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1 hour ago, Raf said:

NCIS: L.A.

from NCIS

from JAG

Correct.  Daniela Ruah ("Kinzi") has the eye birthmark.

Callan was always called "G" until his actual name, Grisha, was found out.  Nobody calls him that, even now.

NCIS: New Orleans (already come and gone) and NCIS: Hawaii (still running) have much less time on the air.

George

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The main character of this series left after the first season. Two characters who were initially in supporting roles eventually became the central characters.

This series was a spinoff of another popular sitcom. The [eventual] producer of this series, already famous in her own right, was the sister of a star of the parent series.

This series was not conceived as a spinoff. It was conceived as a fish-out-of-water comedy about someone [Meg Ryan] who became a supporting character [not Meg Ryan] when the spinoff idea took hold. When the main character of the first season departed, the aforementioned producer wanted to resume the fish-out-of-water angle. Alas, the actress [not Meg Ryan] hired for THAT role decided to leave the series. A few years later, she gave an acceptance speech at the Oscars.

 

 

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The original premise was a white woman in an all black setting. When the planning switched to a spinoff, the white girl became a subplot. The name of the series makes a lot more sense with the original premise, and very little sense once the subplot and spinoff angles were jettisoned.

 

 

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Ok, I've got it now.

This was "A DIFFERENT WORLD."   On "the Cosby Show",  Lisa Bonet's character went off to college- and that show aired right after "the Cosby Show."  She went to an all-black college- except for one white girl who also went there.  Both that actress and Lisa Bonet, IIRC, weren't there as of season 2 or possibly Lisa Bonet stuck it out until the end of season 2.

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On 3/30/2023 at 11:40 AM, Raf said:

The main character of this series left after the first season. Two characters who were initially in supporting roles eventually became the central characters.

The characters played by Kadeem Hardison and Jasmine Guy eventually became the center of attention. 

This series was a spinoff of another popular sitcom. The [eventual] producer of this series, already famous in her own right, was the sister of a star of the parent series.

Debbie Allen, the eventual producer of A Different World, was the sister of Phylicia Rashad, who played Claire Huxtable on the Cosby Show. Debbie Allen was already a well-known dancer and choreographer, best known for her on-and-off screen roles in the movie and tv series Fame.

This series was not conceived as a spinoff. It was conceived as a fish-out-of-water comedy about someone [Meg Ryan] who became a supporting character [not Meg Ryan] when the spinoff idea took hold. When the main character of the first season departed, the aforementioned producer wanted to resume the fish-out-of-water angle. Alas, the actress [not Meg Ryan] hired for THAT role decided to leave the series. A few years later, she gave an acceptance speech at the Oscars.

Marisa Tomei

 

 

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One of my old coworkers used to a thin Oscar lineup as a "Marisa Tomei kind of year."

Was she good in "My Cousin Vinnie"?  Sure, but hardly a star turn.  Her competition that year weren't lightweights (Miranda Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Joan Plowright, and Judy Davis); but I don't know how good they were in their roles.  (I haven't seen any of those movies.)

I like her best as Spider-Man's hot aunt.

George

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Kelsey Grammer once tied the record for continuously playing the same character in a scripted weekly live action series. Took him two series to accomplish this feat portraying Frasier Crane.

The lead actress on this series broke Grammer's record.

Another actor who tied for Grammer's record was also a regular on this show, which is quite a feat because he originated the character on another show entirely [the second series is not considered a spinoff of the first, though they obviously take place in the same universe]. Incidentally, he has played the same character on numerous series, as a guest. They include 30 Rock, The Wire, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Arrested Development.

 

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It's too bad I didn't watch 30 Rock, The Wire, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, or Arrested Development.

It's clear that the series was long running, not just because of the record for appearances by the same character thing but also because of the 6000 actors thing.  

It came after Frazier (or at least overlapped it).

No real idea.

George

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The lead actress is, in real life, a rape crisis counselor. She keeps a picture of her mother on her desk on set. Soldiers used to keep a picture of her mom in their lockers.

 

 

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