What Might've Been: Sara (1985)

 Producer Gary David Goldberg already had a hit series on NBC with Family Ties. In the winter of 1985, Goldberg thought he had another winner at NBC with a workplace comedy, set in a law office.

Unfortunately, with NBC unwilling to tinker with its Thursday block, Sara, starring Geena Davis, lasted just 13 episodes, airing opposite ABC's Dynasty. It just ended up on the wrong night. Davis fronted an ensemble that found a lot of success elsewhere. For example, Bronson Pinchot, who was hot off "Beverly Hills Cop" and a Pointer Sisters music video, would cement his status with Perfect Strangers. Ronnie Claire Edwards was the sage veteran, with The Waltons on her resume. Bill Maher, after a few guest appearances on Murder, She Wrote, became a talk show host, currently on HBO. Matthew Lawrence would later team with brothers Andrew & Joey in Brotherly Love, and front a poorly received Saturday morning series, Superhuman Samurai SyberSquad, on ABC. Mark Hudson isn't known for his acting, but rather as a musician as 1/3 of The Hudson Brothers. Alfre Woodard has become more of a character actor in recent years.

Let's take a look at a sample episode.

Geena Davis would later rebound with movies such as "Fletch", "The Fly" (the Jeff Goldblum version), and "A League of Their Own" before returning to TV with a self-titled sitcom and the political drama, Commander-in-Chief, both for ABC.

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