WordWolf

I have no idea what movie this is. I just wanted to agree. *runs*

This 70s show was not a spinoff, but it later spawned an 80s sequel with much the same cast. It was supposedly based loosely on a movie most people never heard of, but that was a drama and this show was a comedy. The movie was set in Chicago, the show was set in Watts. It seemed to do better in syndication than in its original run, and networks liked to air it as a bridge between children and regular programming in the late afternoon. Both series each lasted 3 seasons. Out of the primary cast, they all shared either their first or their last name with their character (except for actress Danielle Spencer.) The original series ended when 2 of the main three actors went on strike for a pay-raise, and the producers elected to cancel the show rather than give them raises. One of them did it again in the sequel- insisting he was the reason fans tuned in and quit when the producers refused to give him more money than the rest of the cast. So his character suddenly just vanished without discussion nor explanation. Since then, it's been aired on both BET and TV Land in the US.

"We were at the beach. Everybody had matching towels. Somebody went under a dock. And there they saw a rock. But it wasn't a rock..."

Don Mac Lean's "American Pie." "We were at the beach. Everybody had matching towels. Somebody went under a dock. And there they saw a rock."

When I think of an actor who decided to quit supposedly due to bad box office results (but probably due to other reasons), I keep thinking Sean Connery and "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." The movie he did before that MIGHT have been "the Avengers", which was based on the old television show.

Cocoon Don Ameche Coming to America

That's it.

This show was not a spinoff, but it later spawned a sequel with much the same cast. It was supposedly based loosely on a movie most people never heard of, but that was a drama and this show was a comedy. The movie was set in Chicago, the show was set in Watts. Out of the primary cast, they all shared either their first or their last name with their character (except for actress Danielle Spencer.)

Although I watched "All in the Family", I almost never watched "Maude" and missed the connection. I've heard that GT was a spinoff, but I keep forgetting. Much easier is the famous theme song and the irony of a cheerful name for a show where the main characters lived in poverty through the entire run. The vagueness of the ghetto (one inner-city ghetto is like another) meant I didn't remember they were in Chicago, even.

Still trying to figure this out.

"I'm you're number one fan."

That gives me the band name, but I can't come up with another song from them, other than wild guesses, not even to save my life.

Temporary layoffs and easy-predator ripoffs? This is the theme song for "Good Times." Funny you mentioned it now, I've been getting ready to watch a few episodes.

Wild swing in lieu of other clues: "Ishtar"?

That 'Bart' was the black Sheriff in "Blazing Saddles."

There are some people who have difficulty accepting the possibility that people they love and/or trust would act improperly, to a smaller or a lesser degree. There's people who treat their families like commodities like they treat their government, and it's inconceivable to some others that they can do that. That's not a problem when dealing with TRUSTWORTHY people, and in fact, most of the time, it is NOT a problem.

There was also this thing where people were encouraged to build a house on twi property elsewhere, staffers and so on- which would become twi's property on their death- or upon their being kicked out of twi, as one couple discovered....

That's the movie. In Roman numerals, "MM" would be "2000", which is ALMOST 2001.

It is not "Tommy." "Tommy" wouldn't have been a choice for a Hugo Award because science fiction fans are not guaranteed to be fans of The Who or rock and roll. And the two M's would indeed be close, but not exact.

This movie was nominated for 4 Academy Awards, and won one. Its musical score includes a song so famous and so connected to the movie that many people could name the movie in THREE NOTES (others would need more), or just the drums. Fans of classical music could do as well with other music from the movie. The critics were sharply divided as to whether it was a major breakthrough or sterile and banal, although it did win a Hugo Award. In its premiere screening, 241 people walked out on it, with one actor saying "Would someone tell me what the hell this is about?" One of the writers said outright they wanted to raise more questions than answers. In the first 25 minutes and the last 23 minutes of this movie, there is no dialogue- just musical score. This movie's theatrical run had a rare incidence of people going to see the movie multiple times- in this case, taking psychotropic drugs and watching later parts of the movie while under their influence.

In the corporate world, it makes more sense- flash and IMAGINED substance count for more than in an "industry" where helping others is a standard. In the corporate world, less effective companies can easily take for granted the workers who do their job without complaining and never cause problems. It's not that they're intentionally chased off, it's that they get tired of being ignored and under-rewarded, so they find a better job with more respect elsewhere.

This movie was nominated for 4 Academy Awards, and won one. Its musical score includes a song so famous and so connected to the movie that many people could name the movie in THREE NOTES (others would need more), or just the drums. Fans of classical music could do as well with other music from the movie. The critics were sharply divided as to whether it was a major breakthrough or sterile and banal, although it did win a Hugo Award.

Those particular lines may sound like one, but this is not a Woody Allen movie.

"Ah. Well... I attended Juilliard. I'm a graduate of the Harvard business school. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that." "Do you take this woman do be your wedded wife?" "Oh geez, I don't know. I mean, it's kind of a big decision isn't it? I mean, I always said if I ever did it, I was gonna do it once and that was it. Sure, yeah. Go ahead." "As soon as we get settled, we'll build you a dark room in the basement, okay?" "My whole life is a dark room. One big dark room." "So you were miserable in New York City, and now you're going to be miserable out here in the sticks. At least someone's life hasn't been upheaved."

Maybe they can't. So, "HOOK."