Re: R.I.P. Linda Lavin (US sitcom "Alice", stage show, etc.)

On 12/30/2024 12:46 PM, Your Name wrote:

 On 2024-12-30 13:26:21 +0000, super70s said:
 

 On 2024-12-30 06:54:35 +0000, Your Name said:
 

 Lavin established herself as a beloved character actor with her
 decade-long stint on "Alice," the CBS comedy series adapted from
 Martin Scorsese's 1974 film "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore,"
 with Ellen Burstyn in the title role.

 
 I was always curious why the series, unlike the movie, didn't get into
 Alice's personal and home life, it seemed to center exclusively on
 happenings at the diner. That must have tested better.

 
 A single set makes it much cheaper.
 
 I only saw a few episodes (the usual loud and unfunny American
 "comedy"), but I seem to recall occasional scenes at her home. They
 certainly spent almost the entire time at the diner discussing and
 dealing with their personal life rather than actually serving customers.
 

I don't remember the show very well any more, but I know I loved
watching it when I was a kid, and they definitely had scenes outside of
the diner.  It never occurred to me until now that shows like this
filmed on a single set to save money.  I guess that was true of most
sitcoms, even if they did have the occasional away from office/house
episode.
 
If you ever get the chance take a studio tour. Warners is probably the
best.  You'll get to see some sitcom standing sets.