatwink

09-08-2005, 11:44 AM

And isn't it ironic that Denise responds in correlation with his second oldest daughter in real life, the one that has had a few problems?

Southern Hellraiser

09-08-2005, 05:54 PM

I liked Denise, but I was glad when she left

GeorgiaboyJeff!

09-08-2005, 09:24 PM

I'm glad when she left too. I don't know what the writers were thinking about giving Denise her own show. She's not good as a lead character in my opinion & all the other actors sorta outshined her in her own show, especially Jasmine Guy.

TVFactFan

09-09-2005, 02:55 PM

vashti1999

09-09-2005, 03:05 PM

I keep hearing from friends and family and members on this board that ADW was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Much better when Denise left. One thing no one has told me yet was why was it better. So can someone tell me why they felt the show was better after Denise left?

Here's one of my earliest posts:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?p=1213226

EDIT- Read that whole thread Retro, I think we gave some good answers in that thread.

It wasn't so much Denise left and the show got better. It clearly changed from season 1 to season 2. It was an ordinary sitcom with not much to say in the first season. They started slightly dealing with more issues after that and came up with more interesting characters, like Freddie. They fleshed out Whitley's character. Debbie Allen gave the show flavor. It's all around a better show after season 1 (after Denise left).

Couch Potato 05

09-10-2005, 01:57 AM

I liked Denise, but I was glad when she left

I feel the same way. ADW was better after the 1st season. I actually wouldn't mind seeing her in something nowadays though.

Brieannas21

09-10-2005, 02:37 AM

Yeah it was so much better once she left. They actually dealed with issues once she left the show, Debbie really changed it up with topics like Drinking, Pregnancy, Drugs, AIDS. They dealt with things that young adults deal with now. In season 1 when Denise was on there it seemed like they talked about Dwayne trying to get with her and her money problems and her not passing her classes. That's all I remember when I think of Season 1

tv star collector

10-26-2005, 08:56 AM

I keep hearing from friends and family and members on this board that ADW was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Much better when Denise left. One thing no one has told me yet was why was it better. So can someone tell me why they felt the show was better after Denise left?
I didn't miss Lisa Bonet as much as I thought I would. The rest of the ensemble
carried the show extremely well. As a result, the series was as good as (if not
better than) before.

TVFactFan

10-26-2005, 09:21 AM

I didn't miss Lisa Bonet as much as I thought I would. The rest of the ensemble
carried the show extremely well. As a result, the series was as good as (if not
better than) before.

I guess it didn't have the SPINOFF type of feel once she left. So I remember discovering at the beginning of the 1988-89 season that she was no longer on the show and I stopped watching. I'm just surprised she never made a guest appearance on ADW in the later years since she returned to the Cosby Show in 89-90.

vashti1999

10-26-2005, 10:11 AM

I guess it didn't have the SPINOFF type of feel once she left. So I remember discovering at the beginning of the 1988-89 season that she was no longer on the show and I stopped watching.

Have you not seen a lot of the episodes after the Denise character left?

Brieannas21

10-26-2005, 03:43 PM

I loved A Different World after Denise left, she just didn't fit in and when Debbie Allen took over the show it flowed better. If you didn't watch the show after Denise left then you missed out on a great show that dealt with a lot of real issues that people face today, from AIDS, date rape, gang violence to domestic abuse.

TVFactFan

10-26-2005, 06:10 PM

Have you not seen a lot of the episodes after the Denise character left?

Yeah I seen some eps and I did like the Sinbad character

TVFactFan

10-26-2005, 06:12 PM

Brieannas21

10-27-2005, 12:10 AM

I hated Jada pinkett's chracter. Too Ghetto

LOL I don't think she was Ghetto, she could come off as Hood, and she could become well spoken sometimes. It all depends, but the girl was smart.

Ireneparalegal

10-27-2005, 12:23 AM

LOL I don't think she was Ghetto, she could come off as Hood, and she could become well spoken sometimes. It all depends, but the girl was smart.
here here...:wave:

ThomasE

11-06-2005, 07:34 PM

I keep hearing from friends and family and members on this board that ADW was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Much better when Denise left. One thing no one has told me yet was why was it better. So can someone tell me why they felt the show was better after Denise left?

I am glad that you posted this question. People keep saying that it was Lisa's fault that the show was not the greatest in season one and it was not her fault. Anne Beats direction is what made the show so pale. If Lisa had stuck around for the next season, I believe that she would have been fine. Dawn Lewis even said that Lisa took a lot mess and it was not her fault. Jasmine Guy blamed Anne Beatts if you remember from the "E" special. IMO, it was not Lisa's fault. I was so disappointed when she was gone.