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

In article <vkv8ej$1r6uk$1@dont-email.me>, super70s@super70s.invalid wrote:

On 2024-12-30 20:46:38 +0000, Your Name said:

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.

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Yeah that's what I was thinking after I made the post. But other
sitcoms filmed before a live audience like "All In The Family" seemed
to have a lot more varied locations. "Alice" must have been done on a
much smaller budget, not being one of Norman Lear's slam dunk series
which probably all had a blank check.
>

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.

What customers? :-)

It's been so long since I've seen it the main thing that stuck with me
was the diner. I don't think it's been shown on channels like TVLand or
MeTV in ages (if it ever was), but it looks as though CBS ran reruns in
the morning from June 1980 until Sept. 1982.

I remember watching reruns in the early 2000's on E or Pop.
It's possible I saw it while scrolling thru a streaming service relatively
recently.

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