'Phyllis' Lost A Golden Oppurtunity Not Making Linda Lavin A Series Regular - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 12-15-2010, 11:09 PM

I think the main problem with this spinoff was the supporting cast wasn't that strong. I recently saw an episode I DVR'd from ALN channel and Linda ('Alice') Lavin guest starred. MTM really missed the boat by not making her a series regular. Anybody agree about the cast? Disagree?

McGillicuddy · 12-15-2010, 11:24 PM

Somebody said the same thing about Charlotte Rae.

2 of the most popular supporting castmembers past away, Barbara Colby and Judith Lowery. I often wonder what could have been if they survived, particularly Colby, who filmed just 3 episodes.

Brian Damage · 12-15-2010, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by markway895

Somebody said the same thing about Charlotte Rae.

2 of the most popular supporting castmembers past away, Barbara Colby and Judith Lowery. I often wonder what could have been if they survived, particularly Colby, who filmed just 3 episodes.

Yeah, they really missed the boat on casting.

ThomasE · 12-23-2010, 01:17 AM

I think Linda Lavin was already a semi regular on Barney Miller and was probably preparing for "Alice" for the next season.

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12-15-2010, 11:24 PM	#2
McGillicuddy Senior Member Member Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 4,160	Somebody said the same thing about Charlotte Rae. 2 of the most popular supporting castmembers past away, Barbara Colby and Judith Lowery. I often wonder what could have been if they survived, particularly Colby, who filmed just 3 episodes.