tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post4215411422013179086..comments2024-03-25T14:00:23.934-04:00Comments on The Land of Whatever: What Might've Been: Three's a Crowd (1984)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-89420707460940864132015-09-17T18:41:50.580-04:002015-09-17T18:41:50.580-04:00I think what happened was that this series was a S...I think what happened was that this series was a Satayana moment more than a jump the shark moment. Bear in mind that The Ropers, the 1st spin-off, bombed, too......hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-13395444839839661752015-09-17T17:33:32.345-04:002015-09-17T17:33:32.345-04:00I had the pleasure of meeting John Ritter not too ...I had the pleasure of meeting John Ritter not too long before his death. He was promoting a film at a local film festival. He introduced himself simply as, "John", as if he were John Doe Nobody! I knew immediately who he was but did my best not to act like a awestruck fan! He was a very sweet and modest person - and accounts I read later on seem to confirm that. <br /><br />"Three's a Crowd" was an attempt to capitalize on the sequel series from Britain - "Robin's Nest". As with this show, Robin fell in love with a girl named Vicky and was opening his own restaurant/pub "Robin's Nest". He wanted to marry Vicky but due to her parents' failed marriage, she kept refusing because she didn't want to "ruin" the relationship. Comedy followed. <br /><br />I caught that show on WNYW in NY way back in the 80s and it was interesting to look at - although it was missing something with the rest of the cast gone. Then again, this show had the same problem. IIRC, it debuted on WNYW quite a bit before Three's a Crowd" did. I wasn't surprised ABC tried to adapt it once Three's Company was over.magicdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755186050643383954noreply@blogger.com