Monday, October 18, 1993
All Grown Up
So, the Emmys were a month ago and "Seinfeld" won Best Comedy Series. Enjoy it while you can you no-talents! I picked up this week's new comics and on the inside cover of everything Marvel published is an ad for the show that will no doubt be taking home that award for the next seven years or so.
"Saved by the Bell: The College Years" promises to take the winning chemistry of everyone's favorite after-school show and introduce it to primetime. Unfortunately, not everyone is making the trip. Jessie Spano and Lisa Turtle will be pursuing other roles. Rumor has it Elizabeth Berkeley (Jessie) will be the star of a major motion picture written by Joe Eszterhas, who wrote Basic Instinct, Sliver, and Flashdance, so expect something sexy! I can't really blame her for wanting to branch out into film with an offer like that on the table. She could be the next Sharon Stone.
They'll be replaced by new characters played by Anne Tremko and Kiersten Warren. Warren was in a few episodes of "Life Goes On," but I never watched that show. My mom and dad did, but they didn't remember her well enough to describe her.
The biggest loss, however, will be Dennis Haskins, who played would-be-Zach-foil Principal Belding. He's maintaining that role on "Saved by the Bell: The Next Class," opening the door for former NFL defensive lineman Bob Golic to take the job of playing "the heavy." As much as I'd like to have seen Mr. Belding come to college, either as an administrator or perhaps in pursuit of his doctorate, I don't really have the right to ask that "SbtB: TNC" be stripped of all the elements that made the original so successful. It would be greedy of me to ask the younger kids to make due without the best possible actor to play Bayside High's principal just so I can selfishly have a dream cast for "SbtB: TCY."
The only possible snag I see with this show is in the title. By dubbing it the college years, the creators are already limiting it to a four or five year run (unless everyone goes to grad school together). In 1998 or so, there's going to be some heated debate over what to rename the show! ¶ 4:18 PM
So, the Emmys were a month ago and "Seinfeld" won Best Comedy Series. Enjoy it while you can you no-talents! I picked up this week's new comics and on the inside cover of everything Marvel published is an ad for the show that will no doubt be taking home that award for the next seven years or so."Saved by the Bell: The College Years" promises to take the winning chemistry of everyone's favorite after-school show and introduce it to primetime. Unfortunately, not everyone is making the trip. Jessie Spano and Lisa Turtle will be pursuing other roles. Rumor has it Elizabeth Berkeley (Jessie) will be the star of a major motion picture written by Joe Eszterhas, who wrote Basic Instinct, Sliver, and Flashdance, so expect something sexy! I can't really blame her for wanting to branch out into film with an offer like that on the table. She could be the next Sharon Stone.
They'll be replaced by new characters played by Anne Tremko and Kiersten Warren. Warren was in a few episodes of "Life Goes On," but I never watched that show. My mom and dad did, but they didn't remember her well enough to describe her.
The biggest loss, however, will be Dennis Haskins, who played would-be-Zach-foil Principal Belding. He's maintaining that role on "Saved by the Bell: The Next Class," opening the door for former NFL defensive lineman Bob Golic to take the job of playing "the heavy." As much as I'd like to have seen Mr. Belding come to college, either as an administrator or perhaps in pursuit of his doctorate, I don't really have the right to ask that "SbtB: TNC" be stripped of all the elements that made the original so successful. It would be greedy of me to ask the younger kids to make due without the best possible actor to play Bayside High's principal just so I can selfishly have a dream cast for "SbtB: TCY."
The only possible snag I see with this show is in the title. By dubbing it the college years, the creators are already limiting it to a four or five year run (unless everyone goes to grad school together). In 1998 or so, there's going to be some heated debate over what to rename the show! ¶ 4:18 PM
